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Kodak Portra 400
Kodak Portra 400 is a professional C-41 color negative film known for flexible exposure latitude, natural skin tones, and fine grain.
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rangefinder-35mm
The FED-2 (1955) is a Soviet 35mm rangefinder loosely based on the Leica II/III lineage. Same M39 (LTM) lens mount as Leica screw-mount bodies, but with a longer rangefinder base (67 mm vs Leica's smaller bases — actually *more* accurate for some focal lengths) and a wider, brighter combined viewfinder/rangefinder window. Mechanical horizontal-cloth shutter, no meter, manual exposure. Built at the FED factory in Kharkiv, USSR, alongside the parallel Zorki series in Krasnogorsk.
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C41
Kodak Portra 400 is a professional C-41 color negative film known for flexible exposure latitude, natural skin tones, and fine grain.
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About this camera
The Soviet Leica copy that's actually a different camera. M39 mount, brass body, $50 used — and 1.7 million made.
| Field | Value |
|---|
| Format | 35mm |
| Mount | M39 / LTM (28.8mm flange — same as Leica screw-mount) |
| Years | 1955–1970 |
| Shutter | 1/30s – 1/500s + B, mechanical horizontal cloth |
| Flash sync | 1/30s |
| Meter | None |
| Modes | Manual |
| Weight | 700 g |
| Battery | None |
The FED brand started 1934 (FED-1), based on Leica II designs reverse-engineered in the USSR. The FED-2 (1955) was the first major redesign — combined viewfinder/rangefinder, hinged back (instead of bottom-load), removable lens mount. About 1.7 million FED-2 bodies were made, making it among the highest-volume rangefinders ever produced.
Sub-versions: FED-2a, FED-2b, FED-2L (with lever advance). FED later made FED-3, FED-4, FED-5 with progressively more features.
The FED-2 is the cheapest "real" rangefinder you can buy in 2026. $50–120 for a clean copy. The M39 mount means it accepts every Leica screw-mount lens ever made (including modern Voigtländer LTM lenses), plus the entire Soviet lens ecosystem (Industar 50/3.5, Industar 61 53/2.8, Jupiter-3 50/1.5, Jupiter-8 50/2, Jupiter-12 35/2.8, Jupiter-9 85/2). The Jupiter-3 50/1.5 is a Sonnar-formula lens that's been called "the poor man's Leica Summarit."
The trade-off is build-quality variance. Soviet QC varied wildly between factories and years. A good FED-2 is mechanically reliable for decades; a bad one needs a CLA before first use. Buy from a seller who tests cameras (Oleg Khalyavin / FED-Zorki specialists in Ukraine and Russia).
Soviet M39: Industar 50/3.5 (kit), Industar 61 53/2.8, Jupiter-8 50/2, Jupiter-3 50/1.5, Jupiter-12 35/2.8, Jupiter-9 85/2, Helios-103 50/1.8. Leica LTM lenses also mount: Summicron, Elmar, Summilux. Voigtländer LTM lenses (Color-Skopar 35/2.5, Nokton 50/1.5).
C41
Kodak Portra 160 is a professional C-41 color negative film with fine grain, soft contrast, and natural color.
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Kodak Gold 200 is a daylight-balanced C-41 color negative film with warm color, moderate grain, and a classic consumer-film look.
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