FED 1 Type F, TSVVS, FED 1 Type G

 

1) FED 1 Type E BERDSK Version, Post war camera


FED No.177344

FED No.177344

FED No.174518

FED No.177344

 

  • In 1941 the FED factory at Kharkov was moved to Berdsk, in Siberia, to escape from advancing German forces. The Kharkov factory was subsequently destroyed when the city was occupied in October 1941. Several hundred cameras were produced in Berdsk (serial number range 174000 to 178000), probably, in the main, from parts produced in Kharkov.

 


Technical Information

  1. Number made 174000 - 180000+, 1942 - 1946
  2. Former Soviet Union
  3. Lens is screw mount 39mm Lieca-type
  4. Shutter is cloth focal-plane
  5. Shutter speeds: Z - 20, 30, 40, 60, 100, 200, 500
  6. Focusing: 1.25 M to infinity
  7. Coupled rangefinder with a seperate viewfinder
  8. Film is standard 35mm loading via. a removable bottom
  9. non coated Industar 50mm F 3.5

 

 

2) FED 1 Type E, RED FLAG(Red Banner of Labor) 1948 (Post War camera)


FED No.200006

FED No.200006 prototype

FED No.200202

FED No.3245 fake ?







FED NO.200006 PROTOTYPE ,Stair type Viewfinder / FED NO.200202 rectanglular view finder

NKAP-SSSR(CCCP), KOMIINAT

 

  • This camera may actually be the original and not the variation, unfortunately there is no documentation to determine which is older. The variations are the engraving and what appears to be a leather covering. The serial numbers of the 2 known examples start with 200. This camera also has the older lens with infinity at 9 o'clock and the straight knurled cable release ring. The eveready case for this camera has one snap and is made of brown leather with FED (in Cyrillic block letters) embossed on the lens cover.

 


Technical Information

  1. Number made 200,000-No.201,800, 1948
  2. FED Company Kharkov Ukranine
  3. Lens is screw mount 39mm Lieca-type
  4. Shutter is cloth focal-plane
  5. Shutter speeds: Z - 20, 30, 40, 60, 100, 200, 500
  6. Focusing: 1.25 M to infinity
  7. Coupled rangefinder with a seperate viewfinder
  8. Film is standard 35mm loading via. a removable bottom
  9. Coated Industar 50mm F 3.5
  10. 18000 produced

 

 

3) FED 1 Type F


FED No.224330

FED No.224330

FED NO.224330 with new FED logo

 


Technical Information

  1. Number made 201800 - 400000 (1949-1953)
  2. FED Company Kharkov Ukranine
  3. Newly developed Fed logo
  4. Lens is screw mount 39mm Lieca-type
  5. Shutter is cloth focal-plane
  6. Shutter speeds: Z - 20, 30, 40, 60, 100, 200, 500
  7. Focusing: 1.25 M to infinity
  8. Coupled rangefinder with a seperate viewfinder
  9. Film is standard 35mm loading via. a removable bottom
  10. Coated Industar 50mm F 3.5
  11. 200,000 produced

 

 

4) TSVVS








 

  • Fake Cameras
    Because counterfeiting is rife in Russia any really rare FED such as the Siberia, TSVVS and the FED-V must be assumed to be a fake. The FED S is more likely to be real because to fake one you need a rare lens and a body with 1000 speed. The price that could be realized for a FED S will not cover the effort to fake one,The Zorki red banner of Labor, the Siberia and Yura must also be assumed to be a fake. Even an expert can only verify that it may be original. Some Items such as the FED Stalinets and Stemar copy are known to all be fakes. In many cases even an expert can only say "this appears to be original" because only 1 or 2 of the model have been seen.

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  • Strictly speaking, this camera has no name, although it is generally referred to by the initials TSVVS. TSVVS in Latin equates to TCBBC in Cyrillic script and this stands for topographical service of the air force. It is possible that the camera was produced by FED as on its return to Kharkov at the end of the Second World War it was under the control of the Air Ministry. It has also been suggested that it was manufactured by one of the Krasnagorsk optical factories.

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  • This camera is very well made, having a brass body with a dull nickel finish. The body covering is in natural leather. Basically, the camera consists of a Leica type body fitted with a Zeiss lens in a Contax bayonet mounting. It is known in the USSR under the name of "General's FED".

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  • Cameras are usually engraved with a star, with a hammer and sickle in the centre, and the initials TCBBC around the edge. The year of manufacture is also shown, either 1949 or 1950, and a serial number is engraved in front of the accessory shoe. A few examples are known with no engraving at all.

 


Technical Information

  1. Number Made 41 to 9xx (1949-1950)
  2. Manufacturer not known (probably FED)
  3. Cameras are usually engraved with a star
  4. Lens is screw mount 39mm Lieca-type
  5. Shutter is cloth focal-plane
  6. Shutter speeds: B,20,30,40,60,100,200,500
  7. Focusing: 1.25 M to infinity
  8. Coupled rangefinder with a seperate viewfinder
  9. Film is standard 35mm loading via. a removable bottom
  10. Carl Zeiss Jena Sonnar 2/50
  11. Less than 1000? produced

 

 

5) FED 1 Type G




FED No.423388

 


Technical Information

  1. Number made 400,000 - 800,000 (1953-1955)
  2. FED Company Kharkov Ukranine
  3. Newly developed Fed logo
  4. Engraved Fed logo only on the Top
  5. Changed shutter release collar Improved finish skill
  6. Lens is screw mount 39mm Lieca-type
  7. Shutter is cloth focal-plane
  8. Shutter speeds: Z - 20, 30, 40, 60, 100, 200, 500
  9. Focusing: 1.25 M to infinity
  10. Coupled rangefinder with a seperate viewfinder
  11. Film is standard 35mm loading via. a removable bottom
  12. Coated Industar 50mm F 3.5
  13. 400,000 produced

 

 

6) FED 1 Type G Russia-UK 300 (FED Ukraine 300)










 


Technical Information

  1. RUSSIAN UK1654-1954
  2. FED Company Kharkov Ukranine
  3. Lens is screw mount 39mm Lieca-type
  4. Shutter is cloth focal-plane
  5. Shutter speeds: Z - 20, 30, 40, 60, 100, 200, 500
  6. Focusing: 1.25 M to infinity
  7. Coupled rangefinder with a seperate viewfinder
  8. Film is standard 35mm loading via. a removable bottom
  9. Coated Industar 50mm F 3.5

 

 

7) FED 1,G Remember of Siberia


FED Remember of Siberia



No Serial number

 


Technical Information

  1. No serial numeber
  2. Lens is screw mount 39mm Lieca-type
  3. Shutter speeds: Z - 20, 30, 40, 60, 100, 200, 500
  4. Coupled rangefinder with a seperate viewfinder
  5. Film is standard 35mm loading via. a removable bottom
  6. Coated Industar 50mm F 3.5

 
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