1) FED-KMZ

   




FED-KMZ ,Industar-22 50/3.5 Moskva Lens


Fed-KMZ 1948

The FED-KMZ has the FED name on top of the viewfinder housing with the KMZ old style "tombstone" insignia underneath and the year 1948 underneath the logo. At least some had uncoated 50mm f 3.5 Industar Moskova lenses. The shutter release does not have a flared collar and the body covering is the coarser FED type. There were allegedly only about 150 of this model made.

2) FED-ZORKI 1948/1949

Fed-Zorki 1/500 sec Model


Fed-Zorki 1948, ZK 1948 F1.5 50mm lens


FED 1/1000 sec Model


Industar-22 50mm F3.5 Lens Engraved old KMZ logo


ZK finder


Fed-Zorki 1/500 sec Model


Fed-Zorki 1/1000 sec Model

The Zorki/FED has the two company names inscribed on the top of the viewfinder with the KMZ logo underneath. A few hundred were manufactured with the FED name and the KMZ logo underneath. These earliest camera also have either 1948 or 1949 inscribed on top between the two company names. The FED/Zorki has three screws in the back of the top plate and a button shutter release rather than the later collar type. It also has a film guide on the bottom plate held in place by two screws.This camera's body shell wasn't as strong as later models and it was possible to dent it by gripping it too tightly. This weaker shell carried over to most of the Zorki 1Bs. Some very rare examples of this model have shutter speeds to 1/1000 sec. The Industar-22 lens on this model has the old KMZ "tombstone" logo on the front ring. Some FED/ZORKIs were equipped with the f2 or f1.5 "ZK" lens in a collapsable mount.

Fed-Zorki 1949


Shutter speed Maximum 1/500 sec


Fed-Zorki 1949


Industar-22 50mm F3.5 Lens Engraved old KMZ logo