FED 5/5C/5B Colors

So here's a question to discuss over this weekend.. which colored coverings for FED 5 series were real factory and which were not? Which of the FED 5 series had genuine black tops and which did not? Almost seemed to confused me due to the slew of painted or not FED 5's available.

I would definitely like to create some kind of guide by which to determine this.

Thanks

Vlad

Dear Vlad,
you know , it is very difficult to got some explanation and documents from the former Fed factory....but may be somebody ? ....

I have seen black/silver ones. And a special edition exists, brown leather (real ugly brown) with a black top. I think is was a special edition for Foto Brenner (who sold them new out of stock until today)?

Ulrich

http://fotos.cconin.de

I have a red 5C, is it a modification?
Vlad

It seems to me that some of the red ones are factory made and some are off-site modifications. There are differences in the covering between the two, however I don't have examples to illustrate.

Regards, Bill

Bill,

it's this one:
http://www.ussrphoto.com/Wiki/default.asp?ImageID=638&ParentID=1&WikiCatID=76&ContentID=208

And and it's 70-year anniversary version... I know I've seen some genuine red as you're saying that is why I started doubting the "fakeness" of this one that I have

Thanks,
Vlad.

IMHO People who produced such cameras have no taste.
But as always it make great collector's item!

I came up with grim name for Red Fed5 – "Death of the Communism".
Everyone has to have red-and-black ribbon on funerals of Party officials.