Aires 35-IIIC

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

Specifications

P Coral model

• 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

• 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

• The Aires 35-IIIC advertised for USD $110 in Popular Photography magazine, April, 1959 (Vol. 44, No. 4; pg. 11). Meter, lens attachments also shown.

In Japanese:

• 2018.03 Aires35-IIIC at Hayata Camera Lab

In French:

• Aires 35-IIIC at Sylvain Halgand's www.collection-appareils.fr