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| − | Originally an orphanage in Kharkov, Ukraine, the '''FED''' factory was turned into a labor commune in the 1920s and renamed after Felix E. Dzerzhinsky, founder of the NKVD which was the forerunner to the KGB. Eventually it came to be known by the initials, FED (cyrillic ''' | + | Originally an orphanage in Kharkov, Ukraine, the '''FED''' factory was turned into a labor commune in the 1920s and renamed after Felix E. Dzerzhinsky, founder of the NKVD which was the forerunner to the KGB. Eventually it came to be known by the initials, FED (cyrillic '''ФЭД''' or '''фэд'''). |
After the groundbreaking introduction of the [[Leica II]] in 1932, Soviet leaders stopped the import of photographic equipment and set the FED factory to its task of creating a [[Leica]] of their own. Only 18 months later, in 1934, the FED factory began churning out its first clone of the Leica II [[rangefinder camera]]. Since then, they have produced millions of cameras, some good and some not so good. | After the groundbreaking introduction of the [[Leica II]] in 1932, Soviet leaders stopped the import of photographic equipment and set the FED factory to its task of creating a [[Leica]] of their own. Only 18 months later, in 1934, the FED factory began churning out its first clone of the Leica II [[rangefinder camera]]. Since then, they have produced millions of cameras, some good and some not so good. | ||
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* [http://www.retrography.com FED section at Retrography.com] by Simon Simonsen, Denmark | * [http://www.retrography.com FED section at Retrography.com] by Simon Simonsen, Denmark | ||
* [http://fr.wikibooks.org/wiki/Photographie/40_-_Fabricants/Federal French Photography Wikibook] | * [http://fr.wikibooks.org/wiki/Photographie/40_-_Fabricants/Federal French Photography Wikibook] | ||
| + | * [http://collectiblend.com/Cameras/FED/ Fed Cameras Price Guide] by CollectiBlend.com | ||
== Bibliography == | == Bibliography == | ||
Revision as of 01:48, 24 October 2008
Originally an orphanage in Kharkov, Ukraine, the FED factory was turned into a labor commune in the 1920s and renamed after Felix E. Dzerzhinsky, founder of the NKVD which was the forerunner to the KGB. Eventually it came to be known by the initials, FED (cyrillic ФЭД or фэд).
After the groundbreaking introduction of the Leica II in 1932, Soviet leaders stopped the import of photographic equipment and set the FED factory to its task of creating a Leica of their own. Only 18 months later, in 1934, the FED factory began churning out its first clone of the Leica II rangefinder camera. Since then, they have produced millions of cameras, some good and some not so good.
Contents
Screwmount Rangefinder Cameras
Fixed-lens Rangefinder Cameras
- FED 10
- FED 11 Atlas
- FED 35
- FED 35A
- FED 50
Fixed-lens Viewfinder Cameras
- FED Micron
Stereo camera
Links
- FED Zorki Survival Site
- FED 1 Wiki entries at USSRPhoto.com
- Zorkis and FED repair notes
- Rangefinders of the Former Soviet Union
- Notes in German about the FED
- History of the FED Kharkov Machinery Plant
- FED pages at Antique Russian Camera
- FED 35mm Rangefinder Page at Communist Cameras
- FED page at Collection G. Even's site
- FED Cameras at www.collection-appareils.fr
- FED section at Retrography.com by Simon Simonsen, Denmark
- French Photography Wikibook
- Fed Cameras Price Guide by CollectiBlend.com
Bibliography
- BOUSSAT, Jean-Claude .- Les appareils soviétiques. In : France-Photographie, n° 209, février 2008, pp. 8-9.
- Princelle, Jean Loup - Made In USSR - The Authentic Guide To Russian And Soviet Cameras, Le Reve Edition, 2004
