35mm FILM CASSETTE MAGAZINE for Kiev Contax Leningrad Start camera USSR KMZ 1960

Made at KMZ plant in 1960s for START SLR camera ORIGINAL FKC FILM CASSETTE FOR START, KIEV AND CONTAX FILM CAMERAS ABOUT ITEM'S ORIGIN (You can SKIP it!) Cameras "KIEV" have been produced since 1947 at Arsenal plant (the city of Kiev, Soviet Union). It was just a copies of Zeiss Contax cameras. High reliability, excellent optics, capability to shoot at low temperature (it can work in a Russian froze!), presence of exchangeable lens - these are the conditions defined the usage of these cameras for pro-shooting during more than 40 years. Kiev cameras could use very special Contax type double cylinder film cassettes. ITEM'S CONDITION: EXCELLENT The item looks accurately used before, locking buttons of the film cassette works properly. Cosmetically the cassette and the spool inside it looks fine, just examine item's photos, please. All functions are available. TECHNICAL FEATURES * Brand: KMZ * Double cylinder Contax type cassette is very light tight when it is out of the camera, but provides very easy film transport when it is inside the camera. * Huge door of the cassette provides scratch free films when cassette is opened inside the camera. * The cassette can be used at some other cameras produced in 1940-1970s (Leningrad or Start, for example) if back door locking knob has the special shape for it. * The cassette CAN NOT BE USED with FED, Zorki or Leica cameras even it looks similar with double cylinder cassettes for those cameras. * The spool taken from the cassette can be used as usual take-up spool at different cameras which can use from cassette-to-cassette film winding (Start, Smena-8M etc). * Film cassette and internal spool are made off nice zinc alloy * Nice item for camera collectors. * The item was produced in USSR at Krasnogorsk town in 1960s. THE ITEM COMES WITH Film cassette with original spool inside You can obtain additional Instruction Manual on English for Start, Kiev-2, Kiev-3, Kiev-4, Kiev-4A, Kiev-4M and Kiev-4AM cameras with that item, it is available at My store! ABOUT PHOTOS The item pictured is the actual item for sale. You can see exactly what you are buying. SHIPPING We are more than happy to welcome any international buyers! We ship the item FREE WORLDWIDE (exclusions are exists, you can ask Me before purchase to be sure)! Item will be shipped via Russian Post service during 3 days upon receipt of your payment, even you will see tracking number almost immediately. Shipping time is mostly about 4-6 weeks to receive the item as Registered Air Mail package (or by registered and insured Air Mail parcel for heavy items), but sometimes (but not very often) it can be up to two month.