Fed 2 Prototype
The FED 2 Prototype is a Soviet 35mm rangefinder camera produced as a pre-production example of the FED 2 line at the FED works in Kharkov. Prototypes precede the regular production runs that defined the FED 2 family from the mid-1950s onward, and surviving examples are rare collector items rather than user cameras.
Auction data for the FED 2 Prototype is extremely thin: a single UK hammer result of £6,000 is on record (November 2019), so there is no meaningful range or median to quote today. Because that figure is a wholesale saleroom result rather than a retail asking price, what a FED 2 Prototype is worth in 2026 depends heavily on provenance, completeness and how convincingly the prototype status can be documented — a comparable example could sell for considerably more or less.
Sales History
Prices shown are UK auction hammer results — the wholesale level achieved in the saleroom. Neither buyer’s nor seller’s commission is included. Dealer and retail asking prices are typically higher.
| Date | Price | Source | |
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| Nov 2019 | EUR 6,000 | Leitz Auction | |
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Auction: Leitz Auction 35 (Lot AI_35_37868) Title: Fed II prototype
Description:
a very interesting, probably unique prototype of a Fed 2 camera, with a top-plate resembling a Leica M, black-painted body with a brown covering, the lever for diopter adjustment on the left-hand side, excellent condition Estimate: EUR 4,000 - EUR 4,500 |
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