Aires Radar Eye
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The Aires Radar Eye is a last leaf-shutter 35mm rangefinder camera made by Aires in 1960. It's entirely mechanical, and features a Seikosha-SLSleaf shutter, featuring 1/1000 second.
Aires Radar-Eye image by Inspiredphotos (Image rights) |
Specifications
- Format : 24 x 36 mm on 35mm film
- Coupled rangefinder
- Lens: Aires H Coral 1:1.9 f=4.5cm
- Filter Size : M43 x 0.75
- Shutter: Seikosha-SLS leafshutter. Speeds B, 1 ,2 ,4 ,8 ,15 ,30 ,60 ,125, 250, 500 and 1000.
- Diaphragm: 1.9, 2.8, 4, 5.6, 8, 11 and 16.
- Shooting mode selector:
- V: Self-timer
- X: Electronic flash synchronisation
- M: Slow flashbulb synchronisation
- Lighmeter system : Coupled Selenium photo element,
Film sensivity : 10, 25, 50, 100, 200, 400 and 800 ASA - Color Leatherette : Black
- Dimensions WxDxH: 139 x 71 x 84 mm
Links
In English and in Italian:
In Japanese:
- Aires Radar Eye repair, by H. Arai (text and pictures)
- Aires Radar Eye as a notable camera for its 1/1000 second top speed, in the Center of the History of Japanese Industrial Technology
- Aires Radar Eye (archived) at Kinkonkan (text and pictures)
- Aires Radar Eye in the AJCC website
In French:
- Aires Radar Eye on www.collection-appareils.fr by Sylvain Halgand