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− | '''Aires''' — in Japanese アイレス ''Airesu'' (like "eye-rescue" minus the "cue"); more fully | + | '''Aires''' — in Japanese アイレス ''Airesu'' (like "eye-rescue" minus the "cue"); more fully '''K.K. Aires Shashinki Seisakusho''' ({{kabu}}アイレス写真機製作所) — was a Japanese manufacturer of a number of 35mm and roll film cameras. It was based in Tokyo.<REF> Its address from 1951 to early 1956 was Tōkyō-to Toshima-ku Takada-minami-machi 3–797 (東京都豊島区高田南町3–797), from late 1956 to 1959 it was Tōkyō-to Shinjuku-ku Nishi-Ōkubo 1–437 (東京都新宿区西大久保1–437). Source: advertisements reproduced in {{Kokusan}}, pp. 113–4 and 216–8. </REF> |
− | As Yallu Optical Co Ltd (ヤルー光学, | + | As '''Yallu Optical Co., Ltd.''' (ヤルー光学, Yarū Kōgaku), the company started in 1949 to produce the [[Yallu Flex]], a 35mm TLR influenced by the Zeiss [[Contaflex (TLR)|Contaflex]]. The Yallu Flex was ingeniously and elegantly designed and was well equipped and appealingly advertised, but in the end it was never offered for sale. About fifty were produced. |
Later cameras bore the name ''Aires''. | Later cameras bore the name ''Aires''. | ||
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== 35mm == | == 35mm == | ||
+ | {{Flickr_image | ||
+ | |image_source= http://www.flickr.com/photos/vincentnip/4314517311/in/pool-camerawiki | ||
+ | |image= http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4070/4314517311_c054708635_m.jpg | ||
+ | |image_align= right | ||
+ | |image_text= Aires 35 IIIL | ||
+ | |image_by= vincentnip | ||
+ | |image_rights= wp | ||
+ | }} | ||
* [[Aires 35]] | * [[Aires 35]] | ||
− | * [[Aires Penta 35]] | + | * [[Aires M28]] |
+ | * Aires Ever | ||
+ | * [[Aires Penta 35]]/Reflex 35 | ||
+ | * [[Aires Radar Eye]] | ||
* [[Aires Viscount]] | * [[Aires Viscount]] | ||
* [[Yallu Flex]] | * [[Yallu Flex]] | ||
+ | {{br}} | ||
== 120 film == | == 120 film == | ||
+ | {{Flickr_image | ||
+ | |image_source= http://www.flickr.com/photos/camerawiki/46457781512/in/pool-camerapwiki | ||
+ | |image= http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4821/46457781512_9bd64c4b73_m.jpg | ||
+ | |image_align= right | ||
+ | |image_text= Aires Viceroy | ||
+ | |image_by= Robbie Verhagen | ||
+ | |image_rights= wp | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | === 6×6 TLR === | ||
+ | * [[Airesflex|Aires Automat]] | ||
* [[Airesflex]] | * [[Airesflex]] | ||
+ | * [[Airesflex|Aires Reflex]] | ||
+ | |||
+ | === 6×6 folding === | ||
* [[Aires Viceroy]] | * [[Aires Viceroy]] | ||
+ | {{br}} | ||
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+ | == Notes == | ||
+ | <references /> | ||
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+ | == Bibliography == | ||
+ | * {{Showa10}} | ||
− | ==Links== | + | == Links == |
+ | In English and Italian: | ||
+ | * [http://corsopolaris.net/supercameras/aires/aires.html Survey of Aires cameras] by [http://corsopolaris.net/supercameras/ Massimo Bertacchi], with pictures of many models | ||
+ | * [http://collectiblend.com/Cameras/Aires-Cameras/ Aires Price Guide] at [http://collectiblend.com/ CollectiBlend] | ||
+ | * [https://www.butkus.org/chinon/aires/aires_automat/aires_automat.htm Aires Automat TLR 120 PDF manual] at [https://www.butkus.org/chinon/index.html Butkus' OrphanCameras.com] | ||
+ | * [https://www.butkus.org/chinon/other_manuals.htm Aires PDF camera manual (alphabetical listing] at [https://www.butkus.org/chinon/index.html Butkus' OrphanCameras.com] | ||
+ | In Japanese: | ||
+ | * [http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~rd2h-ari/camara_story_1.htm Camera stories 1: Aires cameras] (at the bottom of the page) at [http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~rd2h-ari/ Japan Family Camera] | ||
+ | In French : | ||
+ | * [http://www.collectiongeven.com/piwigo/index.php?/category/101 Aires page] at [http://www.collectiongeven.com/piwigo/ Collection G. Even's site] | ||
+ | * [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/general/html/liste_imagettes_marque.php?lettre=Aires Aires Cameras] at www.collection-appareils.fr | ||
− | + | [[Category: Japanese camera makers]] | |
− | + | [[Category: Aires|*]] | |
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Revision as of 00:55, 22 January 2022
Aires — in Japanese アイレス Airesu (like "eye-rescue" minus the "cue"); more fully K.K. Aires Shashinki Seisakusho (㈱アイレス写真機製作所) — was a Japanese manufacturer of a number of 35mm and roll film cameras. It was based in Tokyo.[1]
As Yallu Optical Co., Ltd. (ヤルー光学, Yarū Kōgaku), the company started in 1949 to produce the Yallu Flex, a 35mm TLR influenced by the Zeiss Contaflex. The Yallu Flex was ingeniously and elegantly designed and was well equipped and appealingly advertised, but in the end it was never offered for sale. About fifty were produced.
Later cameras bore the name Aires.
35mm
Aires 35 IIIL image by vincentnip (Image rights) |
- Aires 35
- Aires M28
- Aires Ever
- Aires Penta 35/Reflex 35
- Aires Radar Eye
- Aires Viscount
- Yallu Flex
120 film
Aires Viceroy image by Robbie Verhagen (Image rights) |
6×6 TLR
6×6 folding
Notes
- ↑ Its address from 1951 to early 1956 was Tōkyō-to Toshima-ku Takada-minami-machi 3–797 (東京都豊島区高田南町3–797), from late 1956 to 1959 it was Tōkyō-to Shinjuku-ku Nishi-Ōkubo 1–437 (東京都新宿区西大久保1–437). Source: advertisements reproduced in Kokusan kamera no rekishi, pp. 113–4 and 216–8.
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.
Links
In English and Italian:
- Survey of Aires cameras by Massimo Bertacchi, with pictures of many models
- Aires Price Guide at CollectiBlend
- Aires Automat TLR 120 PDF manual at Butkus' OrphanCameras.com
- Aires PDF camera manual (alphabetical listing at Butkus' OrphanCameras.com
In Japanese:
- Camera stories 1: Aires cameras (at the bottom of the page) at Japan Family Camera
In French :
- Aires page at Collection G. Even's site
- Aires Cameras at www.collection-appareils.fr