Kiev-90

• The cameras have the appearance and structure, as well as the medium-format single - lens reflex cameras Salyut, Salyut-S and Kiev-88 .
• An easily replaceable lens , viewfinder and film cassette are attached to the central housing.
• The type of photographic material used is film of type 120 or film of type 220 . The replaceable cartridge is incompatible with removable cartridges of the Kiev-88 cameras.
• The frame size is 4.5 × 6 cm, on a film of type 120, 16 frames were obtained.
• The shutter platoon and film rewind head on the right side of the camera body.
• Focal shutter focal with electronic control, with fabric blinds (movement along the short side of the frame). The shutter speed range is from 4 to 1/1000 s and " B ".
• Sync contact “X” and central sync contact . Shutter Speed 1/60 s.
• Mounting the lenses to the camera - bayonet mount B (with union nut).
• Aperture repeater on camera body.
• Native lens with a “jumping” aperture “ MS Volna-3B ” 2.8 / 80 with multilayer enlightenment and mechanical transfer of aperture values ​​to the camera’s exposure device or “MS Volna-3A” 2.8 / 80 with electronic aperture values.
• Aperture values ​​are from 2.8 to 22.
• The viewfinder is a mirror, a mirror of constant sight . Removable pentaprism or folding sun shade with magnifier .
• The viewfinder focusing screen is a Fresnel lens with a matte circle and a microraster in the center and with Doden wedges . The device is designed for the use of interchangeable focusing screens.
• Tripod socket with 3/8 inch thread .

The Kiev-90 camera is an automatic machine with aperture priority . With the set value of the photosensitivity of the film and the aperture values , the electronically controlled photographic shutter steplessly fulfills the shutter speed from 4 to 1/1000 sec. There is the possibility of exposure compensation . Mechanical shutter speed - 1/60 sec.

• The exposure meter power supply is a battery of four SC-32 cells (a modern analogue of LR-44, AG-13 ).
• The photodetector - CdS - the photoresistor is located not on the sides of the pentaprism , but in the body of the device, which allows you to work in automatic mode with any replaceable viewfinders .
• The range of photosensitivity of a film is from 16 to 2000 units. GOST.
• The measured range of brightness from 1.6 to 13000 cd / m2.
• An LED indication is visible in the viewfinder , the glow mode of which indicates the operation of the TTL - exposure device. Semi-automatic or manual exposure setting is possible.
• Light measurement is possible on a diaphragm closed to the operating value ( lens “ MS Volna-3B ”) or on open ( lens “MS Volna-3A”).

• The Kiev-90 camera was also produced under the name Kiev-645.
• Since the 90s, the Kiev-645 camera with a frame size of 4.5 × 6 cm has been produced at the Arsenal factory . The orientation of the frame is vertical. This camera was designed on the basis of the Kiev-60 apparatus, later it was produced in small batches with a restyled design called the Arax-645.

Note: the table uses several illustrations of similar lenses with mount B. Wikipedia does not have the necessary photos.

The working length of bayonet mount B was 74.1 mm, using appropriate adapters, lenses from the Kiev-6S , Kiev-60 and Kiev-90 cameras could be used on most cameras with a curtain shutter .

The most famous adapters for cameras with a threaded connection M42 × 1 / 45.5 .

• Sparrow P. S. To help the amateur photographer. - Minsk: Polymya, 1993.
• A selection of magazines " Soviet Photo " for 1984 - 1989 .

• Stages of development of domestic camera manufacturing. The Kiev-90 camera.