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Help in cleaning an old FED-2Hi,
I managed to find an old FED-2 camera that my father-in-law bought back in the 50's. It is basically a Soviet Leica III copy. It is a really great little rangefinder. All aspects of it seem to work. I haven't figured out how to remove the lens yet but I'll keep looking. Mine looks very similar to this one: http://galactinus.net/vilva/retro/fed-2.html but it does have a self timer like this one. That's the little lever on the front that the one above doesn't have: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:FED2.jpg The lens is all metal but over the years it has tarnished. Not sure what would be safe to use to clean it, so any suggestions appreciated. I also have the leather case for it. I know there is an old light meter that he used to make use of, will have to find it in the boxes somewhere. Thanks, André Photography, as a powerful medium of expression and communications, offers an infinite variety of perception, interpretation and execution. Ansel Adams
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Re: Help in cleaning an old FED-2Hi André,
Nice.
It's probably a screw mount, so just try to unscrew it, firmly but gently. g.
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Re: Help in cleaning an old FED-2Hi Andre`,
Gary is right, they are screw mount, I have one of those, to take the lens off you first have to turn the lever clockwise until it locks then turn anticlockwise. and it should unscrew. Edit: I just had another look at the photos, I think you have the later model without the lever on the lens, in which case you should just be able to unscrew it. __________
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Re: Help in cleaning an old FED-2Thanks Gary and Phillip,
the lens does have the knob on it. I was able to unscrew the lens as described and was able to see that there isn't any fungus or dust that I can see. So the cleaning required is mostly on the outside. So I'll clean things up and will try it out with some b&w film. I'll get some actual photos of the camera and post it on the forums later on. thanks, André Photography, as a powerful medium of expression and communications, offers an infinite variety of perception, interpretation and execution. Ansel Adams
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Re: Help in cleaning an old FED-2Awesome! Looking forward to seeing the photos from the camera.
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