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    ФЭД 50 mm f/ 3.5
    ФЭД 50 mm f/ 3.5

    ФЭД 50 mm f/ 3.5

    50mm · f/3.5

    Overview

    The ФЭД 50 mm f/3.5 lens, part of the FED 50 compact camera, offers decent optical performance with naturalistic tones, though it is not as sharp as the Zuiko lens on the Olympus Trip. Its Industar-81 lens provides more scope than the LC-A's Mintar-1, with scale focus, filter threads, and bulb mode. Build-wise, the camera is quirky with a selenium meter and gold styling, but it is prone to nudging the film speed setting and has a fiddly film take-up reel. It suits budget-conscious shooters wanting a unique Soviet point-and-shoot, especially for color and B&W work.