FED 50mm f3.5 Collapsible - Lens

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Model Details

Manual focus normal M39 screw-mount lens made in the Soviet Union. The original collapsible lens for FED 35mm rangefinders and a copy from the Leitz Elmar after WWII. Metal body available in silver.

  • ФЭД 5cm f3.5 (4 elements, 3 groups, Tessar-type)
  • Minimum focus distance: 1m
  • Aperture blades: 8
  • Size: 30 x 46mm (extended)
  • Wight: 112g
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LTM / M39

M39 is a screw-type mount system originally designed by Oskar Barnack for Leica cameras in the 1930s. These Leica Thread Mount (LTM) camera bodies attach lenses using a 39mm threaded screw mount.

This mount was the prominent rangefinder mount for Leica until 1953 when the M3 debuted. The M Mount bayonet spelled the end for Leica’s thread mount cameras, although other manufacturers, like Canon, Leotax, and Zorki, continued to use the M39 mount for their cameras.

There are some early Soviet SLRs that also use a 39mm thread mount called M39. Lenses for this system are incompatible with M39 rangefinder lenses, and vice versa, due to differences in flange distance.

M39 rangefinder lenses can be easily adapted to mirrorless camera systems.

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FED 50mm f3.5 Collapsible - Lens Availability & Price History
Date Sold SKU Quality Control Price Image
16 Jan 2025 T91780 € 29.00 FED 50mm f3.5 Collapsible - Lens Image
13 Dec 2024 T82451 € 29.00 FED 50mm f3.5 Collapsible - Lens Image
02 Dec 2024 T83961 € 19.00 FED 50mm f3.5 Collapsible - Lens Image
13 Nov 2024 T85106 € 29.00 FED 50mm f3.5 Collapsible - Lens Image