Life in Fed 2 and in colour...

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Topic author: Fred_L

Posted on: 20120712025122

I bought these cameras 4 or 5 years ago to the same guy in France.
I got 5 sunshades too.
It seems the cameras have been painted, but not all. I have also some other Fed 2 in different colours that seems to be more original, on cameras without selftimer.
Does anybody know what colours were used on original cameras?

Fred

http://www.ussrphoto.com/UserContent/1272012_Fed_2_LD_02.jpg

http://www.ussrphoto.com/UserContent/1272012_Fed_2_LD_03.jpg

http://www.ussrphoto.com/UserContent/1272012_Fed_2_LD_04.jpg

http://www.ussrphoto.com/UserContent/1272012_Fed_2_LD_05.jpg

http://www.ussrphoto.com/UserContent/1272012_Fed_2_LD_06.jpg

http://www.ussrphoto.com/UserContent/1272012_Fed_2_LD_07.jpg

http://www.ussrphoto.com/UserContent/1272012_Fed_2_LD_08.jpg

http://www.ussrphoto.com/UserContent/1272012_Fed_2_LD_09.jpg

http://www.ussrphoto.com/UserContent/1272012_Fed_2_LD_10.jpg

http://www.ussrphoto.com/UserContent/1272012_Fed_2_LD_11.jpg

http://www.ussrphoto.com/UserContent/1272012_Fed_2_LD_12.jpg

http://www.ussrphoto.com/UserContent/1272012_Fed_2_LD_13.jpg

http://www.ussrphoto.com/UserContent/1272012_Fed_2_LD_14.jpg

http://www.ussrphoto.com/UserContent/1272012_Fed_2_LD_15.jpg

http://www.ussrphoto.com/UserContent/1272012_Fed_2_LD_16.jpg

http://www.ussrphoto.com/UserContent/1272012_Fed_2_LD_17.jpg

Reply author: Fred_L

Replied on: 20120712025937

Hi again

Here is a pic of other 3 cameras in colour I have.
There is no selftimer on bodies and the colour seems to be more "natural" than the other five cameras I showed before..

Fred

http://www.ussrphoto.com/UserContent/1272012_Fed-2_0005.jpg

Reply author: RCCCUK

Replied on: 20120712031430

Hi Fred,

The original FED-2 colours were all very dark and subdued. The coloured versions seem to be the models without the self-timer. I believe the original colours were green, blue, red and brown.

David.

Reply author: Jacques M.

Replied on: 20120712041313

Hi Fred,

OK with David about dark colours. But I don't know if there is really a red: it's rather a red-brown colour.
So I think of blue, green and red-brown as original colours.
The green particularly is so dark that it often looks black on eBay's photos...

Edit: the JLP adds 2 colours for 2c and 2d Feds (with seftimer): grey and "sand". I never owned one of these two ones.

Amitiés. Jacques.

Reply author: AlexanderK

Replied on: 20120712133411

Hi Fred,

agree with David, it were four original dark colours: green, blue, red and brown.
Red and brown are really two different colours. As I know, there were neither any red-brown nor light-coloured cameras.

Regards, Alexander

Reply author: uwittehh

Replied on: 20120712134801

Right, the original coloured FED 2 are more dark. I have a dark red, dark blue, dark green and dark brown one, you can see them all here:

http://fotos.cconin.de/kameras/fed2.htm#fed2b

The bright painted ones are not original even if they look nice :-)

Ulrich

http://fotos.cconin.de

Reply author: Vlad

Replied on: 20120712145222

I always thought red was aftermarket. I have the original dark reddish brown, green and blue, didn't know there was a fourth one...

Reply author: Vlad

Replied on: 20120712145635

Fred, I don't think the blue one in your picture is original, it's already 1d body which the new advance knob, I've never seen colored ones with that kind of knob before. The top set with self-timers is definitely not factory colors.

Reply author: Vlad

Replied on: 20120712150132

Actually I stand corrected, according to Aidas (and I rely on his opinion and expertise heavily [:)]) there was in fact a dark blue version of FED-2 with self timer. I learned something new thanks to Fred! [:)]

Cheers,
Vlad.

Reply author: xalmaz

Replied on: 20120714022250

I hear interesting rumor, inner color of leather case must match with covering color.

http://xalmaz.narod.ru

Reply author: Vlad

Replied on: 20120714142100

That is very interesting! Does anyone have any examples of the cameras and cases to prove/disprove this theory?

Thanks,
Vlad

Reply author: Jacques M.

Replied on: 20120714144203

I had several "coloured" Fed 2, but I remember only a red inside case.
But I have always black Fed 3 with the same red for the case...

Perhaps Fred, if the cases are original?

Amitiés. Jacques.

Reply author: Fred_L

Replied on: 20120714161444

The dark green of the last pic ( 3 cameras without self-timer) came with box ,papers and case...
Case is absolutely a normal one...
But not sure it is the original one....

Fred[8D]

http://www.ussrphoto.com/UserContent/1472012_Fed-2_0006.jpg

http://www.ussrphoto.com/UserContent/1472012_Fed-2_0007.jpg

Reply author: Fred_L

Replied on: 20120714161928

Just for fun.....[8D][:D]

I am sure this one is not original!!![:I]

Fred

http://www.ussrphoto.com/UserContent/1472012_Fed-2_0021.jpg

http://www.ussrphoto.com/UserContent/1472012_Fed-2_0022.jpg

http://www.ussrphoto.com/UserContent/1472012_Fed-2_0024.jpg

Reply author: Vlad

Replied on: 20120715144657

Fred, but what color is the velvet lining inside the case? The hypothesis is that the velvet lining color matches the camera body color.

Cheers,
Vlad

Reply author: Fred_L

Replied on: 20120715154440

Vlad

I don't know and as I am not home, I will have the answer at the end on July only!!!

Fred

Reply author: fotomuda

Replied on: 20120715161803

My two blue cameras

http://www.ussrphoto.com/UserContent/1572012_ver4a.jpg

http://www.ussrphoto.com/UserContent/1572012_ver5.jpg

http://www.ussrphoto.com/UserContent/1572012_ver5.jpg

And like you see, flash contact are also in different palaces!

I know one blue camera with self timer in Estonia, also original.

And green

http://www.ussrphoto.com/UserContent/1572012_ver4c.jpg

http://www.ussrphoto.com/UserContent/1572012_ver4c.jpg

And red-brown (there is no fourth one), and I think, here is also one red camera with new advance knob (original)

http://www.ussrphoto.com/UserContent/1572012_ver4b.jpg

Reply author: fotomuda

Replied on: 20120730025112

Here is blue camera with self-timer

http://www.ussrphoto.com/UserContent/3072012_ver6c.jpg

Life in Fed 2 and in colour...

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