Fed 2 Soviet Rangefinder - Review

The Fed 2 was the first Soviet improvement on the pre-war Leica design, and makes a handsome addition to any analog rangefinder collection. My images shot with the Fed 50mm f/3.5 collapsible lens: https://www.flickr.com/photos/11142854@N08/albums/72157684781441616 The sovietcams website mentioned in the video: http://sovietcams.com/index.html Owners manual available here: https://www.butkus.org/chinon/russian/fed_2/fed_2.htm Mike Eckman's review of the Fed 2, including extensive discussion of the history of the brand: https://www.mikeeckman.com/2019/12/fed-2-1955/ See all my content ad-free at my back-up account on the Odysee platform: https://odysee.com/$/invite/@briansphotoshow:5 If you found this video worthwhile, please check out "Nikon Film Cameras, Which one is right for you?", an e-book on Amazon by yours truly. It's three dollars worth of knowledge, guaranteed. https://www.amazon.com/Nikon-Film-Cameras-Which-right-ebook/dp/B07D7GP545 Awesome classic analog merch available here: https://www.redbubble.com/people/stillmoment/collections/1023917-classic-analog-gear #Fed #Soviet #rangefinder