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Variants of this model includes:
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'''FED 5B'''
 
'''FED 5B'''
Similar to the [[FED 5]] but with no [[light meter]].
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Similar to the [[FED 5]] but without  [[light meter]].
  
 
'''FED 5C''' 1977-1990 (C stands for S Cyrillic)  
 
'''FED 5C''' 1977-1990 (C stands for S Cyrillic)  
 
An Economy model of the [[FED 5]], without [[diopter]] adjustment, but with a bright-line non [[parallax]] corrected finder.
 
An Economy model of the [[FED 5]], without [[diopter]] adjustment, but with a bright-line non [[parallax]] corrected finder.
 
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== Links ==
 
== Links ==
 
* [http://ussrphoto.com/Wiki/default.asp?WikiCatID=102&ParentID=1 Fed 5 models] at USSR Photo
 
* [http://ussrphoto.com/Wiki/default.asp?WikiCatID=102&ParentID=1 Fed 5 models] at USSR Photo

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The FED 5 (often marked in cyrillic, with several variations of font, ФЭД 5 {upper-case} or фэд 5 {lower-case}) is a 35mm rangefinder camera produced by the FED factory in the Ukraine (city Kharkov) from 1977 until 1997. It features an uncoupled selenium light meter with a single range of sensitivity. It came equipped with the Industar-61 L/D 55mm f/2.8 standard lens incorporating the rare-earth element lanthanum.

Operation

As with other Soviet-era rangefinders, the shutter-speed selector rotates when the shutter is released, and this should not be changed until after the shutter has been cocked. If you change the shutter speed before you cock the shutter first, the setting pin can be broken when you advance the film and cock the shutter.

Variants

Variants of this model include:

FED 5B Similar to the FED 5 but without light meter.

FED 5C 1977-1990 (C stands for S Cyrillic) An Economy model of the FED 5, without diopter adjustment, but with a bright-line non parallax corrected finder.

Links