Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/09/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Marc, I am curious about FED5 quality. Is it worth considering if I can find one in Europe? I do not know anything about the camera. What kind of a viewfinder does it have? Are the speeds reliable? Anyway, FED stands for Feliks Dzierzynski, the founder of Cheka, the predecessor of KGB. I am surprised that this name is still in use! Best regards, Chris >At 10:30 AM 9/6/96 +0000, you wrote: > >>I bought last month a new FED 5 in Germany (Brenners Versand); I would never >>dare to questioning Marc's authority with all Leica matters, so I am just >>wondering what I bought. >> > >You bought a FED 5. The 'fake Leicas' are, for the most part, taken from >the FED II's which exited production in '58 or so. > >Marc > >msmall@roanoke.infi.net FAX: +540/343-7315 >Cha robh bas fir gun ghras fir! > > >