Bailing 百灵 821

The Bailing 百灵 821 is a 35mm rangefinder camera manufactured by the Chinese company Bailing in 1982. Designed for the consumer market, it utilizes the standard 135 film cartridge and offers basic shutter speeds including Bulb (B) and 1 second to 1/300th second. As a typical rangefinder of its era, it provided a direct viewfinder experience with coupled focusing, likely aimed at photographers seeking a compact alternative to larger SLRs. Weighing 690 grams, it suggests a solid, predominantly metal construction characteristic of cameras from that period, but its specifications and production context place it firmly as a standard, unremarkable model within the camera landscape of the early 1980s, without significant innovations or design distinctions.