What is the cheapest used Kiev 4a in the UK?

The cheapest used Kiev 4a currently listed is £53.38 at eBay, based on 4 listings compared across 2 UK retailers.

How many used Kiev 4a are for sale in the UK?

There are currently 4 used Kiev 4a listings available across 2 UK retailers on UsedLens, updated daily.

Is the used Kiev 4a going up or down in price?

Over the past two weeks the average used price has fallen 24.5%, from £105 to around £79, based on UsedLens daily price tracking across UK retailers.

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Used Kiev 4a

1958

£53.38 Low price

£826.55 High price

4 Listings

2 Retailers

Great for: general street travel

Kiev's meterless later Contax copy — 35mm rangefinder on the Contax RF bayonet, 1958.

The Kiev 4a is a Soviet 35mm rangefinder from the Arsenal plant in Kiev, the meterless model of the later Kiev line and a continuation of the Contax copies built from Zeiss tooling brought to the USSR after the Second World War. It entered production around 1958. It carries the Contax bayonet mount and the mechanical layout inherited from the pre-war Zeiss Contax.

This is a 35mm coupled-rangefinder camera on the Contax RF bayonet, using the Contax inner-and-outer mount system. It has a vertical-travel metal focal-plane shutter of the Contax type and a combined rangefinder and viewfinder window, with focusing by the coupled rangefinder. The 4a is the version without a built-in meter, so exposure is set entirely by hand.

The Kiev 4a suits photographers who prefer a simpler, meterless Contax-type rangefinder and want the Contax lens mount for Soviet Jupiter and period Zeiss optics. With no meter and a fully mechanical shutter, it operates without any battery and is straightforward to use with a handheld meter or sunny-16 estimation. Handling follows the Contax focusing-wheel pattern.

On the used market the Kiev 4a is common, cheap and offers strong value, though the sample-to-sample quality-control variance typical of former-Soviet-Union bodies means individual checking is advised. Look at the rangefinder patch for contrast and vertical alignment, examine the metal focal-plane shutter curtains for capping and pinholes, and confirm the slow speeds run. A serviced body avoids the common shutter and rangefinder issues seen in neglected examples.

Avg £79, down 24.5% over 2 weeks

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ProductPriceRetailer

VINTAGE KIEV 4A RANGEFINDER CAMERA MADE IS USSR eBay

£53.38

eBay

Kiev 4a with 35mm f2.8 Jupiter-12 lens. rangefinder, working eBay

£104.70

eBay

Russian Kiev 4a + 50mm f2 Jupiter 8M Lens Kit Mr Cad

£119.00

Mr Cad

Very rare KIEV 4a camera with no name engraved with Jupiter 50mm 1:2 lens Kit eBay

£826.55

eBay

Used Kiev 4a price history

Tracking the used Kiev 4a price? Over the past two weeks, the average has fallen 24.5%, from £105 to around £79. Depending on shutter count and condition, expect to pay between £53 and £105 for a used body.

Average market price (line) and typical price range (shaded). Source: UsedLens daily price index, 8 Jul – 4 Aug 2026.