FED

Explore 5 FED vintage camera models — specs, production history, reviews, and market values in the VTA archive.

Cameras

• 1 (1934-1955) — The FED 1 is a 35mm rangefinder camera produced in the Soviet Union from 1934 to 1955, representing the first model in the FED line of cameras.
• 2 (1955–1970) — An evolution of the original FED design derived from the pre-war Leica II. Full specifications and review.
• 3 (1961–1979) — The FED 3 is a 35mm rangefinder camera produced by the FED factory in Kharkiv, Ukraine (then part of the Soviet Union), representing the most widely
• 4 (1964–1977) — It is distinguished from its predecessors primarily by the addition of a built-in, uncoupled selenium light meter. Full specifications and review.
• 5 (1977–1990) — It combines the classic Leica-inspired mechanical design of earlier FED models with modernized features. Full specifications and review.

Rangefinder

• Atlas — FED Atlas — the first Soviet mass-produced 35mm rangefinder, a Leica II copy with Industar-26M lens. Little else is firmly documented.
• NKVD (1934-1955) — FED NKVD — the original 1934-1955 FED rangefinder, a Soviet Leica II copy from the Dzerzhinsky factory in Kharkiv, Ukraine.
• S (1934-1955) — FED S Soviet 35mm rangefinder camera, 1956-1958, with combined rangefinder/viewfinder and Industar-26m 50mm f/2.8 lens. With when it was made.
• TSVVS — FED TSVVS (1949-1950) — rare Soviet military rangefinder, never sold commercially. Only ~700 made with Contax mount. Includes production dates.