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The '''Venus''' (ビーナス)<REF> The Roman spelling "Venus" is unconfirmed but it is extremely probable. </REF> is a Japanese 6.5×9 folding camera taking film plates. It was distributed and perhaps made by [[Seibi-Dō]] around 1934–6.<REF> Dates: Lewis, p. 48, ambiguously mentions the Super as released in 1933 or 1934 (the camera is called "Super Venus", probably because the translator confused the [[Super plate folders|Super]] and the Venus). {{Kokusan}}, p. 339, lists advertisements dated 1935 and 1936. </REF> | The '''Venus''' (ビーナス)<REF> The Roman spelling "Venus" is unconfirmed but it is extremely probable. </REF> is a Japanese 6.5×9 folding camera taking film plates. It was distributed and perhaps made by [[Seibi-Dō]] around 1934–6.<REF> Dates: Lewis, p. 48, ambiguously mentions the Super as released in 1933 or 1934 (the camera is called "Super Venus", probably because the translator confused the [[Super plate folders|Super]] and the Venus). {{Kokusan}}, p. 339, lists advertisements dated 1935 and 1936. </REF> | ||
| − | The Venus is only known from a couple of advertisements for the [[Semi Dymos]], where it is mentioned but not pictured. An advertisement dated January 1936<REF> Published in ''Ars Camera,'' reproduced in {{Kokusan}}, p. 79. </REF> lists two versions, both having | + | The Venus is only known from a couple of advertisements for the [[Semi Dymos]], where it is mentioned but not pictured. An advertisement dated January 1936<REF> Published in ''Ars Camera,'' reproduced in {{Kokusan}}, p. 79. </REF> lists two versions, both having a Heeder<REF> The lens name is ヒーデル in ''katakana'' for both models. Lewis, p. 46, gives the Roman spelling "Heeder" but it is not confirmed. </REF> f/4.5 lens<REF> The lens name is ヒーデル in ''katakana'' for both models. </REF> and costing {{yen|34|1936}}. The '''Venus F''' (ビーナスF號) has a [[Rulex]] shutter and the '''Venus FF''' (ビーナスFF號) has a Light shutter. (A Light shutter is also found on the [[Semi Dymos]] also distributed by [[Seibi-Dō]].) Another advertisement dated May 1936 lists the Venus F alone.<REF> [http://www.remus.dti.ne.jp/~inasan99/camera/daimos.html Advertisement] published in ''Camera Art,'' reproduced in [http://www.remus.dti.ne.jp/~inasan99/camera/nostalgic_camera.html Nostalgic Camera] by Toshio Inamura. </REF> |
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Revision as of 19:29, 30 January 2007
The Venus (ビーナス)[1] is a Japanese 6.5×9 folding camera taking film plates. It was distributed and perhaps made by Seibi-Dō around 1934–6.[2]
The Venus is only known from a couple of advertisements for the Semi Dymos, where it is mentioned but not pictured. An advertisement dated January 1936[3] lists two versions, both having a Heeder[4] f/4.5 lens[5] and costing ¥34. The Venus F (ビーナスF號) has a Rulex shutter and the Venus FF (ビーナスFF號) has a Light shutter. (A Light shutter is also found on the Semi Dymos also distributed by Seibi-Dō.) Another advertisement dated May 1936 lists the Venus F alone.[6]
Notes
- ↑ The Roman spelling "Venus" is unconfirmed but it is extremely probable.
- ↑ Dates: Lewis, p. 48, ambiguously mentions the Super as released in 1933 or 1934 (the camera is called "Super Venus", probably because the translator confused the Super and the Venus). Kokusan kamera no rekishi, p. 339, lists advertisements dated 1935 and 1936.
- ↑ Published in Ars Camera, reproduced in Kokusan kamera no rekishi, p. 79.
- ↑ The lens name is ヒーデル in katakana for both models. Lewis, p. 46, gives the Roman spelling "Heeder" but it is not confirmed.
- ↑ The lens name is ヒーデル in katakana for both models.
- ↑ Advertisement published in Camera Art, reproduced in Nostalgic Camera by Toshio Inamura.
Bibliography
- Asahi Camera (アサヒカメラ) editorial staff. Shōwa 10–40nen kōkoku ni miru kokusan kamera no rekishi (昭和10–40年広告にみる国産カメラの歴史, Japanese camera history as seen in advertisements, 1935–1965). Tokyo: Asahi Shinbunsha, 1994. ISBN 4-02-330312-7. Item 186.
- 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. 48 (brief mention only, about a "Super Venus" that in fact corresponds to the Super and the Venus).
The Venus is not listed in Sugiyama.
Links
In Japanese:
- Advertisement for the Venus and Semi Dymos published in the May 1936 issue of Camera Art, reproduced in Nostalgic Camera by Toshio Inamura.
