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Kiev Standard lenses

ZK 50mm f1.5

This lens is the predecessor of the Zorkii ZK 50mm f1.5 lens and was probably made from Zeiss parts. This lens looks identical to the Zorkii ZK except for markings. It is not collapsable.

ZK Zorkii 50mm f1.5

This lens is the predecessor of the Jupiter-3 50mm f1.5 lens and was probably made from Zeiss parts. This lens looks identical to the Jupiter-3 except for markings. It is not collapsable. This lens became the Jupiter 3.

ZK 50mm f2.0

This lens is the predecessor of the Zorkii ZK 50mm f2.0 lens and was probably made from Zeiss parts. This is a 50mm F2.0 standard lens with apertures to 22. It focuses from 0.9 meters. This lens is collapsible and has ears to set the apertures. It lens is only found on very early Kiev Cameras. It is for the internal contax mount and looks identical to the ZK Zorkii except for markings. It is collapsable.

ZK Zorkii 50mm f2.0

This is a 50mm F2.0 standard lens with apertures to 22. It focuses from 0.9 meters. The lens is collapsible and has ears to set the apertures. This lens is only found on very early Kiev Cameras. It lens is for the internal contax mount.

Jupiter-8/8M

This is a 50mm F2.0 standard lens with apertures to 22. It focuses from 0.9 meters. This lens does not have a focusing mount built in. It is the most common lens found on Kiev range finder cameras. This lens is for the internal contax mount. There is also a Jupiter-8M which is modified internally but except for the marking and click stops, looks identical .

Jupiter-8hb

This is a 50mm F2.0 standard lens with apertures to 22. It focuses from 0.9 meters. This lens fits the external lens mount for the Kiev 5 range finder cameras.

Jupiter 3

This is a 50mm F1.5 standard lens with apertures to 22. It focuses from 0.9 meters. This lens is for the internal contax mount.

Helios 103

This is a 50mm F1.8 standard lens with apertures to 22. It focuses from 0.9 meters. This lens is for the internal contax mount.

Helios-94

This is a 50mm F1.8 standard lens with apertures to 16. It focuses from 0.9 meters. This is the standard lens for the Kiev-5. This lens is for the external contax mount.

Menopta

Very little is known about this lens and they are very rare. It is believed to be a prototype. It is a 53mm f1.8 lens found only in Contax mount for the Kiev. It resembles the Helios-103 cosmetically and is assumed to be an arsenal product although it has no makers logo..

Kiev Accesory lenses

Orion 15

This is a 28mm f6.0 wide angle lens with apertures to 22. It focuses from 1.0 meters. This lens is for the external contax mount. This is the rarest of the standard production Contax mount lenses. It is not rangefinder coupled.

Jupiter 12

This is a 35mm F2.8 wide angle lens with apertures to 22 . It focuses from 0.9 meters. This lens is for the external contax mount.

Jupiter 9

This is a 85mm F2.0 telephoto lens with apertures to22. It focuses from 1.15 meters. This lens is for the external contax mount.

Jupiter 11

This is a 135mm F4.0 telephoto lens with apertures to 22. It focuses from 1.5 meters. This lens is for the external contax mount. There was a Jupiter 11-1 produced in black.