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The Venus is only known from a couple of advertisements for the [[Semi Dymos]], where it is mentioned but not pictured. An advertisement in ''[[Ars Camera]]'' January 1936<REF> Advertisement reproduced in {{Kokusan}}, p.79. </REF> lists two versions, both having a "Heedle" (ヒーデル)<REF> 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". </REF> f/4.5 lens and costing {{yen|34|1936}}. The '''Venus F''' (ビーナスF號) has a [[Rulex]] shutter (made by [[Neumann & Heilemann]]) and the '''Venus FF''' (ビーナスFF號) has a [[Light (shutter)|Light]] shutter (perhaps made by [[Ōhashi|Ōhashi Kōki Seisakusho]]). Another advertisement dated May 1936 only lists the Venus F.<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>
 
The Venus is only known from a couple of advertisements for the [[Semi Dymos]], where it is mentioned but not pictured. An advertisement in ''[[Ars Camera]]'' January 1936<REF> Advertisement reproduced in {{Kokusan}}, p.79. </REF> lists two versions, both having a "Heedle" (ヒーデル)<REF> 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". </REF> f/4.5 lens and costing {{yen|34|1936}}. The '''Venus F''' (ビーナスF號) has a [[Rulex]] shutter (made by [[Neumann & Heilemann]]) and the '''Venus FF''' (ビーナスFF號) has a [[Light (shutter)|Light]] shutter (perhaps made by [[Ōhashi|Ōhashi Kōki Seisakusho]]). Another advertisement dated May 1936 only lists the Venus F.<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>
 
One ground glass hood inscribed ''Venus'', perhaps coming from a [[Seibidō]] Venus, has been observed on a [[Weha plate folders|Weha plate folder]], but no complete surviving example has been observed so far.
 
  
 
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Japanese plate cameras
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No.0 (4×5cm) Secrette
atom (4.5×6cm) New Argus | Egorette | Secrette
Box cameras (edit)
No.0 (4×5cm) Adam | Hayatori Renshūyō
atom (4.5×6cm) Atom Hayatori Shashinki
meishi (5.5×8cm) Cherry
tefuda (8×10.5cm) Champion | Cherry | Sakura Army | Sakura Honor | Sakura Navy
nimaigake (8×12cm) Sakura Honor
kabine (12×16.5cm) Sakura Honor
Folding bed cameras (edit)
No.0 (4×5cm) Alpha | Sweet | Pony Sweet | Taishō-shiki
atom (4.5×6cm) Monarch | Need | Palma
meishi (5.5×8cm) Eagle | Idea A | Idea B | Idea Snap | Idea No.1 | Iris | Lily (horizontal) | Pearl No.3 | Special Camera | Venis | X
daimeishi (6.5×9cm) Apollo | Arcadia | Crite | Special East | Eaton | Elliotte | First | First Etui | Gold | Happy | Hope | Idea No.1 | Idea (metal) | Kinka | Kokka | Lily (horizontal) | Lily (metal) | Tropical Lily | Lloyd | Lomax | Masnette | Mikuni | Need | Nifca Klapp | Nifca Sport | Ohca | Palma | Peter | Prince | Prince Peerless | Proud | Romax | Rosen | Rubies | Sirius | Sun | Super | Tokiwa | Venus | Weha Idea | Weha Light
tefuda (8×10.5cm) Eagle | Idea A | Idea B | Idea No.1 | Idea (metal) | Iris | Lily (original) | Lily (horizontal) | Lily (metal) | Palma | Pearl No.3, No.4 | Minimum Pearl | Special Pearl | Sakura Palace | Sakura Pocket Prano | Star | Tokiwa | Weha
nimaigake (8×12cm) Eagle | Idea | Idea Binocular | Sakura Prano | Sakura Binocular Prano | Star Premo
hagaki (8×14cm) Eagle | Noble | Pearl No.3, No.4 | Star
kabine (12×16.5cm) Idea | Noble | Sakura Prano | Star Premo
Strut-folding cameras (edit)
No.0 (4×5cm) CH
atom (4.5×6cm) Idea Spring
meishi (5.5×8cm) Minimum Idea | Korok
daimeishi (6.5×9cm) Idea Spring | Minolta | Auto Minolta | Auto Press Minolta | Nifca-Dox | Vester Klapp
tefuda (8×10.5cm) Focal Happy | Idea Spring | Idea Telephoto
10×15cm Kongo Press
kabine (12×16.5cm) Idea Spring | Idea Telephoto
SLR cameras (edit)
atom (4.5×6cm) Simplex Reflex | Speed Reflex
meishi (5.5×8cm) Speed Reflex
daimeishi (6.5×9cm) Convex Reflex | Hogo Reflex | Idea Reflex (1932) | Neat Reflex | Simplex Reflex | Speed Reflex
tefuda (8×10.5cm) Idea Reflex (1910 and 1911) | Idea Reflex (1932) | Neat Reflex | Photo Deluxe Reflex | Speed Reflex
nimaigake (8×12cm) Idea Reflex (1910 and 1911) | Sakura Reflex Prano
kabine (12×16.5cm) Idea Reflex (1910 and 1911)
daikabine (13×18cm) Guaranteed Reflex
unknown Hardflex | Leinflex | Photoman Special Reflex
Stereo cameras
3.7×5cm Tokioscope
4×5in Idea Binocular | Sakura Binocular Prano
Japanese 3×4 and 4×4, 4×5 and 4×6.5, 4.5×6, 6×6 and 6×9 ->

The Venus (ビーナス)[1] is a Japanese 6.5×9cm folding camera taking film plates. It was distributed and perhaps made by Seibidō 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 in Ars Camera January 1936[3] lists two versions, both having a "Heedle" (ヒーデル)[4] f/4.5 lens and costing ¥34. The Venus F (ビーナスF號) has a Rulex shutter (made by Neumann & Heilemann) and the Venus FF (ビーナスFF號) has a Light shutter (perhaps made by Ōhashi Kōki Seisakusho). Another advertisement dated May 1936 only lists the Venus F.[5]

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. Advertisement 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. 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). The camera called "Super Venus" certainly corresponds to two different models: the Super and the Venus.

The Venus is not listed in Sugiyama.

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