Whats the difference between all the Kiev 88 models?
The Kiev 88 has been a very popular model for upgraders to work on. Every time someone comes out with their variation of the basic camera, they tend to give it a new name or model designation. This can lead to a whole lot of confusion. From the factory, there is the Kiev 88 and the Kiev 88CM. First, the Kiev 88 is the most basic model with no mirror lock up, no crank, bronze-colored corrugated metal shutter curtains, and a Kiev Type-B screw-in lens mount. Over the basic Kiev 88, the newer Kiev 88CM features a Kiev Type-C breech-lock (not bayonet) lens mount which means that it will take most (but not all — because of slight differences in the locking ring) lenses made for the Kiev 60 and the Pentacon Six. The Kiev 88CM also adds a winding crank, a reinforced baseplate, and cloth shutter curtains — but still no mirror lock up function. From Kiev USA, we see the “factory upgrade” which is basically a plain Kiev 88 which has had its innards checked and adjusted where necessary — but wi
