The Kiev IIa is a Soviet copy of the pre-war German Contax II. My copy was produced in 1957, one of the last production years for this version. The later Kiev rangefinders, while physically very similar, tend to be of much lower quality that is typical of the Former Soviet Union cameras. My copy however works perfectly. Pictured here with the standard Jupiter-8 50mm lens.
Pictured here with my beloved Jupiter-12 35mm lens and a 35mm viewfinder. Most of the pictures in this section were taken with the Jupiter-12. I think that a 35mm lens is my favorite focal length.
All of these pictures were taken on the University of Oklahoma campus, shot on Kodak T400CN.
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The great reading room in Bizzell Library. Every thesis and dissertation written by OU students are stored here.
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Modern addition to Bizzel Library and the clock tower
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These were taken in the morning right after we were hit with a major thunderstorm
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Bizzell Library, built in 1929, it is one of the more interesting buildings on campus.
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