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Arax Foto
This company run by Gevorg Vartanyan has an excellent reputation for
customer service and the quality of its products. It is located in
Kiev. Recommended.
Baier Foto
Rolf-Dieter Baier is a small, specialist manufacturer and supplier
of Pentacon, Exakta and Kiev equipment. He will reply to you in English
(if you wish!) and delivers goods promptly. Baier Foto, which is
based in Germany, can provide you with an adapter to enable the Kiev 60
TTL prism to be used on the Pentacon Six and/or Exakta 66. This is
MUCH brighter than the standard prism, and also shows the whole of the
focussing screen, which the standard prism does not. Camera and lens
servicing and other useful modifications and accessories are available,
including a film advance control to solve overlapping frames, if correct
loading procedure or a service doesn’t cure a problem with this.
Brenner Fotoversand
Brenner Fotoversand is a large and in my experience very reliable photographic
mail-order supplier in Germany. (They also have a shop near their
warehouse.) They supply a wide range of Arsenal, Pentacon and Exakta
Medium Format equipment, including Zorkendorfer adapters.
Commiecameras.com
A major English-language source for authoritative and detailed information
on Pentacon and Kiev cameras and lenses.
e-Bay
This international marketplace is a good place to look for Pentacon,
Exakta and Kiev cameras, lenses and accessories. Relatively more
items come up from Germany than from other sources, but most items are
illustrated, and many vendors can communicate in English at some level.
“Buyer beware!” does of course apply with all auctions, especially internationally
and via the Internet, but eBay do provide some guarantees that may be helpful.
e-Bay USA e-Bay
UK e-Bay Germany
German-language links (Webseiten auf deutscher Sprache)
If you read German, you will find various websites with information
on Dresden cameras. I regret that the link that I previously gave
here, which had the internet address http://mitglied.lycos.de/kamerageschichte/
has at times not worked (for instance, in October 2007). However,
in February 2008 this link was working again, and an internet search will
give you others.
Global Cameras
Global Cameras used to be located just NW of London and supplied Soviet,
Russian and Ukrainian cameras and accessories for over 40 years.
They were very knowledgeable and helpful. I regret to have to inform
you that in 2006 they decided to sell their premises and cease trading.
Thanks for the memories, boys!
Kiev Camera
This company is run by Mike Fourman, who for several years has been
the best source in the USA for the newest and latest versions of Kiev cameras.
He also supplies second-hand equipment. However, he is now planning
to relocate, and his website is currently (March 2007) not available.
He is recommended, but until he re-establishes a web presence for himself,
I recommend:
The
Kiev Report
This discussion group is a place where everyone from beginners to experts
meet and share information. No question is too simple or too advanced
-- someone will usually provide an answer within a day or two.
Kievaholic.com
This website has information, pictures and on-line copies of Arsenal
publicity brochures. Well worth visiting!
Pentacon
Who better to service and upgrade the Pentacon Six (and Exakta 66)
than the people who made it?! These people will also fit the brighter
Rollei focussing screen, re-calibrate the TTL meter for it, and fit a mirror
pre-release, if you want one. Their website doesn’t currently seem
to include any information on the Pentacon Six and Exakta 66, but they
do
still service these cameras. See the repairers
page on this website for contact details.
Rick
Denney’s lens tests
Visit Rick’s site to see beautiful pictures taken with various cameras,
including some of these cameras and lenses. To see the pictures,
click here
and navigate to the various links.
His website also reports on tests with several lenses, including one
of the shift lenses not tested by me. To see these reports, click
here
and navigate to the various links.
Roskam Optics
Hans Roskam is one of the most respected European suppliers and repairers
of Pentacon, Exakta and Kiev equipment. Based in Holland, he is knowledgeable,
reliable and helpful.
SRB
SRB are specialist custom manufacturers of filter rings and other camera
accessories. They made a very nice adapter ring for my 600mm mirror
lens. They also worked with Tom Page and me to mount the 40mm Curtagon
lens in an Exakta 66 barrel. They have recently merged with another
company, Griturn, and moved a short distance from Luton, England to Dunstable.
Most of the original staff are still with them, plus of course the staff
from Griturn, so the new firm does all that SRB did, and more. Their
website address and telephone number have also changed, but the link here
will take you to their new website.
Stephe’s
website
A website with information on the Kiev 60, lenses, and DIY lens adaption
projects.
Wickford Cameras
Tom Page is a leading UK repairer and servicer of classic cameras and
lenses. Some of his training was with Pentacon/Praktica in Dresden,
and for some years he worked for the UK importer of this equipment.
He often has spare parts that are not easy to find. In January 2007
his company relocated to Kent in south-east England. He does not
have a website, but he can now be contacted on + 44 (0)1843 848 115
Please only call between 10.30 a.m. and 5.00 p.m. UK time, Monday
– Friday!
www.fotowalser.de
Niclas Walser in Germany bought out the remaining stock of Exakta 66
equipment from the manufacturers when the model was discontinued in October
2000. He now has few Exakta 66 items left, but it is worth checking
his website just in case. He trades as http://www.fotowalser.de and
on Ebay as nikke. (include the final full stop if doing a search for him
on eBay)
You can of course contact me. My e-mail address is enquiries@pentaconsix.com
© TRA May 2003, February 2008