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22 June 2013
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2 of 3 found this helpful I find this camera (with a fresh CLA) to be a pleasure to shoot color film with. Of course, an old fashioned light meter, or else a digital camera, is needed to assist in setting the aperture and shutter properly.
The FED 2 camera is 1 cm wider than a Leica, and a bit taller. The back removes for loading film, which process is much more fussy than with the Canon QL feature. The feel of reassembly is very firm. The film winder is stiff but not sticky, and it transmits the feel of the shutter gearing. The aperture ring for the Industar 61 lens has light friction, with stiff and audible click stops. There is a bit of wobble with no friction. The focus ring is stiffly but smoothly greased. It is possible to operate these with one finger tip. This middle to late middle release of the FED 2 possesses a shutter speed setting that is safe and not confusing to adjust at any time. (The later FED and Zorki models with extended slow shutter settings are not safe to set before winding the film.) The use of a finger and thumb, plus visual attention, is needed to set the shutter control. The viewfinder is of good quality, and the rangefinder dot is bright and very precise. The viewing distance is closer than my eyelashes. The viewfinder itself often requires refocusing, by way of the handy lever for that purpose.The shutter release has a short throw of 1.5 mm. It is stiffly sprung, and it is sticky if the shutter release column is not well lubed. A single decisive squeeze is encouraged by the mechanism. I installed a rounded button top on the shutter release to improve the feel of the camera. The shutter operates with a "kick" sound, which is not especially quiet. It's not like the triple clatter of a Canon FT though. The film advance release button used before rewinding is stiff, and it is guaranteed to trip the shutter release. So use the lens cap then.
The rangefinder is accurate at 1.5 m and infinity. Almost all rangefinders require a fine tuning table. This one includes a -.3 m adjustment at 6 m and 9 m. The focus register of the I 61 lens is right on the mark. (Leica M39 type lenses can be used on this camera.) There are no frame lines in the viewfinder for lenses of different focal length; use an accessory viewfinder with these lenses.
This FED 2 camera has justified its acquisition cost to me with pleasure.
08 July 2018
Settings are tricky. I had to study.
And the 8500 player from Samsung lacks the Dolby Vision feature for more standardized dynamic contrast.
I found it necessary to explicitly turn on the 4:4:4 color setting under the setup menu. And the picture style under the tool button must be set to standard. The movie setting degrades the picture color and sharpness.
In all, I did not expect complications like this from this level of product, but I should have expected the need to study.
13 November 2014
This is an essential lens for Canon 5D cameras, as well as for Rebels.
3 of 3 found this helpful This lens is a normal lens for Canon Rebel cameras. For the larger Canon 5D cameras, this lens is 50% more wide than a normal lens.
With a fixed focal length, it is sharper and brighter than the corresponding setting on the kit zoom lens. The focus motor is noisy and the build quality is not a match for lenses in the luxury class.
I am delighted to be able to use this lens.