FED-3

FED-3 is a Soviet rangefinder camera manufactured by the FED Kharkov Industrial Engineering Association from 1961 to 1979.

FED-3

FED-3 was a further development of the FED 2 camera. Unlike the previous model, the FED-3 camera had slow shutter speeds and the film advance lever in the latest versions.

Fed-3 Specifications

  • Type: 35mm rangefinder camera
  • Manufacturer: FED plant
  • Production period: from 1961 to 1979
  • Format: 24x36cm on 135 film
  • Lens mount: m39 thread mount
  • Lens: Industar-26M 2.8/50 or Industar-61 L/D 2.8/55
  • Rangefinder base: 41mm
  • Shutter: focal-plane shutter with speeds from 1 to 1/500 sec.
  • Viewfinder: optical parallax viewfinder combined with a rangefinder
  • Lighmeter: none
  • Flash synchronisation: sync socket “X”, sync speeds from 1/30 s and longer.
  • Selftimer: mechanical
  • Weight: 950 grams
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Of course, this camera was much inferior to such cameras as the Zorki-3 or the Kiev rangefinder cameras. But with all this, one must understand that FED-3 was much cheaper than the aforementioned cameras.

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The camera was equipped with an Industar-26m f2,8/50 lens, and closer to the end of production with an Industar-61 f2,8/53 lens. Both of these lenses create stunning photos with a great vintage effect. Like most Soviet cameras, FED-3 has an M39 threaded mount inherited from the Leica II. Focusing is done using a rangefinder.

FED-3 soviet camera
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FED-3 was equipped with a shutter with shutter speeds of 1/500, 1/250, 1/125, 1/60, 1/30, 1/15, 1/8, 1/4, 1/2, 1 second and B. This row of shutter speeds is quite enough for almost any purpose. Only 1/1000 is missing here for the perfect set. But because of these long exposures, the camera body has become higher, and the rangefinder base has decreased from 67mm to 41mm.

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Like the previous cameras of this brand, FED-3 is made of fairly high-quality metal. There is no plastic, and the build quality is at a fairly good level (especially by the standards of the Soviet Union).

The camera is also equipped with a self-timer and a cold shoe. In addition, FED3 has a diopter correction, which is carried out by rotating the ring around the viewfinder.

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fed-3 camera manual

Conclusion

Although FED-3 is not the most advanced camera, it has all the minimum functions that are necessary for full work with 35mm film. There is a good range of shutter speeds, a good range finder, and just excellent lenses. You can use this camera for a wide variety of genres of photography, from portraits to landscapes.

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