1930s FED-NKVD - Soviet rangefinder small format camera

Description: The first model under this brand. In everyday life it is often called “FED-1”, although it did not officially have such an index. Produced by the Kharkov production machine-building association "FED" from 1934 to 1955. Produced from 1934 to 1955. Under the name “FED” (without a digital index), a large number of variants and upgrades of this camera were produced. "FED" (1930s) “FED”, bottom loading with film. The FED is an almost exact copy of the German Leica II camera, which immediately after its release gained wide popularity in photojournalism. Produced by the Kharkov Labor Commune named after Felix Edmundovich Dzerzhinsky, created from former street children by the famous teacher Anton Makarenko. It had a curtain-slit shutter with rubberized fabric curtains. Set of shutter speeds: “B” (or “Z”), 1/20, 1/30, 1/40, 1/60, 1/100, 1/200, 1/500 seconds. The rangefinder and viewfinder (Albada type) had different viewing windows; the viewfinder had a magnification of 0.44×, the rangefinder had a nominal base of 38 mm and a magnification of 1.0×. To load the camera with film, the bottom cover was removed; both standard cassettes and two-cylinder cassettes with a wide opening slot were used. There is no sync contact or self-timer. It was equipped with a “FED” 3.5/50 lens (in the post-war years “Industar-10” 3.5/50) in a folding frame (the so-called “tube lens”) with the following aperture values: 3.5, 4.5, 6 ,3, 9, 12.5, 18 (the first experimental batch of lenses was produced at VOOMP and calculated at GOI). Threaded lens mount - M39×1. The working distance is non-standardized, approximately 28.8 mm, so interchangeable lenses required individual adjustment. As it is. DISCLAIMER: When purchasing cameras from Russia and the USSR, you should understand that they are sold “as is”. This means that they work, but they are old (from 30 to 80 years) and due to their age they cannot work fully, even if they are a little delayed. Transport: Worldwide delivery. We ship items within 1 business day after payment is confirmed. Buyer receives item within 30 days of receiving verified payment (there may currently be shipping delays due to the global virus). We ship worldwide Good afternoon!!!

Price: 999.99 USD

Location: Riga

End Time: 2025-01-04T09:23:01.000Z

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