First photos 1941 FED NKVD

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How interesting that I got my first roll of film back from my pre-war FED NKVD, on the anniversary of the day that Germany invaded the USSR.
It's a 65 year old camera, but it still takes darn good photos.
Shot on Konica monochrome 400.
Can't wait to see what a roll of color film will do.

I think I'm gonna be packing this little gem with me a lot in the future.
 

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Congratulations! Excellent camera you have there. For a camera of that age, do check its rangefinder's accuracy both at minimum and infinity focus settings. Often the infinity calibration is OK, but the near focus distance isn't. With a 3,5 lens, this doesn't matter much.

And DO try that thing with colour. Load up with a nice snappy colour film and see how the modern meets the ancient. Prepare for a lot of pleasant surprises.

Jay
 
Camera came from DVD Tech, and looks like it was gone over before being offered for sale. Rangefinder is right on, as are the shutter speeds.
I shot a roll of good old fashioned Kodak 200 Gold which is at the lab now. Can't wait to see what they look like.
 
I have a post war Fed 1 from '54, it was left in parts in an old sigarcase somewhere in my fathers working room. I took the first two weeks of my vacation to repair it, making new curtains and placing them was a hard job but I have a working camera after all. I haven't corrected the focal length of the lense yet, but I have already tried a roll of fujifilm and the colors and effects where very good. Haven't got the time yet to upload a picture. Does anyone know how to set the correct tension of the curtain rollers to get the right exposure times?
 
Got the roll of color film I shot with the Fed 1 back. I'm very pleased with all the shots. Color is slightly muted, giving it a soft feel, but focus is right on and everything looks plenty sharp. I think I like the B&W ones better, they give the 'period' feel, but I wouldn't hesitate to use color again either.

I gotta say, I am really impressed with this camera.

Oh yeah, and loading it has become easy! Took 3 tries on the first roll, third roll went in perfect and smooth on the first try. Practice makes perfect I guess.
 
Valkir1987 said:
I have a post war Fed 1 from '54, it was left in parts in an old sigarcase somewhere in my fathers working room. I took the first two weeks of my vacation to repair it, making new curtains and placing them was a hard job but I have a working camera after all. I haven't corrected the focal length of the lense yet, but I have already tried a roll of fujifilm and the colors and effects where very good. Haven't got the time yet to upload a picture. Does anyone know how to set the correct tension of the curtain rollers to get the right exposure times?
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Valkir 1987

The tensioning is simple. See http://jay.fedka.com/index_files/Page510.htm

Or click on the "FED Zorki Survival Site" link below my signature.

Jay
 
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