I got a FED-4 off eBay a couple of weeks ago. I’ve just got round to scanning the first roll of pictures through it; the best of them are here. It’s an interesting camera – almost absurdly complicated (it took me half an hour just to get the film loaded), but with an incredibly robust and chunky feel to it. It looks fabulous, and the lens is actually very, very good – precise focusing and very sharp. I have a feeling the lightmeter may be a bit off, though – it performs poorly in low light, and at the other end of the spectrum, tends to under-read in bright light leading to slightly over-exposed pictures. That said, it works most of the time, and for £20 (including P+P) I reckon it’s a bargain and a worthy addition to the ever-growing collection.

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