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I find this camera (with a fresh CLA) to be a pleasure to shoot color film with. Of course, an old fashioned light meter, or else a digital camera, is needed to assist in setting the aperture and shutter properly. The FED 2 camera is 1 cm wider than a Leica, and a bit taller. The back removes for loading film, which process is much more fussy than with the Canon QL feature. The feel of reassembly is very firm. The film winder is stiff but not sticky, and it transmits the feel of the shutter gearing. The aperture ring for the Industar 61 lens has light friction, with stiff and audible click stops. There is a bit of wobble with no friction. The focus ring is stiffly but smoothly greased. It is possible to operate these with one finger tip. This middle to late middle release of the FED 2 possesses a shutter speed setting that is safe and not confusing to adjust at any time. (The later FED and Zorki models with extended slow shutter settings are not safe to set before winding the film.) The use of a finger and thumb, plus visual attention, is needed to set the shutter control. The viewfinder is of good quality, and the rangefinder dot is bright and very precise. The viewing distance is closer than my eyelashes. The viewfinder itself often requires refocusing, by way of the handy lever for that purpose.The shutter release has a short throw of 1.5 mm. It is stiffly sprung, and it is sticky if the shutter release column is not well lubed. A single decisive squeeze is encouraged by the mechanism. I installed a rounded button top on the shutter release to improve the feel of the camera. The shutter operates with a "kick" sound, which is not especially quiet. It's not like the triple clatter of a Canon FT though. The film advance release button used before rewinding is stiff, and it is guaranteed to trip the shutter release. So use the lens cap then. The rangefinder is accurate at 1.5 m and infinity. Almost all rangefinders require a fine tuning table. This one includes a -.3 m adjustment at 6 m and 9 m. The focus register of the I 61 lens is right on the mark. (Leica M39 type lenses can be used on this camera.) There are no frame lines in the viewfinder for lenses of different focal length; use an accessory viewfinder with these lenses. This FED 2 camera has justified its acquisition cost to me with pleasure.Read full review
A fine example of the Soviet Union's best optical accomplishments. Stolen German machine tooling, materials, glass, blueprints and technicians produced a quality product (1000 miles east of where it belonged) under Stalin's diabolical dictatorship. I love this little gem. It's a perfect partner to my Leica lllc, accepting all the German, Japanese and Russian M39 lenses I have already collected. Not as smoothly-operating or well-finished as its Kraut progenitor, it is nonetheless a beautiful and impressive creation. If you like film, you can't go wrong with this. No meter, but I like using my handheld Gossen Luna-Pro made in West Germany. Get one today!
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I use it only for display. Great conversation piece. My grand children like to hold it and pretend to take pictures.
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In very good condition, it works well.
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very nice!
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