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Kiev rangefinder

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The Kiev rangefinder cameras are derivatives of the pre-WW2 Contax rangefinder bodies, and were made after the War by the Zavod Arsenal factory in Kiev, Ukraine. Kiev rangefinders were produced from 1947 until 1986, which means more than 50 years of production of the basic Contax rangefinder design and over 1 million cameras were sold worldwide.

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