Fed 100 mm viewfinder.

Found a few more pictures of this very rare viewfinder:

Collection of Elnur Mehdiyev


http://www.ussrphoto.com/UserContent/652016_FED_vf_1.jpg


http://www.ussrphoto.com/UserContent/652016_FED_vf_2.jpg

My viewfinder has no s/n:


http://www.ussrphoto.com/UserContent/652016__MG_8019.JPG


Regards, Alexander

Alexander, from what I understand actually most of them don't and those that do are rare.

Cheers,
Vlad

Yes, I have seen many of them. All I could see had no any number.

The "regular" viewers were delivered normally, without s/n, with the 6,3/100mm lens.
Those which are numbered are "extra" viewers, counted as accessories in Fed listings, all the accessories being from 1 to 15xxx, as I think.
But the real story of Fed accessories must always be established...

Jacques.

Jacques, what are "Fed listings" ?

I should have said "I had in my Fed listings...". These listings are lost now, but I had put a great part of them in the wiki.

If I sum up: it seems that the prewar accessories were numbered from the s/n 1 to 16xxx (now), with one exception (certainly misengraving). I insist on the "it seems"!
Probably by successive batches. But how many accessories in a batch? Were the batches always made of the same accessory? Were there "blanks" between batches? The macro 3,5/50mm lens was certainly considered as an accessory, by its numbering. Finally, how many lightmeters, 100mm viewfinder, selftimers, angled finder, etc ?

We know too that the extra Fed lenses had a separate numberings (from 20xxx to 46xxx). So, no possible confusion.

It would be interesting to take again that work...

Amitiйs. Jacques.

Thank you Jacques. This is very interesting what you wrote.
And this is big loss the listings not exist any more.