Fed 5

The FED 5 is a 35mm rangefinder camera produced in the Soviet Union by the FED factory. It uses standard 35mm film and sits within the long-running FED rangefinder line, which traces its lineage back to Leica-pattern screw-mount bodies.

Inspect the cloth focal-plane shutter for pinholes, check that all speeds fire and that the rangefinder patch is visible and aligned, and confirm the film advance and frame counter operate smoothly. Lens haze, fungus and separation are common on Soviet optics, and service parts are no longer factory-supported, so buyers should favour examples that are already functional over project bodies.

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