FED 5 USSR 35 mm vintage film rangefinder camera body M39 LTM mount

FED-5 (ФЭД-5), vintage Soviet rangefinder camera 35 mm, #278943, M39 (LTM) mount "FED" plant, Kharkiv, USSR Very good condition. Shutter, light-meter, self-timer and rangefinder work properly. Shutter curtain had a small abrasion area with light leakage - fixed with insulating tape. Body has small signs of age. Lens is not included, body only. History of the camera "FED-5" is the second camera from the unified family of "FED-5". This camera has built-in selenium exposure meter and dioptric adjustment. This camera replaced "FED-4" in production at Kharkiv Mechanical Plant "FED" (Kharkiv, Ukraine, USSR) and was produced since 1977 till 1990. Price of the camera was 77 Soviet Roubles (with average salary 120 Soviet Roubles per month). Camera got a self-throwing off frame-counter. This increased the height of the camera greatly. Backwind is with a sliding head. Body is metal with removable rear cover. Default lens is "Industar-61 L/D", 2.8/55. Of course, all lenses with M39 (LTM) mount fit this lens. Shutter is cloth, curtains move horizontally. Possible shutter speeds are: 1/500, 1/250, 1/125, 1/60, 1/30, 1/15, 1/8, 1/4, 1/2, 1 sec and B. Viefinder is united with rangefinder, rangefinder base is 43 mm. Viewfinder has a dioptric adjustment mechanism (+/- 2 dioptre). Camera has a self-timer, cable synchrocontact for flash and hot-shoe (late versions only, offered camera has it). Tripod socket is 1/4". Camera offered has a "USSR Quality mark" meaning that this specific camera has better quality than ordinary "FED-5". Camera had two types of name on the front (here I offer early variant). Versions: -FED-5C - the same as offered, but without dioptric adjustment. -FED-5B - camera without built-in exposure meter Characteristics: S/number - 278943 Frame size - 24x36. Shutter speeds - 1-1/500, B Type of thread - M39x1/28.8 Body - aluminium. Dimension - 141x92x39 mm Weight - 625 g ---------------------------------------------------------- Conditions: Economy shipping to the address stated at Pinkoi with tracking number, usually sent within 3 business days after payment. See the photos for details. Photos are actual - that is exactly the camera you will receive. Please, do not hesitate to contact me for any information required. Please, watch my other items. I combine shipping - write to me what items do you want to buy, and I will calculate the discount for combined shipping. Package is packed thoroughly and carefully and marked as a “gift”. If you need to add invoice in the envelope or not to mark as a “gift”, write to me. If you are interested in terms of shipment - write to me, and I will tell the minimum, maximum and average time of shipment to your country (I accumulated vast statistics). Return shipping (if the item is as described in the ad) is paid by the buyer. My price include the item and shipping cost and does not include Duties, Value Added Taxes, Customs Clearance Fees and other charges. These charges are the buyer's full responsibility. Please check with your country's customs office to determine what these additional costs will be before bidding/buying. Buyer needs to pay for the above fees in case that occurred for certain goods. If the package returns back to me due to the buyer refuse to pay those fees, I would not send the package again unless the buyer completes those fees and pay all the return and resend cost. Buyer can not cancel the order or request refund due to this reason. All the customs clearance and other affairs that can be necessary to get the package in the buyer’s country is buyer’s full responsibility. Please, be sure that you are aware of your post office working time, order and rules of package delivery and be ready to accept the package. If the package returns to me as “unclaimed” or the tracking system shows “unsuccessful delivery attempts”, refund to the buyer will be paid deducting the shipping and return costs. Resending must be paid extra.