Produced 19631980 type B FED, Kharkov, Ukraine Film type 135 35mm Picture size 24 x 36mm Weight 25. Lens LTM 39mm Industar 61 52mm 12. Sinar Binocular Reflex viewfinder, use on Monorail cameras to focus without a dark cloth. Good condition, signs of normal use. Mail order camera repair. Repair most of the older manual focus SLRs. Prices on the web site. Modesty Meaning In The Bible here. Some 700 links to photographiy equipment DIY work Repair, modification and construction. Produced 1973 Minolta Camera Co., Japan Film type 135 35mm Picture size 24mm x 36mm Weight ES model 20oz 567g Lens RokkorQF 40mm 11. JVWdOdx8Z-o.jpg' alt='Minolta Hi-Matic E Repair Manual' title='Minolta Hi-Matic E Repair Manual' />Minolta Co., Ltd., Minoruta was a Japanese worldwide manufacturer of cameras, camera accessories, photocopiers, fax machines, and laser printers. HOME PAGE. CONTACT, ORDER ORDER FORM EMAIL. INFORMATION BOOTH Terms of SaleOrderingPeace of Mind Meet the Boss Detailed Site Index. NOW LOOK INSTRUCTION MANUALS. Argus Canon Chinon Edixa Exakta Kodak Konica Mamiya Minolta Miranda Nikon Olympus Pentacon Pentax Petri Praktica Ricoh Topcon. PY. E Piccolo VHFMW Radio. VHF telescopic aerial. Ferrite rod for MW. Hong Kong. Catalogue Number. DATELINE 16 Heated Haircurlers. Three sizes of rollers. FED 3 type B Matts Classic Cameras. Overview. Here I was, cruising along, thinking I dont really have the Russian camera bug, that I have more of a Japanese camera habit. Then I slowly but surely succumbed to the siren call of soviet shooters and now its like a small collection unto itself If I didnt already have a Zorki 4 I would have gotten a 4. K for the wind lever, though I do love that vulcanite. The 4. K comes with that cheesy ribbed cloth I dislike. Maybe Ill blame it on the photography student that emailed me asking about a FED 3 and whether I thought it was a good beginning, prompting me to research it and a few months later, my friends and I have our own little caches of FEDs. Yeah, thats it. I can stop anytime. I swear. And so say all of us. This is the second version of the FED 3, commonly referred to as the FED 3 type B. The FED 3 type A its not an official designation is a little more classic looking, with a stepped top and a wind knob, very like the rare and potentially problematic Zorki 3. The 3. A is also more collectible than the 3. B as its far less common. The even earlier FED 2 is a real beauty, with a very long rangefinder base but no speeds below 12. To add the slow speeds they shortened the rangefinder base moved the mirrors closer together. Then when they replaced the wind knob with a modern wind lever in the FED 3 type B they extended the top straight across like a modern Leica. Another improvement in the B fixed takeup spool. I wont delve too deeply into the somewhat sordid history of the FED cameras. Suffice it to say that the FED factory in Kharkov was an orphanage turned work commune named for Felix E. Dzerzhinsky, founder of the original Soviet Secret Police. Its a very interestsing story, and you can read all about it on this excellent page, just make sure to come back when youre done I love that site. Oh and put your wallet away or youll find yourself off bidding on FEDs before you know itThe earlier FED 3. A, like the FED 2, came with an Industar 2. Zeiss Tessar copy with apertures from 2. Then they moved to the amber coated Industar 6. Maybe someone could tell me why the Russians frequently use copies of Zeiss lenses on copies of Leica cameras Then they improved it further by adding rare earth element Lanthanum to arrive at the Industar 6. LD, which they used in late 3. B and the rest of the FED line through the 5. The FED faithful say the 6. LD is the best Russian made LTM Leica Thread Mount 3. EVER. The catch is that your mileage may vary as quality control varied, and some of these guys have several 6. LDs so they can choose the best of the lot. By the way, LTM means you can use these lenses on your Bessa R or swap with the Jupiter 8 on your Zorki. The running joke is that for roughly 3. Ukraine you can get a world class LTM lens with a big ugly rear lens cap a FED 5. Sidebar I mentioned to a Russian coworker that I thought the FED 5 was ugly, and her reaction was Ugly Whats ugly about it Woops I forgot that aesthetics is in the eye of the beholder. The 3. B is a solid and handsome shooter, well designed and with a real heft to it that surprises you when you first pick it up. As a user its got a great feel, nicely weighted and balanced, with a lively snappy shutter. Too bad it lacks strap lugs, so you cant realistically hold it in your hot little hands you need to have it in its neverready case if you want to carry it over your shoulder. See below for a compromise tip. To whet your appetite further, heres a pic of the 3. B with a 3. 5mm Jupiter 1. Petri tele wide finder no fair, I know Repairs. Clean as a pin, this one, but the focus ring was a bit reluctant, enough that when turning it counterclockwise the lens would start to unscrew from the mount. Turns out that the grease inside the lens had thickened and was preventing the ring from turning smoothly. This is a common condition for these lenses, and luckily its a fairly easy fix on the back of the lens are three little screws, held in by a light touch of some kind of paint. Scrape the paint off with the tip of your jewelers screwdriver, then unscrew the screws and remove the retaining ring. Clean the ring with a suitable grease cutting solvent, I used Windex. Next is a ring that is set in place with a notch over a set screw, simply lift the ring straight up, then clean the ring and all the grease beneath it I used about eight Q tips in the process. Lube lightly with synthetic grease and reassemble. Now its smooth like butterTips Tricks. As with the Zorki and any camera where winding on also causes the film speed selector to turn, ALWAYS cock the shutter before changing film speeds Its in the manual but it bears repeating. In fact, go read the manual before even attempting to use the camera, the stuff about shutter speeds is both non intuitive and critical to the proper operation of the camera. Changing film speeds without tensioning the shutter can damage the shutterSpeaking of cocking the shutter, youll at first think theres something wrong with the wind stroke, it feels like its grinding on something. The Grind Wind seems to be a FSU Former Soviet Union camera thing its present but toned down on my Zenit 1. I think it has to do with the way the film counter dial and wind lever are geared together. Here it feels like a ratchet wrench, but I understand that its normal. You get used to it. Smadav 10.3 Serial Key'>Smadav 10.3 Serial Key. Diopter adjustment using the ring around the viewfinder, and unlike the lever on the FED 2 Zorki 4 its less prone to accidental adjustment. Nice. Set it and forget about it. NO STRAP LUGS This means you have to have it in its case if you want it over your shoulder. But the leather case is so heavy Inelegant but practical solution from my buddy Ken Smith if you cut around the combo snap with a sharp Xacto knife you get a two piece case that is only half as heavy. I did the same for my Zorki 4 case, I had been wondering how I was going to solve that one.