Still a lot of secrecies around this charismatic and rare camera. The No-name Kiev occurs in two variations indeed. The first variation comes with genuine Zeiss Sonnar 2/50 lens. "USSR OCCUPIED GERMANY" engraved on the rear of the camera top. The second variation comes with no lens and engravings at all. Some collectors claim this camera was apparently produced at Jena during the years of 1963-1964, but it's definitely not. The No-Name Contax was a fraud. These were purported to be Contax II cameras built in Jena just after the war, and some were marked on the back USSR Occupied Germany, they were in fact made in Kiev. And they were made in 1963, long after the occupied Germany marking was dropped. So what is the difference between a Kiev and a Contax, you might wonder. Not much, and yet a lot. The early Kiev cameras were made using some of the tools and equipemnt used to make the Contax cameras, and were pretty faithfully copied. But the quality of construction and materials was not as good. However, these Kievs are well made, probably with the intent that they should pass as Contax cameras in the West. One tip-off is that they have flash synch on the front ala Kiev. They were also sold with  Zeiss- Opton Sonnar 50/2 lenses.  Since Zeiss Ikon stopped production of his contax IIa and IIIa in 1961, it seems that there were some lenses left over... and that a deal was made involving Zeiss Ikon Stuttgart, Arsenal, and may be Carl Zeiss Jena in order to "germanize" the camera to sell for the American market. Some other deals are known between the two branches of Zeiss during the COLD WAR. They carry no manufacturers markings, and were sold in plain boxes. Production was estimated at about 5000. So even though they were a fraud in 1963, today they are an interesting chapter in Contax and Kiev history.  

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