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Topic author: flvek
Posted on: 20170124114320
Hello,
I have a FED 3 with serial number 8422419. Could anyone please tell me a aprroximate year of production?
Thanks,
FLVek
Reply author: Vlad
Replied on: 20170124114744
Hi Frantisek,
1968 approximately.
Cheers,
Vlad
Reply author: geoffox23
Replied on: 20170124121421
Hello
To be a little closer, my passport records show 8413886 dated Aug 1972 and 8437089 dated Oct 1972.
Cheers
Geoff
Reply author: flvek
Replied on: 20170124142808
Thank you very much for the fast response.
To Vlad: what source did you used, if it isn't a secret? It's possible. It have also a lens Industar-61 with s/n 2100549, but that isn't maybe signicative for that.
Reply author: Vlad
Replied on: 20170124151429
Sovietcams.com has Revue 3 with similar serial number and it said circa 1968
Reply author: flvek
Replied on: 20170124154257
Yes, it's much possible. According to this site:
http://www.sovietcams.com/index.php?-413247904 - subtype of FED 3 named PE0650 have 7 digit s/n (the following had only 6 digit), with first digit showing a year (7 = 1967, 8 = 1968). The precedent FEDs had a first two digits as a year, here it isn't possible (84....), so I think that's from 1968.
Thanks again.
Frantisek
Reply author: geoffox23
Replied on: 20170126134126