Description
FED 2
The FED 2 was a 35 mm rangefinder camera introduced in 1955 by FED. The name of FED comes from the initial of Felix Edmundovich Dzerzhinsky.
It has a longer rangefinder base (67 mm), a combined viewfinder and rangefinder window, an adjustable diopter for the viewing window, a self-timer, and a detachable back for film loading.
The FED-2 is an entirely new design with many new features. It introduces a new body with solid stripes on top and bottom and a removable back that locks onto the camera with 2 keys. This assembly is die-cast and not machined and has shoulder strap lugs. The rangefinder assembly has also been completely redesigned. It is now a 67mm extra-long base combined range finder and viewfinder. There is a pointed rangefinder cam with the rotation axis on the wind side. There is a diopter adjustment lever under the rewind knob. There is also a new shutter.
Camera identical to Fed-2a, but with flash synch. The body may be covered in various (black, green, red or blue) paints. Comes with Industar-26M 2.8/50.
This model, FED 2d Export, has a new set of shutter speeds, from 1/30 to 1/500, instead of the older set of 1/25 to 1/500.
By serial number, this camera is from 1961 (PE0435)
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