Specifications

Type
Rangefinder camera
Production
1935–1937
Film
35 mm
Frame size
24 × 36 mm
Lens mount
M39×1
Shutter
Horizontal cloth focal-plane shutter
Shutter speeds
1/20 s – 1/500 s, B
Metering
none
Focusing
rangefinder

Good to know

On pre-war examples the flange focal distance wasn’t standardized, so interchangeable lenses may need to be adjusted individually. [2]

To load film, you remove the baseplate. [2]

Sources

  1. FED (camera): Sammlervariante 1b und technische Beschreibung
  2. ФЭД (фотоаппарат): technische Daten und Vorkriegsausführungen
  3. FED: Beschreibung der ursprünglichen Kamera
  4. ФЭД (фотоаппаратура): Modellübersicht

Compiled from manufacturer documents and the sources listed. Found a mistake? Let us know

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