79 - FED | Fed Sport

FED | Fed Sport Estimate: €1,600–1,800 Year: c. 1940 Serial No.: 32 Condition: B- English: Fed Leica-type camera equipped with an ingenious trigger-operated rapid-wind mechanism incorporated into the baseplate. Based on a Fed-S/Fed-1-type body with a shutter speed of up to 1/1000 sec., the camera is engraved with “ФЭД-спорт” (Fed SPORT) and individually numbered 0032. The rapid-wind mechanism is also engraved with a similar inscription. Only a very small number of Fed-Sport cameras are known to exist, including nos. 024, 025, 0044, and 0045. The exact origin and date of these cameras remain a subject of debate: traditionally described as experimental Soviet sports/press cameras from the 1940s, other specialized research considers them likely to be later collector-made modifications of original Fed cameras. It comes with a Summar-type Fed 2/50mm lens. English: Rare FED camera with a quick-wind mechanism attached. Based on a FED-S/FED-1 body with shutter speeds up to 1/1000 second, it bears the engraving “ФЭД-спорт” (FED SPORT) and the individual number 0032. The rapid-wind mechanism is also engraved accordingly. Only a very small group of FED-Sport cameras is known to exist, including numbers 024, 025, 0044, and 0045. Their origin and date of manufacture are disputed: Traditionally described as Soviet experimental sports or press cameras from the 1940s, other expert studies tend to regard them as later modifications of original FED cameras carried out by collectors. With a FED 2/50mm lens of the Summar design.