FED 2 type III C grey body USSR rangefinder film camera 35 mm M39 mount
Quantity
FED-2, Type III (late)
rangefinder film camera
35 mm, M39 (LTM) mount, 9917892
"FED" plant, Kharkiv, Ukraine, USSR
grey body, with take-up spool
Good condition. Shutter and dioptric adjustment work properly, self-timer does not work. Rangefinder measures the distance not properly, the rangefinding area in the viewfinder is not round. Body has signs of age. One lock at the bottom is absent. Lens is not included, body only. Take-up spool is included.
History of the camera
This is the first independent camera created by "FED" plant, Kharkiv, Ukraine, USSR. Its ancestor "FED-1" was a copy of German Leica II. "FED-2" was produced since 1955 till 1970.
Instead of "FED-1" this camera has a united viewfinder and rangefinder with one common eyepiece. Baseline was increased up to 67 mm, rear aluminium cover became removable. Eyepiece got a built-in dioptric adjustment. For your comfort I took a photo comparing "FED-1" and "FED-2" (not the camera offered). They are completely different. Do not believe guys who write that "FED-2" is Leica copy))
Camera can use standard film cassetes and dual cylinder cassettes from Leica. Default lenses are "Industar-10"(3.5/50), "Industar-26m"(2.8/50), "Industar-61"(2.8/52). Of course, all lenses with M39x1/28.8 (LTM) mount fit this camera.
Shutter is cloth, horizontal moving. Shutter speeds available: 1/25, 1/50, 1/100, 1/250, 1/500 and B.
Camera has tripod socket 3/8".
Today 4 versions are known. This camera is medium Type C, produced since 1959 till 1969. This camera has flash synchronization via cable and self-timer.
Totally 1 632 600 cameras were made.
Characteristics:
S/number - 9917892
Frame size - 24x36.
Shutter speeds - 1/25-1/500, B
Type of thread - M39x1/28.8
Body - aluminium.
Dimension - 141x80x37 mm
Weight - 497 g