What is the cheapest used FED 5 in the UK?

The cheapest used FED 5 currently listed is £35.94 at eBay, based on 6 listings compared across 2 UK retailers.

How many used FED 5 are for sale in the UK?

There are currently 6 used FED 5 listings available across 2 UK retailers on UsedLens, updated daily.

Used FED 5 for Sale — From £36

£35.94 Low price

£319.99 High price

6 Listings

2 Retailers

1 New this week

Great for: general street travel

FED's last screw-mount rangefinder — 35mm, Leica Thread Mount, selenium meter, long-base RF, 1977.

The FED 5 is a Soviet 35mm rangefinder built at the FED works in Kharkiv, Ukraine, the last main model of the Leica-screw-mount FED line that started with the pre-war FED 1 copy of the Leica II. It entered production around 1977 and continued in various forms for many years. It keeps the Leica Thread Mount and the tall later-FED body with a built-in meter.

This is a 35mm coupled-rangefinder camera using the Leica Thread Mount (39mm screw). It has a horizontal-travel cloth focal-plane shutter and a combined rangefinder and viewfinder window with a long rangefinder base and bright-line frame. Focusing is by the coupled rangefinder. The FED 5 carries an uncoupled selenium meter on the top plate; exposure is set manually from the reading. Slow speeds are provided.

The FED 5 suits users who want a late, meter-equipped screw-mount rangefinder with a long rangefinder base and frame-lined finder, working with Leica Thread Mount and Soviet Industar and Jupiter lenses. The selenium meter is self-powered and the mechanical shutter fires without a battery, making it a practical everyday film rangefinder. It is among the most widely available FED bodies.

On the used market the FED 5 is very common, cheap and offers strong value, though the sample-to-sample quality-control variance typical of former-Soviet-Union bodies and late Soviet production means individual checking matters. Inspect the rangefinder patch for contrast and horizontal alignment, examine the cloth focal-plane shutter for pinholes and capping, and confirm the slow speeds run. The aged selenium meter is often weak, so verify it rather than relying on it.