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The '''Aires 35 IIIC''' is a [[leaf shutter|leaf-shutter]] [[35mm]] [[rangefinder camera]] made by [[Aires]] in 1957. It's entirely mechanical, and features a [[Seikosha-MXL]][[leaf shutter]].
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The '''Aires 35 IIIC''' is a [[leaf shutter|leaf-shutter]] [[35mm]] [[rangefinder camera]] made by [[Aires]] in 1957-1958. It's entirely mechanical, and features a [[Seikosha-MXL]][[leaf shutter]].
  
 
==Specifications==
 
==Specifications==
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It has a [[Self-timer]], which the [[Seikosha-MXL]] does not have.
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There is also a rewind and [[Multiple exposure|double exposures]] lever in the upper left corner of the unit.
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This lever returns when the hand is released in the earlier P Coral models, but remains fixed in the improved models.
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The knob of the rewind lever does not rotate in the early P Coral models, but it has been improved to rotate in the later models.
 
===P Coral model===
 
===P Coral model===
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* Launched in September 1957
 
* Format : 24 x 36 mm on [[35mm film]]
 
* Format : 24 x 36 mm on [[35mm film]]
 
* Coupled rangefinder
 
* Coupled rangefinder
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* Color Leatherette : Black
 
* Color Leatherette : Black
 
===H Coral model===
 
===H Coral model===
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* Launched in March 1958
 
* Format : 24 x 36 mm on [[35mm film]]
 
* Format : 24 x 36 mm on [[35mm film]]
 
* Coupled rangefinder
 
* Coupled rangefinder
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** M: Slow flashbulb synchronisation
 
** M: Slow flashbulb synchronisation
 
* Color Leatherette : Black
 
* Color Leatherette : Black
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== Links ==
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*[https://www.butkus.org/chinon/aires/aires_iiic/aires_35_iiic.htm Aires 35 IIIC user manual] at [https://www.butkus.org/chinon/ Butkus.org]
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*The Aires 35-IIIC advertised for USD $110 in [https://www.flickr.com/photos/camerawiki/52494692694/in/pool-camerawiki/ ''Popular Photography'' magazine, April, 1959] (Vol. 44, No. 4; pg. 11). Meter, lens attachments also shown.
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*[https://kellnerhank.blogspot.com/2018/12/the-aires-35-iiic.html Aires 35 IIIC review] at [https://kellnerhank.blogspot.com/ Grandpa Hank Kellner's Vintage Rangefinder Cameras]
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In Japanese:
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*[https://www.hayatacamera.co.jp/monthlyphoto/201803-aires-35iiic/ 2018.03 Aires35-IIIC] at [https://www.hayatacamera.co.jp/ Hayata Camera Lab]
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In French:
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*[http://www.collection-appareils.fr/x/html/appareil-10351-Aires_35%20III%20C.html Aires 35-IIIC] at [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/general/html/francais.php Sylvain Halgand's  www.collection-appareils.fr]
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[[Category: Japanese 35mm rangefinder]]
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[[Category: Aires|35 3C]]
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[[Category:3|35 3C  Aires]]
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[[Category: A]]
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[[Category:1957]]

Latest revision as of 04:27, 27 August 2023

The Aires 35 IIIC is a leaf-shutter 35mm rangefinder camera made by Aires in 1957-1958. It's entirely mechanical, and features a Seikosha-MXLleaf shutter.

Specifications

It has a Self-timer, which the Seikosha-MXL does not have.

There is also a rewind and double exposures lever in the upper left corner of the unit. This lever returns when the hand is released in the earlier P Coral models, but remains fixed in the improved models. The knob of the rewind lever does not rotate in the early P Coral models, but it has been improved to rotate in the later models.

P Coral model

  • Launched in September 1957
  • Format : 24 x 36 mm on 35mm film
  • Coupled rangefinder
  • Lens: Aires P Coral 1:2.4 f=4.5cm
  • Filter Size : M43 x 0.75
  • Shutter: Seikosha-MXL leafshutter. Speeds B, 1 ,2 ,5 ,10 ,25 ,50,100, 250, and 500.
  • Diaphragm: 2.4, 2.8, 4, 5.8, 8, 11 and 16.
  • Shooting mode selector:
    • X: Electronic flash synchronisation
    • F: Quick flash bulb synchronization
    • M: Slow flashbulb synchronisation
  • Color Leatherette : Black

H Coral model

  • Launched in March 1958
  • 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-MXL leafshutter. Speeds B, 1 ,2 ,5 ,10 ,25 ,50,100, 250, and 500.
  • Diaphragm: 1.9, 2.8, 4, 5.8, 8, 11 and 16.
  • Shooting mode selector:
    • X: Electronic flash synchronisation
    • F: Quick flash bulb synchronization
    • M: Slow flashbulb synchronisation
  • Color Leatherette : Black

Links

In Japanese:

In French: