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The '''FED 4''' [[rangefinder camera]] was produced by the [[FED]] factory in Kharkov, Ukraine from 1964 to 1980.
 
   
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The '''FED 4''' is a [[35mm film]] [[rangefinder camera]] made by [[FED]] and produced between 1964-80 with quantity 633.096 units.
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Frame size is 24x36mm on [[35mm film]]. It features Shutter Speeds of 1/500 to 1s + 'Bulb'.
  
   
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Its main improvement over the [[FED-3]] is its added uncoupled [[selenium meter]], with a window in front of the speed dial. The meter has a scale on the user's left of the top-plate, with a match-needle linked to a calculator dial. The placement of the meter calculator leaves the rewind as a thumb-wheel on the end of the camera.
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Its main improvment over the [[FED 3]] is its added [[selenium]] light meter.
  
   
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[[Foto-Quelle]] sold the FED-4 in Germany as the '''Revue 4''' (F194). Special editions were produced for the 1980 Olympics in Moscow, and the 50th anniversary of the October Revolution in 1967.
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Comes in two versions, Type 1 & Type 2; type 2 has an additional cocking lever and comes in 3 variants each with slight cosmetic changes.
  
   
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There are 6 types and 10 sub-types of the camera,
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The camera is a veritable beast, seemingly carved out of a huge chunk of metal - it's also quite large; it doesn't give the impression of a camera that will fall apart. This thing is built to last.
  
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as to Alexander Komarov <ref>[http://www.fotoua.com/1camera.php?usl=4&usl1=fed&st=7&rd=4&seek2=6&seek1=0 in Fotoua]</ref>
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==Specifications==
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*Lens: Industar-61 (ИНДУСТАР ) 52mm f/2.8 Mount: [[M39]] screw mount, filter slip-on
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**Aperture: f/2.8-f/16 setting: ring and scale on the lens shutter barrel
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**Focus range: 1-20m +inf
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*Focusing: matching yellow rangefinder images in the viewfinder, distance scale and ring on the lens, w/ DOF scale
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*Lens release: simply screw counter-clockwise
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*Shutter: rubberized silk double cloth curtain, horizontal focal plane,
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**Speeds:1-1/500 +B, setting: dial on the right of the top plate, Note. When setting to low speeds you will hear a clockwork winding voice.<ref>The early Leica cameras, and the other Leica inspired cameras like Canon III, FEDs and Zorkis, and almost any camera which winding also causes the film speed selector turning, always cock the shutter before changing film speeds.</ref>
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*Shutter release: beside the winding lever, w/ cable release socket
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*Cocking lever: also winds the film, short stroke, retractable, on the right of the top plate
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*Frame counter: coupled with the cocking lever, advance type, manual reset
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*Viewfinder: coupled viewfinder/ rangefinder, w/ Diopter correction ring, around eyepiece
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*Exposure meter: uncoupled Selenium cell sensor, metering by a needle window on the top-plate
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*Exposure setting: Set the film speed on the setting dial. Even though the speeds on the dial are in GOST, just set the ASA value; Point the camera to the scene you want to photograph; Turn the light meter dial until the needles in the window match; Read off the suitable shutter speed and aperture combinations on the dial and set the camera accordingly
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*Re-wind knob: a thumb wheel on the left side of the camera
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*Re-wind release: set to B the collar aroun the shutter release
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*Flash PC socket: on front of the camera
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*Cold-shoe
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*Memory dial : on the winding knob
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*Self-timer
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*Back cover: removable, opens by two folding levers on the top plate
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*Engraving on the back of the top plate: FED logo, Made in USSR and serial no.
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*Tripod socket: ¼"
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*Strap lugs: none
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*Body: metal; Weight: 780g
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==Notes and references==
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== Links ==
  
== Links ==
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*[http://www.fotoua.com/1camera.php?usl=4&usl1=fed&st=7&rd=4&seek2=6&seek1=0 in Fotoua]
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*[http://www.sovietcams.com/index.php?-420238787 in Sovietcams]
 
* [http://ussrphoto.com/Wiki/default.asp?WikiCatID=101&ParentID=1 Fed 4 models] at USSR Photo
  
* [http://ussrphoto.com/Wiki/default.asp?WikiCatID=101&ParentID=1 Fed 4 models] at USSR Photo
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* [http://www.ussrphoto.com/Wiki/default.asp?WikiCatID=101&ParentID=1&ContentID=368 FED 4a] at USSR Photo
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* http://www.rolandandcaroline.co.uk/fed4b.html
  
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* [http://www.collection-appareils.com/fed/html/fed_4b.php Fed 4b] at www.collection-appareils.com
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* [http://www.rolandandcaroline.co.uk/fed4b.html FED 4b] by Roland & Caroline
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* [http://www.kameramuseum.de/1revue/revue-4.html Revue 4] at Kurt Tauber's [http://www.kameramuseum.de]
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* [http://www.marriottcameras.co.uk/instruct3/fed4/with_pictures.htm FED 4b instructions] on the [http://www.marriottcameras.co.uk/ Marriott's site]
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* At [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/general/html/francais.php Sylvain Halgand's www.collection-appareils.fr]
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** [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/x/html/page_standard.php?id_appareil=10844 Fed 4]
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** [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/x/html/page_standard.php?id_appareil=42 Fed 4]
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* [http://internoinbakelite.wordpress.com/2014/10/19/recensione-semi-teorica-fed-4-tipo-b/ Fed 4b] at [http://internoinbakelite.wordpress.com/ Interno in bakelite (italian)]
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* [http://www.kameramuseum.de/0-fotokameras/revue/kb-sucher/revue-4.html Revue 4] at [http://www.kameramuseum.de Kurt Tauber's]
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* JM Burtscher sovietcamera website : [http://www.sovietcamera.fr/ Sovietcamera french website]
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* FED 4 at  [http://r-kobus.eu/node/33 r-kobus.eu]
   
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[[Category: 39mm screw mount]]
  
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Revision as of 10:38, 30 January 2019

6389345367_eb4c572342.jpg
FED-4 type 4b c.1975 image by Süleyman Demir (Image rights)

The FED 4 is a 35mm film rangefinder camera made by FED and produced between 1964-80 with quantity 633.096 units.

Its main improvement over the FED-3 is its added uncoupled selenium meter, with a window in front of the speed dial. The meter has a scale on the user's left of the top-plate, with a match-needle linked to a calculator dial. The placement of the meter calculator leaves the rewind as a thumb-wheel on the end of the camera.

Foto-Quelle sold the FED-4 in Germany as the Revue 4 (F194). Special editions were produced for the 1980 Olympics in Moscow, and the 50th anniversary of the October Revolution in 1967.

There are 6 types and 10 sub-types of the camera, as to Alexander Komarov [1]

Specifications

  • Lens: Industar-61 (ИНДУСТАР ) 52mm f/2.8 Mount: M39 screw mount, filter slip-on
    • Aperture: f/2.8-f/16 setting: ring and scale on the lens shutter barrel
    • Focus range: 1-20m +inf
  • Focusing: matching yellow rangefinder images in the viewfinder, distance scale and ring on the lens, w/ DOF scale
  • Lens release: simply screw counter-clockwise
  • Shutter: rubberized silk double cloth curtain, horizontal focal plane,
    • Speeds:1-1/500 +B, setting: dial on the right of the top plate, Note. When setting to low speeds you will hear a clockwork winding voice.[2]
  • Shutter release: beside the winding lever, w/ cable release socket
  • Cocking lever: also winds the film, short stroke, retractable, on the right of the top plate
  • Frame counter: coupled with the cocking lever, advance type, manual reset
  • Viewfinder: coupled viewfinder/ rangefinder, w/ Diopter correction ring, around eyepiece
  • Exposure meter: uncoupled Selenium cell sensor, metering by a needle window on the top-plate
  • Exposure setting: Set the film speed on the setting dial. Even though the speeds on the dial are in GOST, just set the ASA value; Point the camera to the scene you want to photograph; Turn the light meter dial until the needles in the window match; Read off the suitable shutter speed and aperture combinations on the dial and set the camera accordingly
  • Re-wind knob: a thumb wheel on the left side of the camera
  • Re-wind release: set to B the collar aroun the shutter release
  • Flash PC socket: on front of the camera
  • Cold-shoe
  • Memory dial : on the winding knob
  • Self-timer
  • Back cover: removable, opens by two folding levers on the top plate
  • Engraving on the back of the top plate: FED logo, Made in USSR and serial no.
  • Tripod socket: ¼"
  • Strap lugs: none
  • Body: metal; Weight: 780g
6389351253_e4ab65f854_m.jpg
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FED-4 type 4b c.1975 Images by Süleyman Demir (Image rights)

Notes and references

  1. ↑ in Fotoua
  2. ↑ The early Leica cameras, and the other Leica inspired cameras like Canon III, FEDs and Zorkis, and almost any camera which winding also causes the film speed selector turning, always cock the shutter before changing film speeds.

Links

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