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Kiev-35A
utomatic
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KIEV-35A
AUTOMATIC

OPERATINGINSTRUCTIONS
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fhe eamera you have bought may slightly differ ln appe'

arance from the- pictures presented in this booklet, since in
manufacture the hppearante and performance ol the cameras
are continuously tmProved.
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I. GENER,AL
The KIEV-3SA is a miniature compact camera with an
automaticexposure time setting.It is intended for amateur
p
' h o t o g r a p h"the
y.
UrEd in camera is a 3s-millimeter film in the standard
m a s a z i n e s( 3 6 s h o t s o f 2 4 X 3 6 m m o n f i l m o f 1 . 6 m i n l e n g t h ) .
ir,e five)element lens Mc XoRSAR 2.8/35,(MC KOPCAP),
built into the camera,ensuresthe image of a high quality'
The lens stopping-down limit is 16. The lens moves out to
fhe operating'po3ition when the front cover is opened'
The central interlens shutter with an electronic control
operatesautomatically and provides the exposufe times over
t h e r a n g e f r o m 1 / 5 0 0t o 4 s ( s t e p l e s s l y ) .
The viewfinder is optical wtth a luminous frame which
Itmits the scene.Available tn the viewfinder tield of vision
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ls a scale and a polnter which indicates the exposure time
automaticallypreset by the shutter over the rangefrom 1/50
to 1/30s.
The lens ls focused with the aid of a distance scale over
the range from lm to oo.
The frame counter reads the number of shots made and is
reset automatlcallyto the inttial position upon opening the
cameta back. In so doing, the shutter must be released.
The camera exposure meter ensures the automatlc expo-
sure time settlng depending on the brightness of the subject
p h o t o g r a p h e da t t h e p r e s e t -v a l u e s o f a - f i l m s e n s i t i v i t y - a n d
bf a dlaphragm. The operatlng range of brightness of the
butlt-in exposure meter is from 6.4 to 6400 cd/m'.
The film sensltivity range i9 from 25 to 800 unlts of
GOST/rSO.
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A battery or a set of cells rated for 6V-.Loverall dlmen-
stonl: Aiii3 tm, height 20. 5 mm) type PX27 is used as a
p
' ower source.
The camera operates over the temperature range. ft9.T
minus 15 to plus 45"C (when the camera is completed witn
a power source whose oqerating. temperature range is less
t h i n t h e a b o v e - m e n t i o n e do n e , t h e c a m e r a o p e r a t i n g r a n g e
is limited resPectivelY).
The camera is prdvided with a synchronizer for operatlon
in combination wtth flash lamPs.
The camera back is removable.
T h e f e a t u r e so f t h e K I E V - 3 S A c a m e r aa r e a s t m p l i c l t y i n
h a n d l i n g , c o m p a c t n e s s' ( 1 0 1 . 5 x 6 4 X 3 2 . 5m m ) a n d l i t t l e m a s s
(up to 200g).
The camera is Protected bY Inventor's Certificates
Nos 712795and 1278769.
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'. DELIVERY SET
Oamera I
Guride y,oke insert I
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Caso
Operating Instructirons I

,Facking box I

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3. MAIN UNITS AND PARTS

I - lens;
2 - light detector wind'owi
3 - viewfinder;
4 - lpower source seat oover;
5 - fr,ont cover;
6 - lens focusing ring;
7 - depth-rof-fri'eldscale;
8 - diarphr,agmsetting ring;
9 - di'arphragmscale;
l0 - release button;
l l - fra'me oounter window;
l2 - shutter cocking lever;
13-y,oke wiith oontact f,or cablel,essflash lra,rnp;
1,4- film rewind.ing knob;
li5 - folding h'andl,eof film rewinding knob;
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16-brck;
17; shutter ,oo,ckinghandwheel;
18- vi'ewfinder eyepie,ce;

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4. OPERATIONPROCEDURE

4.t. Power SourceInstattation

To install the power source,,pr,ooeedas fiollows:
fully open front oover 5;
unscrewcov,er4 of the ,powersouroeseat with the aid of a
coin insertedinto the slot;
install the p,evvglsource into the 'oarneraseat observing the
pol,aril:y("+" to the oover);
screw qp the oover.
If the servirceablepower
- sour'cehas been installed oorrectl'y,
the oamera shutter must qperate u,pion being cocked 'and
the releasebutton being depressed.
Closo the fr,ont oover.
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4.2. Loadlng
The camera is loaded with a film ln standard magazlnes.
_ The film should be pulled out from the magazine
without difficultY and jamming. ri
. The camera may b"e loadefi in daylight (pr.eferably ln

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w h f i h - i i l a m a r k a p p ""'.
s .S h i f t t h e c a m e r a b a c k d o w n t h r o -
u-g h a b o u t 7 m m a n d r e m o v e i t .
If, in doing so, the frame counter has falled tO return tO
ttre-initiat position, cock the camera shutter and depress the ii
i"r"ii" o"tion (wiih the front cover fully open)'
,- Be sure that'the film is pulled out from the magazlne ir
without difficultY.
Insert magaiine 25 loaded with film into the camera left-
nana reit. fir ttre tJLm on spool 26 by threading the fllm
t3
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T.l.rl9:t the .spo9l.sprtng. In so dqrtng,tooth 2T of the spool

must get lnto the film perToration wlndiw.
If necessa-ry,
the ftrm can be ttghted by rotatingthe take-
up spool._Reinstallthe camerabackLTurn "tevei-i-ti'ot
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mera back lock to the posiilon in which the rea miit<the ii-
di;p-
pears.
set the loadedftlm sensitivttyby turning- knob 28
the sensttivityvalue of rhe film in icate i-ti'-coin-ciaesuntil
.,"iii;
index 24. rn doing so, the riim-sensittvityvatue is set into
the exposuremeter and is taken into aicount in tt" pio.uii
of the exposuredetermining;;a automatictime setting.
If the loadedfilm se_nsitivity rs not marked rn scale20.
set the nearestleastvalue ( e. g., set number -iensit-iuity
a5 ior 6s uniis
gf_-gopI). I! give.1 on ttie fitrn -- is in
_p?c.ting
DIN, ASA, ISdunits use the T'ablegiven nefow.
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Table of Film Sensitivi Units
GOST/ISOunits ASA, ISO units

l6 l6 i
25 I
25 {
32 32
50 50 i
a'l
64 64 4

t00 100
t25 125
200 200
250 250
400 400
500 500
800 800
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4..

Cocking the shutter and trartsportingthe fllm throughone [..

frameis cfrried out by double tulning lever 12 as far as it *
6:
ii:=
will go.
Fo"r the lever comes back straight to its initial position
accompany its movement with a finger.
To'set-the first frame, wind up the film end exposqd !n
loading on spool 26. For.this fully oPgn front cover 5. In
d o i n g I o , r e L e a s eb u t t o n 1 0 b e c o m e s r e l e a s e d .
The winding of the exposed film end is carried- out by
transporting th'e film with the further depressing of the re-
u0' ls set op-
lease buttoinafter each frame till the figure
posite the index in frame counter window 11.
When the camera has been loaded correctly, ftlm rewln-
g t h e - s h u t t e r . -S h o u l d t h e
d i n g k n o b 1 4 r o t a t e s u p o n , c o c k i n-knob
filri' have been wound up loosely, 14 may fail to rota-
te at the first pictures.
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To avold overroadrngthe frrrn transport mechanism
cocking the shutter,it is tecomminaea--nii'io'pi.r, at
mera back and hold it by the upper cover with the ca-
a left hand.
4.3. Shooting

. Th. shooting process comprlses the fol-

lowing Jobs:
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opening oi the camera front cover;

f
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shutter cocking and film rewinding; t
diaphragm setting; I
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lens focuslng; i

vtewtng and framing;

shutter releasing.
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Upon the full openingof the camerafront cover the lens
I movesout to the operatingposition and release button 10
becomesfree of interlocking.
As has been mentionedabove, the shutter cocking and
the film rewinding are carried out by double turning of
@,theframe counterscaleturnsthrough
one division.
Set the diaphragm by turning ring 8 until the index on
i t c o i n c i d e sw i t h t h e s e l e c t e d v a l u e i n d i a p h r a g m s c a l e 9 .
Available in the viewfinder are a shutter speed scale and
an indicator pointer. The scale from 1/500 to l/30 s covers
the exposuretime range in which you are recommended to
take pictureswithout a tripod. At the exposure times o .over
1/30s the indicator pointes sways below the "30' mark in the
lower hatched sector. If the indicator pointer reads above the
'500' mark in the upper hatched sector, reduce the aperture
$o as to avotd over-exposure in shooting.
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- In casethe indicatorpointer readsabove the "b00. mark
the shuttermay not opeiatelntina exposureis proauiedi:--..'
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. select the exposure time depending on the subject to be

pnorographeclby va_ryingthe diaphragm aperture.
K e m e m D e rt h a t t h e s h u t t e r a f t e r b e i n g r e l e a s e d m a y r e m a -
iT. ilt.o.pel. position_if the photographing"is carried ouf under
slrgnr lignt when the exposurevalue is more than 4 s. This
Indlcates that the photography conditions do not correspond
t o t h e _ c o n t r o ls y s t e m d e s i g n - l i m i t s .A t t h e n e x t s h u t t e r c o c -
king the camera does not fail to operate.

Note. To eliminate the indlcator pointer sealing in its

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extreme positions rap on the viewfinder upper cover.
Focus the lens_by turning ring 6 until the distance value
to tffinJe,ct to ue photographel coincides with the index
in scale 7. Probahle erroriin' estimating a distance ny Jye
are compensatedby a great focal depth-of the lens. E
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Yfyt"g *{ framlng of the subject are to be carrled out
by observing its image in the viewfinder field of vision limi-
ted by a luminous frame.
Release the shutter by depressing release button 10 smo-
othly as far as it will go.
You are recommended to take pictures at the exposure
times from l/30 to 4 s with use of a tripod.
The camera tripod nut is provided with thread 114".
4.4. Camera Unloadlng
Depress button 22 and take hand off. The button must be
lixed in the depressed position.
r Fold back handle 15 and rotate it in the direction of an
arrow until complete rewinding of the film into the magazine
which can be noticed by the sharp decrease in the force
required for rotation.
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rl 5. FLASHLIGHT PHOTOGRAPHY

When photographing with the KIEV-3SAr-Y9u can use va'

rious f lasli lamlps^(X-Synchronization) o n t a c t with a cable-
- cprovided
less Joint to the'caineri. The central is available in
vokg 13 in the camera for connection to a flash lamp. The
i h u t t e r s p e e d so v e r t h e r a n g e f r o m 1 / 3 0 . t o 1 / 6 0 s i n o p e r a t i -
on with h ftash lamp are set automatically upon connection
of the flash lamp to the camera.
When photographing without a flash lamp, .protect the
c e n t r a l c o n t a c tT r o i n d i i t . F o r t h i s p u r p o s e i n s t a l l t h e -g u i d e
yoke insert as far as it will go_observing th9. arrow directi-
i l n s . W h e n t h e i n s e r t i s i n s t a l l e di n c o r r e c t l y , t h e c a m e r a c o n t -
rol system is cut out.
Wiren photographing with a flash lamp. cock the shutter
at once after ttr! snot Ts made, Otherwisethe lamp may flash

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spontaneously_
front cover.
when thb charge is accumulated. If the shut-
ter ls releasedthe lamp may Tlashupon opening tt e iamlii w
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such flashesdo not causethe film exposureso ln this ca.
se the shutterdoes not operate.

O. REPLACEMENTOF POWERSOURCE
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The cells of a^powersourceor a batteryensurethe shoo-
ting-with about_ 20 magazinesduring one ybar.
If in the shooting-under norm"alligliting conditionsthe
shulterfails to operateupon pressing oi th8 retease button
and the indicatorpointerfails to devlateor deviates
obviously
incorrectly,]ou are requiredto replacethe power source.
Unscrewcover 4 and remove the power sourcefrom its
seat.Install a serv.iceable
power sourceinte seat ZOai-ilieii-
fted in the subsection4.1,-
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?. CARE
Store the camerain the case in the dry place. protect it
from dlrt, drq!,- moisture,abrupt impacts-aiid Jolting iin..
this can resultln damagingthe'mechlnism.
Avoid overheatingttre camera:keep it awav from brisht
solar radiation,hot sand,etc. This cin reJuli" in ai*iging
the film, power source and in appearance of errors in set-
ttng the exposuretime.
when shooflngin frosty weather,do not leave the came-
ra in the outdooralr,-carry tt under your outdoor clothes
and take it out only for p-h.otographrng,-
so the cJrrs of i fio:
wer sourceoperatenormally under abbve-zero temperature.
-wige the surfacesof optical parts with a piece of clean
soft cloth of cotton wooi slighily moistenedin rectifiedal-
cohol or ether.
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To avoid sweatlngthe optlcal surfaces tlp.on brtn-gtngthe
camera-from frost idto a warm room! do not open it imme-
diately, let it get warm for 2-3 hours'
Close the camera'fiont cover dur,ing inte-rvals- in sho,ot'ing.In
d;ru io, ttr" power souroeis swritc6edoff and the battery ca-
pa'oityis nrotwasted.
ftu*niud-the rpowei-uoutcufrom the camerain the event of a
'"b'"-noi storage.
long-time
eidtt-itt. exc,essive eff,ortsin handling the camera.
-Oo-not-wipe
i-trLiamera plasticparts with alcohol,aceto'
gasollneind othet active solvents'
ne,'itrect<
the powli- source at discoveringfaults in shutter
o-p e r a t i o n .
Do not perform the repair on Your own ln case of disco-
vering defects or faults. The camera must be rePalred and
adJusiedonly bY specialists'
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8. ACCEPTANCECERTIFICATE
It is heneby oertifiied that tlr,e KIEV-SEA cam,era,Serial
N". 9/ / 907: , is iound iit for serviroe.

Dateof relea'e
{U[ij 19$3
Stignaturesof persons,lp charge
,of ,aoceptance - *f

Thecamena
is sealedwith a mark - JJ
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CONTENTS
3
t . General 6
2. DeliverySet
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3. Main Units and Parts
t2
pl 4. OperationProcedure
4.i. Power SourceInstallatlon
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4.2. Loading
pl 4.3. Shooting
4.4. Camera-Unloadtng
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5. FlashlightPhotograPhY
of Power Source 26
6. Replacement 28
7. Carc
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8, AcceptanceCertlflcate