tho60
Well-known
Hi Guys!
Fed cameras have no date prefix in their serial numbers, so I cannot know when my Feds were made. Could you help me? (E.g. if you are collectors or experts.)
My Fed-4: 8158322, lens 6946446.
My Fed-3: 8645611, lens 8671800.
Thank you very much.
Thomas
Fed cameras have no date prefix in their serial numbers, so I cannot know when my Feds were made. Could you help me? (E.g. if you are collectors or experts.)
My Fed-4: 8158322, lens 6946446.
My Fed-3: 8645611, lens 8671800.
Thank you very much.
Thomas
archive59
Established
The Sovietcams website is very good for differentiating between the versions of a particular model. This can give you a date range for manufacture. There are also examples with serial numbers given that can help narrow it down further.
tho60
Well-known
Thank you. These models were released between cca. 1968-1980. But I would like to know the exact year.:bang:
archive59
Established
What I was trying to say was that while the model range spans a large period, if you go to that site you can narrow down your particular camera(s) to a version which will give a shorter date range. If you are lucky then one of their example cameras will have a serial number close to yours.
David Hughes
David Hughes
Hi,
All you can do is try and bracket the years in which similar ones appeared, unless, of course, someone can come forward with a similar camera and the "passport" that came with the lens and body.
For instance my FED 3 number 8 16X XXX dates to May 1969 and that might just help you date yours or the 4. And I have seen a FED 3 No 8 43X XXX passport dated October 1972.
Regards, David
All you can do is try and bracket the years in which similar ones appeared, unless, of course, someone can come forward with a similar camera and the "passport" that came with the lens and body.
For instance my FED 3 number 8 16X XXX dates to May 1969 and that might just help you date yours or the 4. And I have seen a FED 3 No 8 43X XXX passport dated October 1972.
Regards, David
geoffox23
Member
Here are some details from passports in my archives
FED-4 8181694 N-61 6905429 Oct 1969
FED-3 8660832 N-61 8679184 May 1974
Cheers
Geoff
FED-4 8181694 N-61 6905429 Oct 1969
FED-3 8660832 N-61 8679184 May 1974
Cheers
Geoff
David Hughes
David Hughes
This ought to be permanent with a heading to attract people with a lens or body passport, then we could build up a data base/list of serial numbers, make, model and dates...
Regards, David
Regards, David
Dralowid
Michael
tho60
Well-known
Thx
Thx
Thanks a lot! These data are sufficient for me. I think that my cameras were born in the same years, respectively.
Thx
Thanks a lot! These data are sufficient for me. I think that my cameras were born in the same years, respectively.
kb244
Well-known
Though I've ran into a situation myself where my Fed is clearly a Fed2A ( model # PE0365 on the site ), stating that the serial number range #027.000-#065.000 covers that model.
Problem is, mine is 022,265, putting it in the serial range of the PE0360/PE0355 (mine has the switch ring, rather than the switch lever of the previous model, otherwise identical).
But at least with mine I can narrow it down to either 1955 or 1956.
Problem is, mine is 022,265, putting it in the serial range of the PE0360/PE0355 (mine has the switch ring, rather than the switch lever of the previous model, otherwise identical).
But at least with mine I can narrow it down to either 1955 or 1956.