Locate the rewind knob (19) at the top left of the camera. It is a
small, rough metal knob. Push it down and turn it counter clockwise
until it pops up. Next, press down on the rewind collar (13) as
shown above (yes, we think it’s a stupid place to put that as
well). It surrounds the shutter release button, and you’ll probably
have to use a fingernail to hold it down.
Rewind the film in a clockwise direction until there is no more
resistance. Pop open the back, and there you go. Push the rewind
knob back down & rotate clockwise to lock it back into position.
9. Using a Flash
The FED 5 synchronization is designed for use with electronic flash
at a shutter speed of 1/30 second. It takes a standard hot-shoe
flash.
Place your flash into the hot-shoe (15), and set your
shutter speed at “30” (the number is in red on the dial) for
correct use. With using a manual flash, we've gotten great results
by choosing a medium aperture (5.6 or 8), setting the distance at 1
meter, and shooting people at about 1 meter every time. Clear and
sharp flash pictures.
10. Changing Lenses
Your Fed 5 uses Leica Thread Mount (LTM) screw threads, 39mm X 1mm.
This allows you to use not only the lenses made in Russia for the
Fed, Zorki, Mir, etc., but also other LTM lenses made by Nikon,
Contax, Steinheil, and currently by Voigtlander, as well as Leica.
To remove the lens, simply turn the barrel of the lens counter
clockwise until it comes out. To install a lens, carefully square up
the threads and gently turn clockwise, making certain that it is not
cross-treaded. Continue until the lens is firmly against the camera
body, but do not over tighten.
CAUTION: KMZ (Zenit, or sometimes Zenith) made LTM mount lenses for
some of their early SLR cameras with a different film registration
depth. They may mount on the Fed 5, but will only operate properly
at infinity. Also, not all LTM mount lenses will work with your Fed
5
.
Some lenses use a "tongue" to push against the rangefinder cam,
rather than a cylinder. As the shape of the cam itself is different
on the Fed from that of a Leica screwmount, it may not push pass the
cam to completely seat the lens. Never try to force a lens into your
Fed 5 lens mount. If you are going to buy a new LTM lens, we
recommend picking it up at a shop and actually trying it on your
camera. Also, your viewfinder is calibrated for a 55mm lens. If
you buy another size lens (say 28mm), you will have to buy a
viewfinder attachment to match.
