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FED 5B
IMPORTANT:
Set the shutter speeds only when the shutter has been cocked. Do not turn the exposure head in the
interval between "30" and "1". Failure to comply with these requirements results in breaking of the
camera.
Since efforts are continually made to improve the reliability and performance of the product, minor
changes may be introduced without special notice.
1. General Directions
Camera FED 5B is intended for amateur and professional shooting on standard black-and-white and
colour perforated film 35 mm wide.
The camera is simple in handling. Fulfilment of the rules set forth in the present manual ensures its
reliable operation for many years.
While handling the camera, do not exert excessive efforts, protect it from dust, avoid to touch its
optics.
The design of the camera is protected by the USSR inventors' certificates Nos 773562, 313194.

2. Specifications

Picture size, mm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Film magazine load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . film 1.65 m long for 36 pictures
Lens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . anastigmat INDUSTAR-61 Л/Д; 1 : 2.8; f =55 mm
Lens fastening thread . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Coupling dimensions for attachments, mm:
plane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
threaded . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Focusing range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
View finder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Shutter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . curtain-type, with speeds from 1 to 1/500 s
Automatic releaser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Synchronizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . mechanical
Tripod thread . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mass of camera in case, kg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.96
FED 5B
Instructions for Use, 1992.
24×36
M 39×1 mm
M 40.5×0.5
from 1 m to ∞ (infinity)
optical, combined with range finder,
provided with dioptric correction of ±2D
and "B" (by hand)
X-contact, for electronic flash lamps
1/4"
– 1 –
Instructions for Use, 1992

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Summary of Contents for FED 5B

  • Page 1: Specifications

    1. General Directions Camera FED 5B is intended for amateur and professional shooting on standard black-and-white and colour perforated film 35 mm wide. The camera is simple in handling. Fulfilment of the rules set forth in the present manual ensures its reliable operation for many years.
  • Page 2: Delivery Set

    FED 5B Instructions for Use, 1992 3. Delivery Set Camera ....1 Film magazine ..Lens cap ... . . 1 Clip stopper .
  • Page 3: Preparation For Operation

    FED 5B Instructions for Use, 1992 Fig. 2 08 — dioptric correction ring; 12 — exposure scale; 09 — film sensitivity indicator limb; 13 — disconnector sleeve; 10 — rewinding knob; 14 — shutter cocking lever; 11 — exposure head;...
  • Page 4 FED 5B Instructions for Use, 1992 After the second-third cocking picture counter limb 17 (Fig. 6) will set opposite digit “1” and will show the first frame prepared for shooting. For convenience in use the shutter cocking lever has two positions: operating and transport In the operating position the end of the lever protrudes beyond the camera shield.
  • Page 5 FED 5B Instructions for Use, 1992 When photographing the remote subjects or if the distance to the subject to be photographed is known the lens may be focused by the distance scale. In case of photographing the objects having a...
  • Page 6 FED 5B Instructions for Use, 1992 of 1/2 s. Letter “B” determines the position of the exposure head intended for obtaining the prolonged exposures “by hand” — when the release button has been depressed, the shutter remains open until the instant of releasing the button.
  • Page 7 FED 5B Instructions for Use, 1992 the magazine-and wound onto the take-up reel. To reload the camera the film should be rewound back into the magazine. As soon as you take pictures of 36 frames, disconnect the shutter mechanism. It can be made by pressing on the edge of disconnector sleeve 13 (Fig.
  • Page 8 FED 5B Instructions for Use, 1992 APPENDIX Roles of Loading the Magazine with a film The camera is completed with the magazine type 135M intended for repeated application. Take the reel out of the magazine and insert the film end into the reel slot as shown in Fig. 1. Fold the free end of the film twice according to Fig.