Difference between revisions of "FED Micron"
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It has automatic exposure controlled by a [[selenium meter]] around the lens, and limited manual override. In the automatic mode, both aperture and shutter speed are selected automatically. The shutter speed, between 1/30 and 1/800 second, is shown in the viewfinder on a needle-meter. If the light is insufficient, the speed scale turns red and the shutter will not release. If an aperture value is set manually, the shutter speed is automatically set to 1/30; this is the extent of the manual exposure control. | It has automatic exposure controlled by a [[selenium meter]] around the lens, and limited manual override. In the automatic mode, both aperture and shutter speed are selected automatically. The shutter speed, between 1/30 and 1/800 second, is shown in the viewfinder on a needle-meter. If the light is insufficient, the speed scale turns red and the shutter will not release. If an aperture value is set manually, the shutter speed is automatically set to 1/30; this is the extent of the manual exposure control. | ||
− | The lens is a coated Helios-89 30mm/ | + | The lens is a coated Helios-89 30mm f/1.9. Its minimum aperture is f/16. The lens focuses to 1 metre. The focus scale on the lens shows actual distances, and the focus is shown on a second needle-meter in the viewfinder, on a symbol scale (it shows symbols for a portrait, a three-quarter portrait, a group, and infinity). |
− | The | + | The film speed is set with a knurled wheel by the viewfinder. The range is 16-250 GOST (approximately ISO 18-300). |
Film advance is by a lever, with a frame counter window, and rewind is by a folding crank. The shutter release button has a threaded socket for a cable release, and there is a 1/4 inch tripod socket in the base. There is a PC socket but no flash shoe. There is a single lug for a wrist strap, and the camera was supplied with a lined vinyl case. | Film advance is by a lever, with a frame counter window, and rewind is by a folding crank. The shutter release button has a threaded socket for a cable release, and there is a 1/4 inch tripod socket in the base. There is a PC socket but no flash shoe. There is a single lug for a wrist strap, and the camera was supplied with a lined vinyl case. | ||
Early models have a hinged back and a painted ФЭД Микрон on the front; later models have engraved ФЭД on the top plate and Микрон on the front, and a removable back. | Early models have a hinged back and a painted ФЭД Микрон on the front; later models have engraved ФЭД on the top plate and Микрон on the front, and a removable back. | ||
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+ | The '''Fed Micron 2''' is a ''full-frame'' 35mm [[rangefinder camera]] based on the Micron, made between 1978 and 1986, with a [[CdS]] meter. It has an Industar-81 38 mm f/2.8 lens. The maximum shutter speed on this model is only 1/650 second. It has a hinged back. | ||
− | The | + | The Micron 2 was superceded by the FED 35. |
− | + | ==Notes== | |
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== Links == | == Links == | ||
+ | * The [http://www.commiecameras.com/sov/electroniccameras/index.htm Electronic Cameras] page on Nathan Dayton's [commicameras.com Communist Cameras] includes the Micron, Micron 2 and Fed 35. | ||
* [http://www.rus-camera.com/camera.php?page=fed&camera=fedmicron Micron on rus-camera.com] | * [http://www.rus-camera.com/camera.php?page=fed&camera=fedmicron Micron on rus-camera.com] | ||
* [http://www.rus-camera.com/camera.php?page=fed&camera=fedmicron2 Micron 2 on rus-camera.com] | * [http://www.rus-camera.com/camera.php?page=fed&camera=fedmicron2 Micron 2 on rus-camera.com] | ||
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* [http://www.sovietcams.com/index.php?-1442367141 FED Micron 2] on sovietcams.com | * [http://www.sovietcams.com/index.php?-1442367141 FED Micron 2] on sovietcams.com | ||
* [http://www.sovietcams.com/index.php?-575938897 FED 35] on sovietcams.com | * [http://www.sovietcams.com/index.php?-575938897 FED 35] on sovietcams.com | ||
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Revision as of 03:06, 26 March 2011
Mikron image by Siim Vahur (Image rights) |
The FED Mikron (ФЭД Микрон) is a half-frame 35mm viewfinder camera made in the USSR by FED. It is a "close copy" of the Konica Eye[1]. Some 110,000 were made between 1968 and 1985[2].
It has automatic exposure controlled by a selenium meter around the lens, and limited manual override. In the automatic mode, both aperture and shutter speed are selected automatically. The shutter speed, between 1/30 and 1/800 second, is shown in the viewfinder on a needle-meter. If the light is insufficient, the speed scale turns red and the shutter will not release. If an aperture value is set manually, the shutter speed is automatically set to 1/30; this is the extent of the manual exposure control. The lens is a coated Helios-89 30mm f/1.9. Its minimum aperture is f/16. The lens focuses to 1 metre. The focus scale on the lens shows actual distances, and the focus is shown on a second needle-meter in the viewfinder, on a symbol scale (it shows symbols for a portrait, a three-quarter portrait, a group, and infinity).
The film speed is set with a knurled wheel by the viewfinder. The range is 16-250 GOST (approximately ISO 18-300).
Film advance is by a lever, with a frame counter window, and rewind is by a folding crank. The shutter release button has a threaded socket for a cable release, and there is a 1/4 inch tripod socket in the base. There is a PC socket but no flash shoe. There is a single lug for a wrist strap, and the camera was supplied with a lined vinyl case.
Early models have a hinged back and a painted ФЭД Микрон on the front; later models have engraved ФЭД on the top plate and Микрон on the front, and a removable back.
Mikron 2 image by Siim Vahur (Image rights) |
The Fed Micron 2 is a full-frame 35mm rangefinder camera based on the Micron, made between 1978 and 1986, with a CdS meter. It has an Industar-81 38 mm f/2.8 lens. The maximum shutter speed on this model is only 1/650 second. It has a hinged back.
The Micron 2 was superceded by the FED 35.
Notes
- ↑ McKeown, p 541.
- ↑ Rus-Camera.com
Links
- The Electronic Cameras page on Nathan Dayton's [commicameras.com Communist Cameras] includes the Micron, Micron 2 and Fed 35.
- Micron on rus-camera.com
- Micron 2 on rus-camera.com
- FED Micron photos
- FED Micron 2 on sovietcams.com
- FED 35 on sovietcams.com