Kiev IIIA
The Kiev IIIA is a Soviet 35mm rangefinder camera, built in Ukraine using tooling and designs derived from the pre-war Contax II. It belongs to the screw-and-bayonet rangefinder lineage produced from the late 1940s onward and was positioned as a working photographer's tool rather than a budget compact.
Sales data for the Kiev IIIA is thin, with one UK auction hammer result of £338 logged in late 2022 — a wholesale saleroom figure rather than a dealer asking price. On that single data point the camera sells for around £340 today, though with so few records the realistic price band for clean working examples is wide and condition-driven. Buyers searching for what a Kiev IIIA is worth should treat any single result as indicative only.
Sales History
Prices shown are UK auction hammer results — the wholesale level achieved in the saleroom. Neither buyer’s nor seller’s commission is included. Dealer and retail asking prices are typically higher.
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| Jul 2024 | £12 | Flints Auctions | |
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Auction: Cameras & Scientific Auction (Lot 62) Title: A Kiev IIIa Rangefinder Camera
Description:
silver, serial number 5829750, body G, shutter not working, with Jupiter-8M f/2 5cm lens, barrel VG, optics G, light cleaning marks. |
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| Nov 2022 | £338 | Flints Auctions | |
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Auction: Fine Photographica (Lot 151) Title: A Zavod Arsenal Kiev IIIA 'Ukrainian' Rangefinder Camera
Description:
1958, chrome, serial no. 587928, with Jupiter-8 f/2 50mm lens, chrome, serial no. 5812358, body, G, shutter working, lens, VG Note: This lot incurs |
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