FED 2 Rangefinder Camera Outfit, inc 85mm f2.£130
21 Oct 2025 · Chiswick Auctions · lot 196 · Photographicapremium removed
○ version can’t telloutfit (body with several lenses) · not in the price
Fed 2
camera
The Fed 2 sells for about £40 (median of only 3 recorded sales, 2019–2022; indicative, old, version mix).
See all 4 recorded sales: the date, saleroom or eBay listing, version and price of each →
Typical sale price
about£40
median of only 3 sales, 2019–2022
Indicativeoldversion mix
Few sales. Read this as a rough guide; every sale is shown below.
Hammer prices, buyer’s premium removed; eBay as soldHow ↗
How much does one sale move this?
Without the highest sale£38
Without the lowest sale£2,593
Price by version
Typical price and middle half, on one shared scale.
Version not stated£382 sales
1 rarer version (1–2 sales each)
Prototype£5,146
Not in the typical price
Listed apart, never blended in.
Every sale
A Fed 2 35mm Rangefinder Camera£35
9 Aug 2022 · Flints Auctions · lot 406 · The Collectors Salepremium removed
○ version can’t tell+ lens
A FED 2 Rangefinder Camera£40
28 Jan 2021 · Flints Auctions · lot 186 · Cameras, Scientific & Collectablespremium removed
○ version can’t tell
Fed II prototype£5,146
23 Nov 2019 · Leitz Photographica Auction · €6,000 · lot AI_35_37868hammer ↗
What it is
- Lens mount
- Leica screw mount (LTM/M39)
The FED 2 is a Soviet 35mm rangefinder camera, produced at the FED factory in Kharkov from the mid-1950s into the 1970s. It was positioned as an affordable Leica-inspired rangefinder for amateur photographers, with a combined viewfinder/rangefinder window and an M39 screw lens mount.
Inspect the cloth focal-plane shutter for pinholes and capping, check rangefinder alignment both vertically and horizontally, and confirm the slow speeds run evenly rather than sticking. The take-up spool is removable and often missing, so verify it is present, and examine the vulcanite covering for shrinkage or lifting. Service is straightforward for competent rangefinder technicians and donor bodies are plentiful, which keeps repair costs low.
Generated summary, 24 Apr 2026 — not checked by hand; prices on this page come from the sales, not from this text.
Versions and how to tell them apart
Prototype
1 saleSales only
1 saleSales only
Questions
What affects the price of a FED 2?
Condition of the shutter curtains, rangefinder accuracy, completeness (take-up spool, case, lens) and the specific sub-variant are the main factors influencing value.
Is the FED 2 a good budget rangefinder?
Yes — its price point and M39 lens compatibility make it one of the cheaper routes into screw-mount rangefinder shooting, provided the shutter and rangefinder check out.
Facts
- Maker
- Fed
- Type
- camera
- Sales in the typical price
- 3
- First sale
- 23 Nov 2019
- Latest sale
- 9 Aug 2022
- Median
- £40
- Middle half
- £38–£2,593
- Evidence
- Indicative · old, version mix
- Method
- v1
Cite this page
“Fed 2: about £40, the median of 3 recorded sales, 2019–2022 (Indicative, method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 29 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/f/fed/2/
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