So I rummaged around and found some Fu Lunda, many of which are SLR cameras from Fu Lunda, which are a series of collections.
Friends who know about camera collection will know that photography was invented by the French, but the Germans came from behind and used to be the most developed in the history of cameras, but they were upstaged by the Japanese in the 1970s and 1980s.
Among many German camera manufacturers, Zeiss, Leica and Fu Lunda are the most famous and powerful. Of these three, Fu Lunda has the longest history, but its fate is also the most lasting. If we carefully examine its development history, it will inevitably make people cry.
Fu Lunda brand was born in 1756. "Fu Lunda" is a family name, and its birth is also a family business, which lasted for more than 200 years.
Fu Lunda: I mainly manufacture navigation compasses and some instruments and equipment. There was no such thing as a camera at that time.
Fu Lunda II: First, he went to England to study optics. Later, in addition to continuing to be a household measuring instrument, he began to produce a large number of telescopes and put the products close to optical instruments.
Fu Lunda III: Caught up with the invention of photography. 1839 On August 9th, the Frenchman Daguerre announced the birth of photography. The following year, Fu Lunda introduced the first lens camera (commonly known as cannonball).
Fu Lunda's first camera is an epoch-making classic, not only unique in the history of photography, but also left a deep impression on people.
"Big Cannonball" is not only Fu Lunda's masterpiece, but also the first time to use a large aperture lens after the invention of photography, which reduces the exposure time of photography and makes portrait photography a reality.
The maximum aperture of the camera in Daguerre photography is F 14, and it takes half an hour to take a photo (it is said that the photographer fixed the person and wouldn't let him move). The maximum aperture of Fu Lunda camera is F3.7, which realizes the first "snapshot" in history. It only takes 1 minute to take a photo, which greatly promotes the development of portrait photography.
When writing this article, I consulted Mr. Lu Wanjiang, an expert who collects and studies classical cameras. He said: At that time, only 600 cannonball cameras were produced in Fu Lunda, and now there are about 9 cameras in the world, all of which are in museums in Europe and America, but Fu Lunda later copied them three times (picture provided by Mr. Lu Wanjiang).
The first time was 1939, and only 25 copies were made.
I forgot the specific year for the second time and copied 200 sets.
The third time was 1978, and 100 sets were copied.
A * * * made 325 copies. Although it is an imitation, it is expensive and difficult to buy now.
The success of Fu Lunda cannonball camera also enabled Fu Lunda to enter the camera manufacturing industry. In the next hundred years, Fu Lunda has been the pioneer and leader of camera manufacturing, not only earlier than Zeiss (1846) and Leica (19 13), but also in product development.
The world's first SLR camera was born in 1936. This is an Aiketai camera, looking down. This kind of camera can be easily replaced by lenses with different focal lengths, which makes the camera industry see new dawn and development potential. However, due to the outbreak of World War II, camera manufacturers had to obey the government and mainly produced military optical equipment, which delayed the development of SLR cameras.
After World War II, after several years' rest, the camera industry has made great strides again. At this time, SLR cameras were mainly introduced, so besides Axalta, Zeiss in Germany, Akfa in the United States, Kodak, Nikon, Canon and Guangxu in Japan are all developing SLR cameras.
During this period, camera research and development in Fu Lunda started late. At this time, Frenda was controlled by Zeiss Ikong Company due to poor management, and the research and development of new products was also restricted. As a result, SLR cameras were introduced late.
During the ten years from 1959 to 1969, only six Frenda SLR cameras were produced.
It should be noted that although Fu Lunda Company has a long history, it went downhill for various reasons after World War II. 1956 was resold to Zeiss Ikong company, and 1972 was transferred to Luolai company and transferred to Singapore for production. Fu Lunda has no cultural characteristics of its own.
That's not all. 1999, Fu Lunda changed hands again. This time it turned out to be a Japanese company, which is too humble. What makes you think Pan Jinlian was sold to Wu Dalang?
Now Fu Lunda is a Japanese brand, which has nothing to do with German or Fu Lunda family except the name "Fu Lunda".
In the history of "Fu Lunda" brand, there are several kinds of SLR cameras called "Fu Lunda", but the following six kinds are pure Fu Lunda origin. Other SLR cameras produced in the later period are either made in Singapore or brand products of Japanese Zhenshanneng Company, which seems to have little to do with the original factory in Fu Lunda.
Here, we will talk about German-made pure-blood Fu Lunda SLR cameras, including four Ultramatic series and two Ultra series.
1959 the first Bessamatic SLR camera came out. Strong appearance, angular and natural radian transition. The raw materials used are of high quality. More than 60 years later, it is still as bright as new. On the whole, it inherits the tradition of German cameras, with solid materials, fine workmanship and sufficient weight.
However, in terms of performance, it is still very conservative and primitive. The shutter uses a very traditional blade shutter, so the maximum speed is only 1/500 seconds. The selenium exposure meter, which was not advanced at that time, was used for photometry, and the whole camera had no bright spots.
Besides, Fu Lunda's lens is exquisite and very small, and the huge body feels top-heavy. Because there is no aperture on the lens, it needs to be adjusted on the fuselage, which makes it uncomfortable to use.
The second Bessamatic SLR camera (Delxe) 1962 came out, which is really a "luxury version" worthy of the name.
Compared with the first paragraph, the overall change is not big, but the "forehead" is not bald and looks better. A small "probe" is added in front of the pentaprism, so that you can directly see the aperture and speed in the viewfinder, which greatly facilitates the photographer and facilitates the rigorous photographer's adjustment. And this small "probe" has also become the standard for subsequent SLR.
The output of these two Fu Lunda SLR cameras is very large, and now they are easy to buy on the market, the price is not high, and the functions are basically the same. Although 60 years have passed, most of the two mobile phones are still intact, and the colors are brand-new and clean, which also shows that Fu Lunda's camera is carefully made and the materials are excellent.
The third Bessamatic SLR camera (model M) came out at 1964, which is an unexpected "simplified version".
I don't know why, five years after the production of SLR cameras, Fu Lunda came to a simplified version, which is a very useful selenium exposure meter and has become a "blind machine" that completely needs to experience exposure.
This is a completely incomprehensible obscene operation, which may be simple and cheap for a specific group. In short, this kind is not popular, the output is not large, and it is not easy to see in the market now, but the collection value is higher.
The fourth Bessamatic SLR camera (CS model) 1967 came out, equipped with electronic metering, and the selenium exposure meter was changed to cds electronic metering with battery.
Bessamatic series cameras have gone through eight years, and the research and development of SLR cameras in the world has also undergone great changes in these eight years. Among them, Japan's Nikon F came out of 1959, and Canon's first SLR FLEX was born of 1959. Japanese cameras not only rise in the field of SLR, but also overtake in corners.
On the other hand, in recent years, Fu Lunda's SLR cameras have not improved, but only increased or decreased in photometry, and there is no change or innovation in other aspects, so they stopped production at 1969, basically giving way to the rising Japanese camera industry.
The first extreme camera was born in 1962. Almost at the same time as Bessamatic's second model, its difference lies in the addition of an automatic exposure (A), that is, shutter priority exposure. Other improvements are to adjust the aperture from the top of the camera to the lens, and the aperture and shutter are adjusted together.
This model also uses a selenium light exposure meter to control automatic exposure, and there is basically no big change in other aspects. There is also a small "probe" that can read the shutter and speed values in the viewfinder of the fuselage.
The second camera (CS) was born in 1965. The change of this model is to switch to cadmium sulfide (cds) exposure meter, which is said to be the earliest TTL metering SLR camera.
There are also manual and first gear A (shutter priority exposure), and the battery used is the current 625 model.
These six authentic Fu Lunda SLR models have a production life of 10 years, and the output is quite large, but they are not big in function or appearance. It can be seen that there is something wrong with Fu Lunda's R&D ability at this time.
After holding Zeiss Ikong, Fu Lunda was obviously restricted in order not to affect the development of Zeiss. Not only is there no follow-up product, but it is also conservative, with no confidence in the market, and the road is getting narrower and narrower.
This may be the result of system changes. Zeiss regarded Fu Lunda as a "mistress", fearing that it was too flashy and didn't put too much love into it.
During this period, the DKL lens used in Fu Lunda SLR cameras, although Fu Lunda's body is not too bright, but the matching lens is still remarkable.
There are three types of headers, namely 50/2.8 (with two paragraphs), 50/2 and 50/ 1.5.
There are two kinds of wide-angle lenses, namely 35/3.4 and 40/2 (rare). And 35/3.4 is divided into 0.4m version and 1m version.
There are three kinds of medium focus lenses: 90/3.4, 100/4.8, 135/4.
There are two kinds of telephoto lenses: 200/4 and 350/5.6.
A zoom head: 36-82/2.8, which is also the first zoom head used in 135 SLR cameras in the world.
These Fu Lunda lenses are of good quality. If the adapter ring is used, it can be used in the current digital camera. Because there is no aperture on the lens, the lens as a whole is "miniaturized" and looks very small, but the adapter ring needs to increase the aperture function, so the price is relatively high.
Among these shots, 40/2 is the hardest to find. People like 35/3.4 best. They give it a nice name "Pearl Ring", and the cheapest one is 135/4. Due to the large output, the lens is good, but the price is not high.
At the end of the article, if we sum up our understanding of Fu Lunda SLR cameras in one sentence, there are only two words: What a pity!