Info on the Kiev 16C-3

[Blake Sabo]

Hello, I have searched this section with no luck. I recently picked up a Kiev 16C-3 16mm camera with a exposed roll of film that I will have developed and scanned soon. I am just looking for any information regarding this camera. Like years produced, how many, etc. I have searched Google as well with no luck. Just curious on what I got myself into.

 

Here is the camera:

 

 

Thanks

[Rafael Pankratau]

Produced in 1966-1971, quantity is unknown.

[Blake Sabo]

Thanks for the info Rafael. Is this somewhat a common camera in Europe/Russia? Or is it one that not a lot of people know about?

[Rafael Pankratau]

It is quite common, but not popular. Krasnogosk-3 seems to be best of Russian 16mm cameras.

[Dom Jaeger]

It was an almost identical copy of the US Bell & Howell Magazine 200 cameras from the 50s and 60s, except that the lens mount thread is different.

 

As an example:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Bell-Howell-16mm-Model-200-Camera-w-MAGAZINE-and-B-H-Leather-CASE-Vintage-/251672404079?pt=US_Vintage_Cameras&hash=item3a98d8206f

[Andres Pardo aka Gral Treegan]

Hi! Ask Olex about this camera, he knows everything about soviet film cameras

 

https://sites.google.com/site/olexserviceskonvas/home