To avoid doing serious damage to the camera, the following precautions MUST be observed.

1. NEVER adjust the shutter speed with the shutter uncocked.

2. If the camera has a Hartblei MLU-3 mirror lock up device with a chrome bezel with an arrow on it between the shutter speed dial and the body, and also a small lever protruding from the edge of the bezel, NEVER turn the shutter speed setting knob counter-clockwise, as this will seriously damage the the shutter.

3. NEVER pull out on the film advance/ shutter cocking knob, or crank while advancing the film/ cocking the shutter, as this will damage the camera mechanism. Form the habit of pressing in on the winding knob or crank while turning it.

4. ALWAYS wind the the shutter cocking/ film advance knob or crank fully, by turning it CLOCKWISE until it LOCKS. You should hear a noticeable click when the lock engages.

5. NEVER touch, or allow anything to come into contact with the shutter curtains while the film magazine is dismounted from the camera.

6. NEVER try to dismount the film magazine without the darkslide inserted.

7. NEVER FORCE ANYTHING.

8. When using a Kiev 88 (or Kiev 60) with a cloth shutter outdoors in bright sunlight, ALWAYS cock the shutter immediately after making an exposure. This will prevent the lens from focussing the sunlight on the shutter curtain and burning a hole through it.

FAILURE TO OBSERVE THE ABOVE PRECAUTIONS WILL RESULT IN SERIOUS DAMAGE TO THE CAMERA.