My FED 2 Type ?

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I'm not entirely sure of the type as there is conflicting evidence on the web. Note the lack of strap lugs.



Pictured here with a Jupiter 8 lens, although it came to me with an Industar 26M but the flare is pretty bad with is so I have swapped to the Jupiter. I also have the Jupiter 3 & 11. The 3 is not yet tested.
 
Princelle would classify this as a 2L. Other sources a 2d(7), or 2f. There are a lot of opinions out there. I think (not 100% here) that this version was in production from 1963 through '67 or '68. Test that Jupiter-3; a good Jupiter-3 is amazing.
 
The serial number is no help.According to Princelle, if it has the old shutter speed sequence starting with 1/25 it is a type c. If it has the 1/30 speed it is a type d. The ribbed nylon body covering is found on later Feds. I would guess that this is a late 60's product.
 
A 2L should have been fitted with the I-61, not the I-26M. It is otherwise identical to the 2-d (according to Princelle).
 
I tend to agree with the last post, although many other sites also class this as about 3 different varieties.

It has the later shutter speeds.
 
The shape of the film advance knob, the placement of the flash socket, and the presence of a self-timer mark it as a later type. My understanding is that there were several "transitional" cameras made which cannot squarely be identified as any one primary (or dominant) type.
 
gb hill said:
According to Sovietcams it's a Type D7. That is if his serial # identification of the many types is correct. He seems to be knowledeable on the subject.
http://www.sovietcams.com/index.php?-1620130885

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I have checked Sovietcams info with a few of my Fed-2's and they appear to fit his classification. This is the best attempt to solve the Fed-2 serial number puzzle that I have seen.
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fanshaw said:
gb hill said:
According to Sovietcams it's a Type D7. That is if his serial # identification of the many types is correct. He seems to be knowledeable on the subject.
http://www.sovietcams.com/index.php?-1620130885

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I have checked Sovietcams info with a few of my Fed-2's and they appear to fit his classification. This is the best attempt to solve the Fed-2 serial number puzzle that I have seen.
Click to expand...
I agree with you on this. I love the mystic of these Feds. Much underrated cameras IMO, especially the lenses!
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