Fed 2f And Collapsible Industar 22 issues

[clarence]

I discovered that when I mounted my Industar 22 on my new Fed 2f (courtesy of Squeaky Clean), I could not focus the lens to infinity because there was not enough space between the body and the focusing knob.

I filed away the metal (I'm really sorry that I had to do this) and now the lens will focus and lock at infinity. I'm just wondering if this is at all unusual on the Fed 2f.

Clarence

 

[Jason Sprenger]

That sounds normal. I tried my Elmar 50/3.5 and an Industar 50 on my FED 2 and found the symptoms that you describe.

I now use a collapsible FED 50/3.5 which has different infinity lock just to avoid that problem. I expect it's basically an Industar specifically made for the FED 2. I received mine from Fedka and found it to be clean with optics that are nicely coated.

Once I got it working I found a collapsible 50 and a FED 2 go together like pizza and beer.

 

[clarence]

Oh that's excellent, Jason.

I just wish I didn't have to cut the pizza to fit the beer.

Clarence

 

[DaveP]

The I-22 you have is made for a Zorki. The zorkis have a thicker mounting flange,thus the different focus tab............

 

[squeaky_clean]

Glad to hear you're getting some use out of the Fed! Sounds like you've got the problem figured out. Never had a chance to try any of the collapsible lenses on it... Always wanted to, though.

 

[clarence]

Yes, I received the Industar with Jonas' Zorki-5 (He 'upgraded' to a Zorki 1), and I noticed the thicker flange as well.

Thanks for the camera, Chris. I'm sorry I had to damage it! I put a roll through it and all the photos came out well, but I can't access the files on the CD right now since I'm on Linux. I'll upload them as soon as things settle down a bit.

Clarence