Insert magazine 26 with film into the left-hand recess in the camera body.
Lower the rewinding knob as far as it will go.
Fix the film on reel 27, having threaded the film end into one of the slots in the reel. In this case the film perforation must
become engaged with teeth 28 of the sprocket. If necessary, the film can be straightened by rotation of the take-up reel.
Close the camera back.
Set the sensitivity of the film loaded in the camera by pressing on button 7 and turning scale 8 until the film sensitivity value
coincides with red index 6 on the upper cover.
4.3. PREPARING OF CAMERA FOR SHOOTING
Cock the shutter twice by lever 4, pressing after each cocking on release button 5. At the next cocking of the shutter the
digit "1" of the picture counter will be set opposite the index. If the camera has been loaded correctly, during the cocking of
the shutter rewinding knob 9 rotates. When the film winding is not tight, it may happen that during the first pictures the
rewinding knob will not rotate.
4.4. SHOOTING
The shooting process consists of the following jobs:
shutter cocking and film rewinding;
determining the exposure (shutter speed and diaphragm);
viewing and framing;
focusing;
releasing the shutter.
T h e s h u t t e r c o c k i n g a n d t h e f i l m r e w i n d i n g are carried out by turning lever 4 counter-clockwise
as far as it will go. In this case the scale of the picture counter turns through one division.
The free travel of the cock within 35° is envisaged for convenience in operation and stowing the camera in the case.
When the cocking has been fully completed, the lever is automatically returned to the initial position. When the cocking is
incomplete, the lever remains in the intermediate position (in this case the shutter must be additionally cocked).
T o d e t e r m i n e t h e e x p o s u r e, direct the camera onto the subject so that its image would be arranged within
the field of vision of the view finder.
The field of measurement of the exposure meter has an oval shape, arranged in the middle part of the view finder frame
with the offset to the lower side of the frame (ref. to the Figure).
Note: The measurement zone of the Kiev-19M is a circle with 12 mm in diameter located centrally around the microscreen
ring.
Switch on the exposure meter by pressing on lever 3 as far as it will go (in this case the diaphragm setting mechanism
operates). Keep lever 3 in the depressed position until the end of determining the exposure.
Note: To use the Kiev-19M's exposure meter, press halfway down the shutter release button 5 instead of fully pressing down
its depth-of-field preview lever 3. You also need to remain in this halfway pressed down position until you're finished with
metering.
The light indication of the exposure meter is arranged from the left-hand side of the field of vision of the view finder: upper
signal - MORE LIGHT, lower signal - LESS LIGHT. The blinking of two signals in turn is a normal condition for shooting NORM.
Set the exposure required for shooting preliminary by turning head 11 until the fixing of the selected exposure value
opposite index 10 arranged over the head. Then, while keeping lever 3 in the depressed position (for Kiev-19M: while
keeping shutter release button 5 in the halfway pressed down position), slowly turn lens diaphragm setting ring 17 until the
instant of blinking of two signals. The diaphragm value, which will be set automatically upon pressing on the release button,
will be opposite the index on scale 18.
Note: If using the Kiev-19M, overread the next two paragraphs and the following table, since it has exposure metering at
opened diaphragm.
Owing to the fact that determining of the exposure is carried out at an actual diaphragm as well as taking into account the
technical parameters of the photodetector and the operating range of the exposure meter, in shooting you are to set the
shutter speeds not greater than those below.
F o r e x a m p l e, when shooting on the film possessing the sensitivity of 20-18 units as per DIN with the fully opened
diaphragm, set the shutter speed of not over 1/8 s which is a NORM for the brightness of a subject to be shot equal to 6.4
cd/mІ. In the event of the greater brightness the NORM is obtained either by slight closing of the diaphragm or by
decreasing the shutter speed.
28-27 1/60
26-24 1/30
23-21 1/15
20-18 1/8
17-15 1/4
14-13 1/2
Note: Now also Kiev-19M users need to read on.
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