P3D Re: FedBoy Questions

[Steve Berezin <sbere@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Steven Stultz wrote:
> 
> Does anyone shoot with the Russian FedBoy 35mm stereo camera?  I just
> bought one, and it appears to be Realist format (5p), but the manual is
> in Russian and unreadable by me.  I don't see a setting for shutter
> speed, so it must be a fixed speed.
  
I shoot with a FedBoy and have been happy with it.  It is actually a 7P
format and has an automatic mode.  It is not fixed speed it has auto
exposure.  The aperture settings shoot at a fixed speed (1/30 second)
however and are only meant to be used with a flash.

Also, there is an "A" setting on
> the aperture dial, what is that?  I replaced the battery, but the
> shutter never fires when set to "A."  Any help with this camera would be
> GREATLY appreciated.
> 
> Thanks in advance.
> 
> Steven Stultz
> 

In that mode it will not fire unless it has enough light, which may be
your problem (or the battery is dead or the camera is broken).  Try
setting the film speed dial as high (fast) as it will go.  Point it to a
bright light.  If it fires the camera may be OK or may need a newer
battery.  If it doesn't fire try cleaning the battery contacts or
changing the battery.  The exposure system is pretty simple, but on my
camera it seems to work better than when I try to use a meter on my
Colorist.

The manual is online at RMM.  See:

http://www.frii.com/~rkymtmem/3d.tutorial/manuals/FED/fed.boy.html
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