The age of my FED...

berci

berci

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Hi RFers,

Can anyone tell me the age of my FED out of its serial number?

Here it is: 689066

Berci
 
For FSU cameras, the first 2 digits of the serial number indicate the year of prodcution. Your Fed was produced in 1968.

Jason.
 
AFAIK, the first 2 digits of the serial number only applies to Zorki/KMZ production towards the early to mid 50s. The FED factory never had a serial numbering system that could identify it's date of production. One can just go by the model and engravings to guesstimate the age.

Hope this helps!

Joseph
 
je2a3 said:
AFAIK, the first 2 digits of the serial number only applies to Zorki/KMZ production towards the early to mid 50s. The FED factory never had a serial numbering system that could identify it's date of production. One can just go by the model and engravings to guesstimate the age.

Hope this helps!

Joseph
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That's correct--The KMZ numbers started reflecting the year about 1950 (depending on the camera model) Kiev about the same time. I've seen a SN-MFG date list for some FEDs (don't remember where) but the numbers do not include the year.
 
je2a3 said:
AFAIK, the first 2 digits of the serial number only applies to Zorki/KMZ production towards the early to mid 50s. The FED factory never had a serial numbering system that could identify it's date of production. One can just go by the model and engravings to guesstimate the age.

Hope this helps!

Joseph
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That's correct! The camera should be a Fed 2 made in 1959 as Fed 1s don't have such a big number.
 
I think that's correct since my fed 2 serial is 2256956, it cannot be referred to 1922 :D

My other fed 3 serial is 8638782.

I'd be glad if someone had any idea or a usefull link to know that...
 
I think the best you can do is to get a range of years based on the model type. The lenses have the same serial problems as the bodies. Occassionally you find one with a presentation engraving that may have date on it. However, the Soviets may not have had the same feelings toward giving used equipment as Americans, and so the presentation engavings could have been done on older used cameras. No one really knows.

-Paul
 
FED type 1g, 1953-1955. Encompasses #s 400000-800000.
 
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