FED - 3 With Industar - 61 2, 8/52mm Lens Vintage Rangefinder Film Camera M39, Case
Item History & Price
&...nbsp; Lens Industar 61!
Good condition, see Photo. fully serviced camera. 1968 year!
The shutter and the descent are soft, the shutter speeds work without slowing down, the shutter curtains are in good condition. Backlashes are minimal.Fully serviced camera. On the lens there are traces of rubbing, see the photo 11.
35 mm, M39 mount
"FED" plant, Kharkiv, Ukraine, USSR
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Delivery time: Europe 10-30 days, Asia 30-50 days, USA 30-45 days, Australia Indonesia 50-65 days.
History of the camera
This camera was produced in 1961-1979 at "FED" plant. Totally 2 086 825 cameras were made. Comparing with previous model "FED-2" new shutter speeds were added: 1/15, 1/8, 1/4, 1/2 and 1 second. The vertical size of the camera increased (110 mm instead of 90 mm).
All cameras had self-timer. Body was of cast aluminium with removable rear cover. Camera had a synchrocontact "X" with only possible shutter speed 1/30 s.
Camera had 2 variants:
-early, produced in 1961-1965, with barrel shutter recess
-late, produced in 1966-1979, with cock shutter recess (camera offered).
In 1970 a mechanism of shutter block was introduced if shutter is recessed not fully.
Rangefinder base is 43 mm (decreased from 50, 25 mm at "FED-2"). Viewfinder has a dioptric adjustment mechanism (+/- 2 dioptre).
Default lens is "Industar-26m", 2.8/50, "Industar-61", 2.8/52 or "Industar-61 L/D", 2.8/55. Of course, all lenses with M39 (LTM) mount fit this lens.
In 1964-1980 simultaneously "FED-4" with built-in light-meter was produced.
In 1977 was replaced with "FED-5". When exported abroad camera could have a name "Revue-3".
Characteristics:
Frame size - 24x36.
Shutter speeds - 1-1/500, B.
Type of thread - M39x1/28.8
Body - aluminium.
Dimension - 175x110x95 mm
Weight - 600 g
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