Fed S and NKVD: consecutive numbers!

Hello!
I have owned the S for several years.
But the simple NKVD is a recent discovery.
A miracle ?


http://www.ussrphoto.com/UserContent/2462009_Consecutive Fed 002.jpg

Amitiйs. Jacques.

Hello Jacques!

Amazing!!!!! I never thought I'd see this day but it did happen!! Congratulations! Now we need to find the #67722 to see whether FED-S production was sustained in groups or was just randomly picked regular model and modified.

Vlad.

Hi Vlad!

It can take several centuries to find the # 67722!
Anyway, these two cameras were certainly engraved with the same machine tool using the same regulatings: the second "7" is slightly upwards on both.
But the clip is no exactly the same. Perhaps made outside?

Amitiйs. Jacques.

AMAZING!

Hi Jacques,
Congtratulations, truly astounding!!! I think that now we will all be looking through our Fed-1 cameras in the search for 67722, and 67725
Best wishes to all Jim.

Hi Jacques,

it's fantastic, my best congratulations!!! It was my old dream to have a pair of cameras with consecutive numbers indeed You've made my dream into reality, BRAVO!

Best Regards,
Aidas

Hi friends!

Thanks!

To be honest, I didn't really look for cameras with consecutive numbers: I thought it was impossible.
And when I saw this serial # 66724, I first thought it was not unknown to me. And after having checked my other NKVDs....

But it's only hazard: what are the chances to get such a couple when there are about 128000 NKVDs (1c to 1e) and 13000 S among them?

Merci, Aidas! It's marvelous to share such dreams!

Amitiйs. Jacques.

http://www.ussrphoto.com/UserContent/1582009_76777.jpg

I recently got this one on ebay. A Fed NKVD with the serial number 76777. It came a week ago and I gave it a full cla and new curtains. (cleaning and relubricating all moving parts)

The speed selector had and extra 1/1000 speed drilled, but there is a small screw in the dial that prevents selecting it! When the screw is removed the time of 1/1000 works. This is the first camera that I opened up which had this extra hole on the dial.

Greetings :)

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Originally posted by Jacques M.


Hello!
I have owned the S for several years.
But the simple NKVD is a recent discovery.
A miracle ?

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Hello Jacques,
congratuletion for your finding!

The speed selector had and extra 1/1000 speed drilled, but there is a small screw in the dial that prevents selecting it! When the screw is removed the time of 1/1000 works. This is the first camera that I opened up which had this extra hole on the dial.

Thank Milo, for your information about it!

Best regards


Diego

Milo, that's a startling discovery! I wonder if this was an unfinished FED-S or someone mixed up the parts at the factory... quite interesting thanks for posting it!

Vlad.

I would just love that ! consequitive numbers - I am getting to believe that there was quite a lot of mix and match at the various factories - the pressure for quantities must have been immense .

here is another next-dorr neighbour http://www.molotok.ru/item714867555_redkij_fed_s_1_1000_vyderzhkoj.html

yea nice lens on it but too bad not original..

Thanks for showing us Kirill!

Even if the lens is not the original, it shows that FED No.67739 was picked to be a FED-S, and is only 16 camera numbers away from the FED-S No. 67723.

I have added it to the list of FED-S examples in the WIKI.


Regards, Bill

Fine!
Perhaps we could find one of the 15 cameras between # 67724 and 67739?
About Milo's # 76777, I own a special S not far from his (#76862) with ear straps and leather (instead of vulcanite). It seems as if Fed had made different trials for the S at this period...

Amitiйs. Jacques.

another bizarre Fed S... the 1000 mark is not original
http://cgi.befr.ebay.be/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=370229343995&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

Stephan

and a fed-zorki S...
http://cgi.befr.ebay.be/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=230005189013&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT#ht_983wt_1167

far too expensive for me...

Stephan

Jacques hello! I've had these two cameras, but with a difference in one year! I started to sell FED number 7428. Then one year there was number 7429, but not earlier I had. Now I am ripping my hair out!
All good mood!
http://www.ussrphoto.com/UserContent/742014_123.jpg

I hope you will find it again!
(your file does not work?)

Amitiйs. Jacques.

At least in the wiki, we have another FED1 pair:
# 172681 FED1-S (D)
# 172682 FED1 (D)

The FED-S appears to be sold, but the normal FED is on ebay
http://www.ebay.de/itm/FED-NKVD-Rare-Russian-35mm-Rangefinder-Camera-No-172682-/251622684724?pt=US_Vintage_Cameras&hash=item3a95e17834

Thanks,Christian!

In the wiki, we have too two consecutive 1a: the 4642 (mine) and the 4643 (Aidas's).

Amitiйs.