Kiev-15 TEE

Kiev 15 TEE by Tony Kemplen (Image rights)

Following the Arsenal factory's innovative Kiev 10 35mm SLR came the Kiev 15TEE (Киев-15), produced from c.1974 to 1980) and the apparently identical (apart from the TTL marking) Kiev-15 TTL (1980). These upgraded from the Kiev 10's selenium meter to a TTL CdS meter.The "TEE" signifies Through The Lens (TTL) metering.

Series of the camera Kiev-Automat. There are 3 types of the Kiev-15 TEE. ^[1]

SpecificationsEdit

• Lens: Helios-81 Automat 50mm f/2
• Lens mount: bayonet Kiev-Automat
• Shutter: metal focal plane shutter
• Speeds: 1/2-1/1000 +B
• Shutter priority autoexposure, manual control is possible
• Battery: РЦ53

Notes and referencesEdit

1. ↑ As to Alexander Komarov

Links Edit

• in Fotoua by Alexander Komarov
• Kiev 15 at photohistory.ru (several photos, text in Russian)
• Kiev 15 at sovietcams.com
• Kiev 15 on www.collection-appareils.fr by Sylvain Halgand
• Kiev 15EE on JM Burtscher's Sovietcamera French website