Type: Coupled rangefinder
Film: 35mm perforated
Formula: Leica II
Factory: F. E. Dzerzhinsky Labour Commune (FED) / Kharkov, USSR
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Pictured camera:
Body: Fed-1c-S #59274
Lens: FED 50mm f2.0 #22657
Production year: 1938
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This camera has the top speed of 1/1000s and the faster f2.0/50mm lens.
This model of FED-1 was designated "S" by the factory and was made between 1938-1941 according to Princelle. With original leather case, many other accessories were made for the FED-1 during these years, including the right angle viewer, wide angle lens, FED light meter, a panoramic head, and a self-timer with mirror. This was an attempt to make a FED "system camera" similar to what the Leica had evolved into.
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Certainly Princelle is wrong about the production of the "S". By the serial numbers, about 13000 Fed lenses 2/50mm were made specially for this model. It would be reasonable to think that 10000/12000 Fed-S in fact were produced. (Jacques M.).
Also sovietcams.com describes Fed 50/2 lenses without serial number and one of them is listed here on the lens page too, even when it makes less sense to list them here because there is no serial. Also in the book 'Russian and Soviet cameras (1840-1991) Catalogue / Iskusstvo 1993' are 20.000 FED S mentioned.
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Lenses are written as "original" when the owner bought body and lens together. That does not mean that they were originally pounted together at the factory.
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Known Examples of FED S cameras:
Type __ #Cam __ #Lens ______ Owner/Source _______ Remarks
1c ____ 2013 __ 189 _________ PYC _______________ unusual serial
1c ____ 2092 __ 33128/91-2 __ Jacques M. __________ unusual serial ___ lens original.
1d ____ 2570 __ 25237/10 ____ Christian G.(Niko80) __ unusual serial
1c ____ 3909 __ ? ___________ DVD _______________ unusual serial
1c ____ 5378 __ ? ___________ levonsa _______________ unusual serial
1c ___ 22104 __ ? ___________ Dr.Vonin ____________ unusual serial
1c ___ 24929 __ ? ___________ Dr.Vonin ____________ unusual serial
1c ___ 25726 _______________ Jacques M. __________ unusual serial
1c ___ 25949 __ ? ___________ DVD _______________ unusual serial
1c ___ 40564 __ ? ___________ eBay _______________ unusual serial
1c ___ 55217 __ 72246(Ind.10)_ Jacques M.
1c ___ 55739 __ 20684/19 ____ A.Nikitin
1c ___ 55890 _______________ Jacques M. __________ reflex device
1c ___ 55908 __ ? ___________ Molotok
1c ___ 56041 __ ? ___________ eduard2636
1c ___ 56054 __ 21334 _______ ussrphoto
1c ___ 56281 __ ? ___________ eBay
1c ___ 57444 __ ? ___________ A.Nikitin
1c ___ 58925 __ ? ___________ eBay
1c ___ 59274 __ 22657 _______ Bill Parkinson
1c ___ 59309 __ 20912 _______ pointed by Princelle
1c ___ 59349 __ 21446/89 ____ Jacques M.___________ lens original
1c ___ 61557 __ Fotosniper ____ Westlicht auction n°6
1c ___ 61713 __ 20701/121 ____ eBay
1c ___ 62887 __ 21623 _______ Princelle and fotoussr.ru __ passport 21 VI 1938.
1c ___ 62906 __ 20971/20 _____ PYC
1c ___ 62909 __ ? ____________ eBay
1c ___ 63138 __ 100mm lens ___ fotomuda
1c ___ 63146 __ 21536 ________ ebay
1c ___ 63296 __ 32520/68-0 ____ eBay
1c ___ 63338 __ 31748/17-0 ____ private _____________ lens added
1c ___ 63408 __ ? ____________ eBay
1c ___ 65328 __ 21904 ________ Molotok
1c ___ 65494 __ 23814 ________ David Tomlinson
1c ___ 65575 __ 20863 ________ Elmar Lang
1c ___ 65658 __ 21547 ________ ebay 2020
1c ___ 65769 __ 21118/33 _____ ebay ________________ lens original
1c ___ 65839 __ 21453 ________ Serhio Vorobaz
1c ___ 65952 __ 21535 ________ eBay
1c ___ 66912 __ ? ____________ geoffox23
1c ___ 67723 __ 22001/32 _____ Jacques M.____________ lens original
1c ___ 67739 __ 100mm lens ___ Molotok
1c ___ 69929 __ 22495/8-0 ____ Christian G.(Niko80) _____ engraving error: missing 'Х' in Харьков
1c ___ 70348 __ 22485/8-0 _____ ebay
1c ___ 70883 __ 22506/31 ______ Christian G.(Niko80)
1c ___ 73207 __ no lens ________ ebay
1c ___ 73248 __ 22613/55 ______ eBay
1c ___ 73260 __ 22624 _________ A.Nikitin
1c ___ 73315 __ 22690 _________ private
1c ___ 73338 __ 23021 _________ ebay
1c ___ 73347 __ 22653 _________ web
1c ___ 73350 __ ? _____________ eBay
1c ___ 73400 __ ? _____________ eBay
1c ___ 73560 __ 22556/51 ______ private _______________ lens original
1c ___ 75914 __ 23285 _________ Fred L
1c ___ 76046 __ 32568/5-6 _____ eBay
1c ___ 76259 __ ? _____________ Molotok
1c ___ 76862 __ 27890/41 ______ Jacques M._____________ lens original
1c ___ 77057 __ 23183 _________ Aidas
1c ___ 77232 __ 23017 _________ ebay
1c ___ 78788 __ ? _____________ eBay
1c ___ 78799 __ 23784 _________ eBay
1c ___ 78997 _________________ Jacques M.
1c ___ 79020 __ ? _____________ eBay
1c ___ 81205 __ 23334/90-0 _____ ebay
1c ___ 81521 __ ? _____________ Flickr
1c ___ 83059 __ 21276 _________ Soviet Power
1c ___ 83339 __ 25122 _________ eBay
1c ___ 83684 __ ? _____________ Lens Werks
1c ___ 84709 __ ? _____________ Nathan Dayton
1c ___ 84928 __ no lens ________ Jacques M.
1c ___ 86826 __ 27821/56-2 ____ private _______________ lens original
1c ___ 89621 __ 24853/52 ______ private _______________ lens original
1c ___ 89863 __ ? _____________ eBay
1c ___ 90345 __ 22828/4-8 _____ Jacques M._____________ lens original
1c ___ 91429 __ ? _____________ Camerapedia
1c ___ 92857 __ ? _____________ DVD
1c ___ 93609 __ 25492 _________ Jacques M._____________ lens original
1d _ no serial __ 27151 _________ Johan Kuiper
1d ___ 96152 __ 25858/27-2 ____ A.Nikitin
1d ___ 97028 __ 25744/115 _____ private ________________ lens original
1d ___ 97115 __ ? _____________ auction.ru
1d ___ 97191 __ ? _____________ ebay 2020
1d ___ 97298 __ 25682/18-2 ____ Jacques M.______________ lens original
1d ___ 97352 __ 22547/50 ______ private_________________ lens added
1d ___ 98137 __ ? _____________photolubitel
1d ___ 98361 __ 22898 _________ Christian G.(Niko80)
1d ___ 98527 __ 25909 _________ Alex Photo
1d ___ 98666 __ 24892 _________ eBay
1d ___ 99162 __ ? _____________?
1d __ 100831 __ 26365 _________ seen on the net
1d __ 101796 __ ? _____________ Jim McGee
1d __ 101817 __ ? _____________ pointed by Ian Norris
1d __ 102012 __ ? _____________ Nathan Dayton
1d __ 104370 __ 26708/74-4 ____ Jacques M.______________ lens original
1d __ 105453 __ ? _____________ DVD Technik
1d __ 105909 __ 26541/14-5 _____ eBay
1d __ 107327 __ ? _____________ Molotok
1d __ 107723 __ 31185 _________ Stephan VDZ
1d __ 109694 __ ? _____________ eBay
1d __ 109742 __ ? _____________ eBay
1d __ 110156 __ ? _____________ DVD
1d __ 111385 __ Ind.10 post war _ ebay 2016
1d __ 112797 __ ? _____________ DVD
1d __ 112960 __ 29608/177 _____ eBay
1d __ 112984 __ Ind.10 _________ eBay
1d __ 113097 __ 31331 _________ Sovietcamerastore
1d __ 115356 __ 27282/78 _______ Vladislav Kern
1d __ 115732 __ 25178 _________ Soviet Camera Store
1d __ 116151 __ 20936/23-3 _____ eBay
1d __ 116489 __ ? _____________ eBay
1d __ 116905 __ ? _____________ eBay
1d __ 117117 __ ? _____________ French collector
1d __ 117171 __ 27672 _________ A.Nikitin
1d __ 118999 __ 27938/4 _______ ebay
1d __ 119792 __ 27951 _________ Jacques M.______________ lens original
1d __ 123258 __ 24613/35-1 ____ private __________________ lens added
1d __ 123272 __ ? _____________ geoffox23
1d __ 124917 __ ? _____________ eBay
1d __ 125167 __ ? _____________ DVD
1d __ 125297 __ 100mm 37813 __ web
1d __ 129129 __ 30633 _________ Sokrat store
1d __ 129233 __ 28599 _________ ebay 2020
1d __ 130419 __ ? _____________ eBay
1d __ 131794 __ 28904 _________ Chris Sabine
1d __ 132162 __ 29057 _________ Fred L
1d __ 132262 __ 28946 _________ eBay
1d __ 132610 __ 28957 _________ David Tomlinson
1d __ 133561 __ 31409/34 ______ Aidas
1d __ 134888 __ ? _____________ ebay 2016 link
1d __ 135269 __ ? _____________ Dr.Vonin
1d __ 136157 __ 29576 _________ DVD _____________ Passport 20/08/1940 Harkov, Lesopark 27
1d __ 138730 __ 26504 _________ Juhani
1d __ 139695 __ 30219 _________ Fred L
1d __ 140716 __ 24786 _________ Fred L
1d __ 141579 __ ? _____________ mvd807
1d __ 141580 __ 29989 _________ kievuser
1d __ 141708 __ 21847 _________ private ________________ lens added
1d __ 141993 __ ? _____________ eBay
1d __ 143150 __ ? _____________ auction.ru
1d __ 144546 __ ? _____________ bar90cameras.ru
1d __ 145088 __ 30301 _________ list_service
1d __ 145682 __ ? _____________ eBay
1d __ 145712 __ 30132 _________ ebay
1d __ 145843 __ 24466 _________ outfitter
1d __ 145902 __ 30335/12 ______ okynek
1d __ 146310 __ ? _____________ flickr
1d __ 146658 __ 30440/189 _____ private _________________ lens original
1d __ 146794 __ 30507/32 ______ private _________________ lens original
1d __ 146818 __ 30525 _________ Johan Kuiper
1d __ 147029 __ ? _____________ bar90cameras.ru
1d __ 147690 __ ? _____________ eBay
1d __ 147763 __ 29974 _________ Fred L
1d __ 148486 __ 30713 _________ Fred L
1d __ 148495 __ 30650 _________ eBay
1d __ 152345 __ Sonnar ________ Molotok
1d __ 156361 __ 31119 _________ Aidas
1d __ 157264 __ 31228 _________ private _________________ lens original
1d __ 157694 __ 29044/59 ______ Jacques M._______________ lens original
1d __ 158202 __ 31358 _________ ebay
1d __ 158978 __ 24761 _________ SOVDEPIA
1d __ 159013 __ ? _____________ Soviet Camera Store
1d __ 160084 __ no lens ________ eBay
1d __ 160873 __ 31726 _________ Stephan Vdz
1d __ 163810 __ ? _____________ Molotok
1d __ 164122 __ 32151/53 ______ private __________________ lens original
1d __ 164433 __ CZJ f2 _________ Jacques M. __________________ Lens#2711193
1d __ 164771 __ 31933 _________ SOVDEPIA
1d __ 167621 __ 32470/11-3 _____ georg16nik
1d __ 168125 __ 29406 _________ Alain Berry
1d __ 168636 __ ? _____________ Diego (Italy)
1d __ 169776 __ ? _____________ eBay
1d __ 170125 __ ? _____________ Fedka
1d __ 170792 __ 3238x _________ eBay
1d __ 171362 __ 32168/63 ______ ebay
1d __ 172681 __ 32678 _________ ebay
1d __ 172936 __ 32726/5 _______ mirror
1d __ 173444 __ 26654/38 ______ A.Nikitin
1e __ 173979 __ 22059/134 _____ A.Nikitin
1e __ 174119 __ 32763/160 _____ Christian G.(Niko80)
1e __ 174291 __ ? _____________ ebay
1e __ 174836 __ ? _____________ Vittorio
1e __ 174942 _________________ Jacques M. (remount with late 1d parts).
1e __ 175008 __ ? _____________ Nathan Dayton
1e __ 175026 __ ? _____________ DVD
1e __ 176159 __ 33035 _________ seen on the net
1e __ 176274 __ ? _____________ Dr.Vonin
1e __ 176735 __ 28307/13/1 _____ seen on the net
1e __ 176789 __ ? _____________ Juhani
1e __ 176792 __ ? _____________ Alain Berry
1e __ 177307 __ ? _____________ A.Nikitin
1e __ 177376 __ 33509/872 _____ ebay
1e __ 177597 __ 24511 _________ Aidas
1e __ 178094 __ 3,5/50 _________ bar90cameras
1e __ 178311 __ 32348 _________ Jacques M. ________ lens is original
1e __ 179349 __ 29484/19 ______ Bill Parkinson
1e __ 179734 __ ? _____________ Kievuser
1e __ 180024 __ 33323/3 _______ Christian G.(Niko80) _ Passport 31/07/1941 Harkov, Lesopark 54
1e __ 180101__ 33242/113______ JED
1e __ 180816 __ 2/5cm _________ A.Nikitin
1e __ 180971 __ 32189 _________ Jacques M._________ lens original
1e __ 181033 __ 23098 _________ Jacques M.________ with 20-1 on speed dial.
1e __ 181306 __ Sonnar ________ Cl.Asquini _________Sonnar on Fed plate 33408
1e __ 182604 __ 3,5/50 s/n 182232 _ photolubitel.com
1e __ 182757 _________________ Jacques M.
1e __ 182856 __ 2421 __________ Omega
1e __ 182934 __ 3,5/50 _________ photolubitel.com ___ with 20-1 on speed dial
1e __ 183209 __ macro # 2694 ___ Jacques M. _______ Fed-Zorki parts.
1e __ 183309 __ 3,5/50 s/n 180433 _ photolubitel.com _ Fed B parts
1e __ 183321 __ 2/5cm _________A.Nikitin __________ with 20-1 on speed dial
1e __ 183428 __ no lens ________ web
1e __ 183678 __ ? _____________ D.Bessonov
1e __ 183886 __ ? _____________ private
1e __ 183892 __ ? _____________ private
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Special Fed S cameras:
Leica II fake #128698 __ 2/5cm #28597/8 ______________ Jacques M.__ lens original
Leica II fake __________ CZJ Tessar 3,5/5cm #137260 _____ Jacques M.
Fed Sport #0044 ______ Fed 2/50 #28550 _______________ Jacques M.
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