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Japanese older 6×9 (edit)
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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 "Heedle" (ヒーデル)[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

  1. The Roman spelling "Venus" is unconfirmed but it is extremely probable.
  2. 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.
  3. Published in Ars Camera, reproduced in Kokusan kamera no rekishi, p. 79.
  4. The lens name is ヒーデル in katakana for both models. Sugiyama, item 1176, gives the Roman spelling "Heedle" on the Masnette plate folder, whereas Lewis, p. 46, gives "Heeder".
  5. The lens name is ヒーデル in katakana for both models.
  6. 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.

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