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The '''Ihagee Venus 610''' was a folding camera made by [[Ihagee]] in Dresden. It was optimized for exposures in horizontal format. Maybe its name derives from the fact that this nice amateur camera was a piece of luxury in the time when it was made: amidst WWI.
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The '''Ihagee Venus''' and the '''Venus 610''' was a folding camera made by [[Ihagee]] in Dresden. It was optimized for exposures in horizontal format. McKeown <ref>{{McKeown12}} Page 431-432.</ref> lists four models, the first three have leather-covered wooden bodies (1920-31) the fourth has a leather-covered metal body (1931-35). Various lens and shutter combinations, radial focussing.
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*Type: folding-bed plate camera
 
*Type: folding-bed plate camera
 
*Manufacturer: [[Ihagee]]
 
*Manufacturer: [[Ihagee]]
*Year of launch: 1916
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*Year of launch: 1920
*Film: 6.5&times;9cm film plates
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*Film: 6.5&times;9cm plates
 
*Lens: Ihagee Triplex Anastigmat 1:4.5 / 10.5 cm
 
*Lens: Ihagee Triplex Anastigmat 1:4.5 / 10.5 cm
 
*Shutter: Ibsor, speeds 1 sec. to 1/125 sec.
 
*Shutter: Ibsor, speeds 1 sec. to 1/125 sec.
 
*Aperture: 1:4.5 to 1:36
 
*Aperture: 1:4.5 to 1:36
 
*Finders: Brilliant viewfinder and sports finder
 
*Finders: Brilliant viewfinder and sports finder
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==Notes==
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[[Category: German 6.5x9 folding]]
 
[[Category: German 6.5x9 folding]]
 
[[Category: Ihagee|Venus]]
 
[[Category: Ihagee|Venus]]
[[Category: V|Venus]]
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[[Category: V|Venus Ihagee]]
[[Category:1916]]
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[[Category:1920]]

Latest revision as of 05:59, 11 August 2022

The Ihagee Venus and the Venus 610 was a folding camera made by Ihagee in Dresden. It was optimized for exposures in horizontal format. McKeown [1] lists four models, the first three have leather-covered wooden bodies (1920-31) the fourth has a leather-covered metal body (1931-35). Various lens and shutter combinations, radial focussing.



  • Type: folding-bed plate camera
  • Manufacturer: Ihagee
  • Year of launch: 1920
  • Film: 6.5×9cm plates
  • Lens: Ihagee Triplex Anastigmat 1:4.5 / 10.5 cm
  • Shutter: Ibsor, speeds 1 sec. to 1/125 sec.
  • Aperture: 1:4.5 to 1:36
  • Finders: Brilliant viewfinder and sports finder

Notes

  1. McKeown, James M. and Joan C. McKeown's Price Guide to Antique and Classic Cameras, 12th Edition, 2005-2006. USA, Centennial Photo Service, 2004. ISBN 0-931838-40-1 (hardcover). ISBN 0-931838-41-X (softcover). Page 431-432.