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Kiev Arsenal (Казенне підприємство спеціального приладобудування) was a camera manufacturer from Ukraine. Founded in 1764, the state-owned company was mainly active for the military. At that time they did not produce cameras. Then, during the Soviet period, cameras and optical instruments were produced.

After the Second World War, the first camera of the Kiev model series was produced. This was based on German technology from the Carl Zeiss company and was influenced by the Contax cameras. One of Arsenal’s well-known cameras was the Kiev 88 medium format camera.

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Kiev 60

The Kiev 60 is a single lens reflex camera by the camera company Arsenal. The camera started production in 1984 and produced a lot of copies.

Kiev 6C

The Kiev 6C is a medium format camera was built by Arsenal. The design was inspired by the East German Pentacon Six.

Kiev 88

The Kiev 88 is a single lens reflex camera. It was introduced by Arsenal in the 80s.

Revue 6×6

The Revue 6x6 is a camera from Revue. It was produced by Arsenal in Ukraine and is based on the Salyut. The Salyut is one of the predecessors of the Kiev 80.

Salyut

The Salyut is a Soviet medium format camera and one of the predecessors of the Kiev 80.

Salyut-C

The Salyut-C is a single reflex camera for medium format film. It was produced from 1972 to 1980 and is the predecessor of the Kiev 88.

Zenith 80

The Zenith 80 is an export version of the Salyut. The camera was built in the USSR and sold in the Western World.

Ukrainian Arsenal produced, among others, the Kiev 88 medium format camera.