In the "Haiou Home" Camera Museum in Shanghai, I met Mr. Ge Wei, an engineer from the former Haiou Camera Factory No. 4. He was in charge of the development of the Haiou ZQ6-35 full-field camera using 135 film and obtained a national patent.
This kind of camera not only fills the gap in my country's camera industry, but also ends the history of using black and white film for group photos in large conferences. It can not only be taken with 135 film, but also develops a matching photo washing machine.
Mr. Ge told us that the Seagull Panoramic Camera was developed in the 1970s, and three large Seagull Panoramic Camera, 300mm, 360mm and 500mm, were successfully developed for taking conference photos, but these devices can only take black and white photos. The superiors hope to develop a panoramic camera that can take color photos. This task fell on the shoulders of Director Ge Wei and others. From the 1980s to the final successful development in 1991, the first batch of panoramic cameras that can take 360-degree viewing angle were produced.
After the first batch of products came out, a military scientific research unit immediately purchased it. Mr. Ge took the equipment alone to Xinjiang to guide the shooting and rinse. The buyer was very satisfied. Then there were various large-scale events or conferences to use. He also used this camera to shoot the Three Gorges Dam construction project. He said that he was only given five minutes to shoot at that time, which was very nervous and excited, and the final shot was relatively successful.
Mr. Ge said that there were three trial productions of the Seagull ZQ6-35 full-field cameras. Later, there were only a dozen regular products, with a price of about 27,000 yuan. The main purchaser was Beijing Dabei Photo Studio. This camera also participated in commemorative photos of representatives of the 16th National Congress of the Communist Party of China. It took more than 2,000 people at a time, and was more than three meters long, which was very successful.
Speaking of the shooting scene, Gong Ge said that in general, three or four cameras are used to shoot at the same time, which can be basically completed in one go. If two cameras are shooting at the same time, you have to shoot twice at one go to ensure the success rate. However, it is still very stressful to shoot for the leader. Moreover, when you move, you have to "rehearse" and "rehearse" to be foolproof and you can't make mistakes.
Ke Gong brought us several photos taken with the Seagull ZQ6-35 full-field camera this time. The most shocking one was the group photo of the 16th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, which was more than three meters long, and the characters were clear, which was very rare.
Ge Gong said that the manufacturing cost of the Seagull ZQ6-35 full-field camera is still very high, and the political task is that their is also pursuing excellence on the product . Each device is carefully modulated and requires real-life inspection before leaving the factory. Although the selected Seagull 50/1.8 lens is also selected from the header of the Seagull SLR camera, the selection is very strict. Sometimes hundreds of lenses may not necessarily be able to choose one satisfactory, so the Seagull ZQ6-35 full-field camera can be said to be a high-quality camera.
This camera uses electric power drive, direct and AC for both use, and can also use 8 No. 5 batteries, which are easy to carry and suitable for use in various environments.
Later, he developed a ZQ7-80 panoramic ring camera using 120 film, using Russian 80/2.8 lenses. Unfortunately, he only tried three prototypes and did not produce them in the end. At this time, it was the digital age, and the time and space left for traditional cameras no longer exist...
told Ge Gong a story about his development of the camera. Listening to him telling interesting stories about taking large-scale group photos on various occasions, he has gained a lot of knowledge, especially the shooting process of hundreds of people and one or two thousand people taking photos. It makes people feel novel and fresh. Few people can participate in this field on site and understand a lot at once.
In addition, our country's leaders have expectations for domestic panoramic cameras. Finally, they always ask some situations. Early leaders asked, "Why are they still using American Kodak cameras?" "When can our country produce this kind of cameras themselves?" "Why are they still black and white photos, and can they take colorful photos in life?"
finally took colorful photos on the Sixteen .
Gegong finally gave some of the large group photos taken by domestic cameras to the "Seagull House" for collection.
