Black Fed 2 ?

[Dave Wilkinson]

Seven months, or so, back, I got my first fsu camera,- the Fed 2b,-(from Fedka) it's still a delight to use, and I've mentioned before that I prefer the handling to a couple of 111f Leicas that I owned in the past, IMO this must be one of the best value-for-money cameras around!. For some time now, I have had longings for an all black model, ( the painted, blue, red, yellow ones on the 'bay, leave me cold!:mad: ) - but wonder about the durability of finish thats applied-in regular use? and who are the best suppliers of black models? :confused: your thoughts, experiences, would as usual, be appreciated :)

Dave.



In the Closet :- Fed 2b, Zarya, Agfa 'Super Silette', 'Solinette', 2x Nikkormat FT2's, various m/f folders, and ( gulp!! ) Fuji S3 pro. DSLR! plus a forty year collection of lenses, that continue to annoy my long-suffering wife!!:D

[mravigna]

Fedka has them for sale at 179 dollars. This is not cheap for a FED 2 but it likely works very well. I have an all black Kiev 4a which looks very good and the paint seems to be very durable, equal in fact to any black paint applied to an all metal 35mm camera (such as an OM2). Black Fed 2's seem to be quite rare, even on ebay. DVD technik seems to have quite a few zorki 1's, fed 1's that are all black. Those are all bottom loaders as you probably know. You might want to check out their web site.