The entire back and bottom can then be removed as a single unit, allowing easy access to the film chamber.

Winding the film cocks the shutter and forwards the frame counter simultaneously.

The FED 2 has a manual frame counter located below the wind-on knob, which must be reset by hand when loading film.

After detaching the back, two screws on under the camera allow you to adjust the spring tension and change the shutter speeds, which may have become slow over time.

This article was originally based on "FED 2" in Camerapedia, retrieved at an unknown date under the GNU Free Documentation License.