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== Rubies Hand Camera == | == Rubies Hand Camera == | ||
| − | The camera was advertised as the '''Rubies Hand Camera''' (ルビースハンドカメラ) in the September 1929 issue of ''[[Asahi Camera]]''. It is described as having an all-metal body | + | The camera was advertised as the '''Rubies Hand Camera''' (ルビースハンドカメラ) in the September 1929 issue of ''[[Asahi Camera]]''. It is described as having an all-metal body, double extension bellows and [[Meyer]] lenses. The picture shows a small focusing wheel on the photographer's right, a screw certainly used for vertical movements, and both a [[brilliant finder]] and a wireframe finder. The following versions are listed:<REF> A similar, less detailed list is given in Lewis, p.44. </REF> |
* f/6.3, [[Vario]], {{yen|40|1929}}; | * f/6.3, [[Vario]], {{yen|40|1929}}; | ||
* f/6.3, [[Ibsor]], {{yen|46|1929}}; | * f/6.3, [[Ibsor]], {{yen|46|1929}}; | ||
Revision as of 17:50, 6 January 2008
The Rubies[1] (ルビース) are Japanese 6.5×9cm plate folders distributed and perhaps made by Fuyōdō in the late 1920s and early 1930s.
Rubies Hand Camera
The camera was advertised as the Rubies Hand Camera (ルビースハンドカメラ) in the September 1929 issue of Asahi Camera. It is described as having an all-metal body, double extension bellows and Meyer lenses. The picture shows a small focusing wheel on the photographer's right, a screw certainly used for vertical movements, and both a brilliant finder and a wireframe finder. The following versions are listed:[2]
The Compur is the older dial-set model, as appears in the picture.
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| Advertisement in Asahi Camera September 1929. (Image rights) |
Rubies B
The Rubies B (ルビース・B・カメラ) was advertised in the June 1932 issue of Asahi Camera. It has double extension bellows and an all-metal body, presented as "improved and perfected". The picture shows many differences with the Rubies Hand, and it seems that the vertical movement ability has disappeared. The lenses are provided by Meyer and Schneider. The following versions are listed:
- Meyer f/6.3, New Vario, ¥32;
- Meyer f/6.3, Ibsor, ¥38;
- Meyer f/4.5, Auto Pronto, ¥42;
- Meyer f/4.5, Ibsor, ¥45;
- Meyer f/4.5, Auto Compur, ¥55;
- Xenar f/4.5, Auto Compur, ¥65.
The pictured camera is the most expensive version, with the Schneider Xenar 10.5cm f/4.5 lens and the newer rim-set Compur.
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| Advertisement in Asahi Camera June 1932. (Image rights) |
Notes
Bibliography
- Asahi Camera (アサヒカメラ) September 1929. Advertisement by Fuyōdō on p.A10.
- Asahi Camera (アサヒカメラ) June 1932. Advertisement by Fuyōdō on p.A17.
- Lewis, Gordon, ed. The History of the Japanese Camera. Rochester, N.Y.: George Eastman House, International Museum of Photography & Film, 1991. ISBN 0-935398-17-1 (paper), 0-935398-16-3 (hard). P.44.
The Rubies is not listed in Sugiyama.
