My second commie camera arrived. It's a late FED 2 made in the late 60s. It's in pretty good shape.

The FED 2 was based on FED's copy of the Leica II but it improved on the design with a longer rangefinder base, with combined viewfinder and rangefinder, and a removable back (no more bottom loading!). The shutter speeds look good and I have a roll of film in it for testing. I had some problems with the my Zorki 6. The faster shutter speeds aren't working right. There are some adjustments I can make but I think the FED 2 will be just fine until then. The FED is a joy to use.

There is a problem with the lens I ordered — a 35mm Jupiter 12. The person I bought it from, Irina Fursova in the Ukraine, sold a similar lens with a Contax mount at the same time and shipped them at the same time and the postal inspectors mixed them up. I now have a beautiful Jupiter 12 for a Contax/Kiev and Piero, in Italy, will soon be receiving my Leica mount Jupiter 12. We are in contact and will be exchanging lenses. Until then I will use the worn Jupter 8 50mm lens. I hope to get a newer Jupiter 8. It will be good to be over getting the equipment and just worry about shooting.