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FED 1b
Specifications, film and matching parts.
- Type
- Rangefinder camera
- Production
- 1935–1937
- Film
- 35 mm
Camera
- Type
- Rangefinder camera
- Production
- 1935–1937
Film
- Film
- 35 mm
- Frame size
- 24 × 36 mm
Lens
- Lens mount
- M39×1
- Focusing
- rangefinder
Shutter
- Shutter
- Horizontal cloth focal-plane shutter
- Shutter speeds
- 1/20 s – 1/500 s, B
Exposure
- Metering
- none
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
- FED (camera): Sammlervariante 1b und technische Beschreibung
- ФЭД (фотоаппарат): technische Daten und Vorkriegsausführungen
- FED: Beschreibung der ursprünglichen Kamera
- ФЭД (фотоаппаратура): Modellübersicht
Compiled from manufacturer documents and the sources listed. Found a mistake? Let us know
Similar cameras
- FED 1c1937–1939 · M39×1vs. 1b: very similar
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FED 2dM39×1vs. 1b: very similar
- FED 2LM39×1vs. 1b: very similar
- FED 4LM39×1vs. 1b: with light meter
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Canon P1959–1961 · Leica M39vs. 1b: 1/1000 s instead of 1/500 s
- Zeiss Ikon Tenax IIfrom 1938 · 469 g · Tenax-II-Bajonettvs. 1b: newer, from 1938
- Canon S I (Post-War Newest Model)from 1946 · Canon-Spezialbajonett mit drei innenliegenden Klauenvs. 1b: newer, from 1946
- KMZ FED-Zorki1948–1949 · M39 × 1vs. 1b: newer, from 1948
