FED 1

FED 1 image by Richard Frances (Image rights)

After the war, regular FED camera production resumed in 1946. The post-war bodies have a simpler logo, FED in cyrillic stamped on the top, than the original FED NKVD. These are the FED 1 bodies. There are two distinct shutter release collars: the first one is a continuation of the original prewar design; the second has a distinctly wider cup shape, introduced in 1953.

FED 1 "Siberia" with larger knobs for use with gloved hands image by Geoff Harrisson (Image rights)

Links

• FED 1 user manual by Kevin Kalsbeek at the Journal of Photographic Anachronisms
• FED 1, all models in Wayne Cornell's photography site
• FED at Sovietcams.com
• Fed 1 at Sylvain Halgand's www.collection-appareils.fr (in French)