Fed 5 Film Camera

FED-5 is a 35mm rangefinder camera manufactured by the FED factory located in Kharkiv, Ukraine, from 1977 to 1996.

This model serves as an enhancement of the FED-4, featuring a more streamlined design on the top, a pop-up rewind knob replacing the previous thumb-wheel, and the addition of a hot shoe. It also includes redesigned film reminder/frame counter and meter rings, along with a repositioned meter scale that has been upgraded from a match-needle system to an EV-scaled format, allowing users to manually input the meter reading into the calculator.

Characteristics

Lens: Standard Industar-61 L/D 53mm f/2.8 lens, interchangeable, featuring a 39mm Leica screw mount and a filter size of 40.5mm.
Aperture: Adjustable from f/2.8 to f/22, with a dedicated ring and scale on the lens.
Focus Range: 1 meter to 20 meters, plus infinity.
Focusing Mechanism: Achieved by aligning yellow rangefinder images visible in the viewfinder.
Shutter: Rubberized silk double cloth curtain, utilizing a horizontally moving focal-plane shutter.
Shutter Speeds: Ranges from 1 second to 1/500 second, plus Bulb mode.
Cocking Lever: Functions to wind the film, featuring a short stroke and retractable design, located on the right side of the top plate.
Frame Counter: Integrated with the cocking lever, it is an advance type that auto-resets.
Viewfinder: Coupled viewfinder/rangefinder with a diopter correction ring surrounding the eyepiece.
Exposure Meter: Uncoupled Selenium cell sensor, with metering indicated by a needle window on the top plate.
Exposure Setting: Set the film speed using the large dial. Although the dial displays GOST speeds, simply set the ASA value; point the camera at the desired scene, observe the needle's indication through the light meter window, adjust the light meter dial until the silver number aligns with the needle's reading, and then determine the appropriate shutter speed and aperture settings.
Rewinding Mechanism: A small chrome knob located at the center of the exposure/ASA (GOST) setting dial; push and turn left to activate.
Self-Timer: Engaged via a small knob positioned above it.
Flash Sync: Equipped with a PC sync socket, supporting flash synchronization up to 1/30 second.
Hot Shoe: Available for flash attachment.
Memory Dial: Located on the knob of the cocking lever.
Back Cover: Removable along with the bottom plate, opened using two pop-up semi-circle levers on the bottom plate.
Tripod Socket: Standard 1/4" size.
Weight: 720 grams.
Country of Origin: Ukraine, USSR.
Serial Number: 024767.

This camera has never been used and is in excellent working condition.