Fed (Type 1)£60
30 Mar 2026 · Chiswick Auctions · lot 161 · Photographica Timed Onlinepremium removed
outfit (body with several lenses) · not in the price+ lens
Fed (Type 1)
camera
The Fed (Type 1) sells for about £170 (median of only 4 recorded sales, 2001–2024; indicative).
See all 5 recorded sales: the date, saleroom or eBay listing, version and price of each →
Typical sale price
about£170
median of only 4 sales, 2001–2024
Indicative
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£169
Without the lowest sale£170
Not in the typical price
Listed apart, never blended in.
Every sale
A FED 1 35mm Rangefinder Camera£170
3 Dec 2024 · Flints Auctions · lot 14premium removed ↗
+ lens
FED 1 35mm Rangefinder Camera£35
28 Mar 2023 · Flints Auctions · lot 171 · The Collectors Salepremium removed
Fed Type 1 no. 4294£169
16 Jul 2002 · Christie's · lot 129premium removed ↗
+ lens
Fed Type 1 no. 5675£400
16 Jan 2001 · Christie's · lot 116premium removed ↗
+ lens
What it is
- Lens mount
- Leica screw mount (LTM/M39)
The FED (Type 1) is a Soviet 35mm rangefinder camera, a screw-mount design produced from the 1930s. It was the first mass-produced FED and positioned as the USSR's domestic answer to contemporary German rangefinders.
Inspect the cloth focal-plane shutter for pinholes and capping, check rangefinder alignment, and confirm the slow speeds run cleanly. Engravings and body plate details vary across early production and later examples, so verify originality before paying a premium. Service support is limited to independent specialists, as factory parts are no longer produced.
Generated summary, 28 Apr 2026 — not checked by hand; prices on this page come from the sales, not from this text.
Other (Types
(Type 1a)
3 salesabout £158Indicative(Type 1e) Red Flag
3 salesabout £870Indicative(Type 1g)
2 salesSales only(Type 1) black
1 saleSales only(Type 1b) (NKVD)
1 saleSales only(Type 1d) (NKVD)
1 saleSales only(Type 1f)
1 saleSales only(Type 1c) (NKVD)
0 salesNo sales yet
3 salesabout £158Indicative(Type 1e) Red Flag
3 salesabout £870Indicative(Type 1g)
2 salesSales only(Type 1) black
1 saleSales only(Type 1b) (NKVD)
1 saleSales only(Type 1d) (NKVD)
1 saleSales only(Type 1f)
1 saleSales only(Type 1c) (NKVD)
0 salesNo sales yet
Questions
Is the price quoted retail or auction?
The figure cited is a UK auction hammer price — a wholesale saleroom result that excludes buyer's and seller's commission, not a dealer retail asking price.
Facts
- Maker
- Fed
- Type
- camera
- Sales in the typical price
- 4
- First sale
- 16 Jan 2001
- Latest sale
- 3 Dec 2024
- Median
- £170
- Middle half
- £136–£228
- Evidence
- Indicative
- Method
- v1
Cite this page
“Fed (Type 1): about £170, the median of 4 recorded sales, 2001–2024 (Indicative, method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 29 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/f/fed/type-1/
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