Kiev 16U spool size, 50 or 100 feet?

[Ian Nesbitt]

I've been getting conflicting info so I'd like to ask someone who might actually own the camera (or have experience with it) - does it take 100' kodak rolls, or is it some special 50 foot plastic spool? thanks :)

[Olex Kalynychenko]

I've been getting conflicting info so I'd like to ask someone who might actually own the camera (or have experience with it) - does it take 100' kodak rolls, or is it some special 50 foot plastic spool? thanks :)

 

Kiev-16 U, Kiev-16 UE cameras use of 16 mm film on 100ft daylight spools.

The camera have coaxial type of rolls set.

 

50 ft rolls use of Kiev-16S-2 camera inside metal film magazine.

 

Kiev-16 U, Kiev-16 UE cameras, 16 mm turret camera with reflex viewfinder, original screw lens mount and 12,5 mm, 20 mm, 50 mm prime lenses.

The camera can have mechanical spring motor with speed up to 64 fps, and electrical motor with

electromechanical speed control.

The motor can have forward and reversal trace.

The camera have double film counter of length of film and quantity of frames.

 

The details on

https://sites.google.com/site/olexservicesk...v-16u-kiev-16ue

 

The electrical motor of Kiev-16UE can be upgrade on crystal sync speed version.