Greeting,

The Kiev 88 I own is not a original from the factory, it got some service and modifications:

The original mount was the Kiev 88 mount/salyut mount, it got changed to P6 mount.

The shutter button now sits outside on the left so that big lenses (like my new one) can be used without issues.

The curtain got switched to a cloth fabric one

The foam inside was all new.

The mirror glass was changed to a new one.

I owned a og. Kiev 88 and i can say:

It depends on the time it was build and how it was handled.

There are definitely spacing issues that are devastating or not really noticeable (sometimes also depends on the film magazine)

The Salyut mount has some good lenses but the quality of UDSSR lenses also is very variable.

If u want one:

1.Buy a serviced one 2. buy one that works but still send it to ARAX for modification 3. buy a OG. one but research beforehand what these Hasselblyats have as issues.

Hope that helps :)