Countercurrent 1982

Chapter 213 Photography Lovers

With less than three days before the final exam, Duan Yun was not busy reading books and reviewing, but went to buy a camera outside the west gate on his bike.

When he arrived at the department store, Duan Yun went straight to the third floor where home appliances were sold.

In the innermost part of the hall, Duan Yun saw a counter selling cameras, and many people had already surrounded there.

When it comes to buying cameras with later generations, Canon, Nikon, Sony and other foreign brands pop up in our minds. It seems that foreign cameras have become our only few choices.However, in the 80s and [-]s, the camera market was quite different from what it is now. At that time, it was still the era when domestic cameras were "all-powerful".

Sea-gull Camera, as a representative of classic domestic products, is the oldest and largest in China. It is the only imaging equipment manufacturer in China that develops and manufactures various types of SLR cameras, stereo cameras, fully automatic cameras and various photographic equipment.From the end of the 50s to the 80s, Seagull was a well-known brand of cameras that Chinese people could buy.Owning a Seagull SLR camera "Seagull DF" once became a symbol of the photographer's identity.

Although a camera costing several hundred yuan was undoubtedly a luxury for people in that era, in fact, urban residents before the 80s still had a lot of private cameras, basically a few or even a dozen young workers who knew each other in a factory pooled their money. Buy one, and then borrow from each other, and the photos taken are sent to the photo studio to be developed.

The most popular camera in that era was the Seagull 60 double-lens reflex camera produced in the late 4s. The shape and shooting method of this camera are very different from the digital SLR cameras commonly used in later generations. There are two lenses in front of the camera. The lens is aimed at the subject, and the photographer lowers his head to observe and adjust through the refractor.

Until 82, the Sea-Gull 4A camera with two lenses was still available at a price of 195 yuan, but the new model Sea-Gull DF kit was already on the market.

The so-called kit is only equipped with a 58mm head, but this kind of SLR camera is very in line with the perception of the appearance of the camera by young people in the future.

This new type of SLR camera is very expensive, and it costs 450 yuan for one. In addition, at that time, the domestic film of the brand or Lekai was basically used, and the price was about 30 yuan, which is almost equivalent to an ordinary camera. One month's income.

Although most people can't afford this new type of SLR camera at present, for Duan Yun, a "rich man" with a net worth of more than [-] yuan, buying a camera is just a small amount of money.

"Waiter, take out this camera and let me have a look." Duan Yun pointed to the latest Seagull DF1 in the window and said to the counter clerk.

"If you don't buy it, you can't move casually." The waitress said with a blank face when she heard the words.

"As long as the quality is okay, I'll take it!" Duan Yun has already adapted to the attitude of the waiters in state-owned stores these days, so he didn't care about it, just patted his bulging pocket and said.

"Eh." Seeing Duan Yunyi revealing a thick pack of unity in his pocket, the waitress's face immediately melted with ice and snow, revealing a smile like a spring breeze.

After taking the camera out of the counter, he gently handed it to Duan Yun.

After taking over the camera, Duan Yun's first feeling was that his hands were a little bit down. It was not as light as the cameras of the later generations, but it gave people a very post-modern texture.

In his previous life, Duan Yun used auto-focus digital cameras and mobile phone cameras, so it was not difficult to take pictures, but in this day and age, taking pictures is definitely a technical task.

When Duan Yun took photos of model workers in the factory before, he found that the photographer’s technique is not simple. Duan Yun has been carefully observing the photographer’s movements, metering, focusing, and zooming. Each action requires a wealth of experience. Proficiency.

Feeling that the camera was good, Duan Yun immediately paid for the camera, and then bought five domestic Lucky films in one go.

Just having a camera is not enough, Duan Yun also needs to master shooting techniques, and there is also the problem of photo editing.

Holding the newly bought camera and film, Duan Yun did not go home directly, but came to the Hongguang State-run Photo Studio on Daxi Street.

The Hongguang State-run Photo Studio is the largest photo studio in Daxing City. It is a small three-story building. Last time, Master Wang took photos of Duan Yun and his model workers.

The reason why Duan Yun found Master Wang was to learn photography skills.

Learning photography in the 80s was considered a technology and craft, and it was still a bit of a threshold. After all, the cameras of this year are not as good as the point-and-shoot cameras and digital cameras of later generations, but use the kind of "metering by looking, focusing by twisting, and zooming by walking". "Manual mechanical camera, plus negative film and photo paper cost money, every time you press the shutter, you must be very cautious, considering exposure, composition, depth of field, tone, camera position, how to capture the key moment, avoid Produce waste films and increase the rate of film production, but the final result can only be known after washing, which is difficult for novices to control in a short time.

In addition, people who have this hobby are also very popular with classmates, colleagues, neighbors, and friends these days.If your skills are good enough, in the film era, there will be countless things to help people and volunteer to take pictures, and you will basically not be idle on weekends and holidays.

Until the mid-to-late 90s, especially in the digital age, cameras, like Wang Xietang’s former swallows in the old days, gradually flew into the homes of ordinary people. In cities, almost every household has a camera. Photography has become a public behavior, no longer mysterious and superior. Anyone can be a photographer, and professional photographers are not so popular.

In fact, with Duan Yun's current economic strength, he can choose to explore photography technology by himself.

But the problem is that Duan Yun is in a hurry to produce product promotional catalogues, and he doesn’t have much time and energy to waste on self-study photography techniques, so the best way now is to learn from a teacher.

At 05:30 in the afternoon, the photo studio got off work on time. Duan Yun greeted Master Wang as he walked out of the photo studio.

Master Wang had obviously forgotten about Duan Yun, but after hearing Duan Yun's self-introduction, he remembered him again.

"Then what do you want from me?" Master Wang asked.

"Master Wang, I'll just tell you the truth. I came to you this time because I want to learn from you..." Duan Yun said with a smile.

"This... I'm really sorry, I don't accept apprentices." Master Wang shook his head upon hearing this.

"I don't learn in vain." While speaking, Duan Yun stuffed a roll wrapped in newspaper into Master Wang's pocket, and said, "This is the tuition fee, as long as you can teach basic photography and making darkroom washing within two days." The technology of the photo, I have an extra reward..."

"Hey, why don't you young people understand? I'm very busy with work every day..." Master Wang took out the roll that Duan Yun stuffed for him from his pocket, and when he was about to return it, But I was surprised to find that there were at least a dozen copies of the Great Unity in the newspaper!
After hesitating for a while, Master Wang put the roll of money back into his pocket, squeezed out a smile and said to Duan Yun: "Wait a minute, I will ask the unit leader for two days off..."

(End of this chapter)