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The '''Aires M28''' is a 35mm [[rangefinder]] camera made by the Japanese company [[Aires]] c1960<ref>{{McKeown12}}, page 43</ref>.<br/>
It was also sold as the '''Aires Viscount M2.8'''

An 80mm Telephoto attachment for the lens was available. The Viewfinder has (red) correction marks for this option.

==Specifications==
* Format : 24 x 36 mm on [[35mm film]]
* Coupled rangefinder
* Lens: [[Aires]] Q Coral 1:2.8 f=4.5cm, Coated, front-cell focusing      
* Filter Size : M43 x 0.75<ref>Manual states Filter size M49 but measurement on actual camera was M43</ref> 
* Shutter: [[Seikosha SLV]] leafshutter. Speeds 1 to 1/500 sec. and B.
* Diaphragm : 2.8 to 22
* Selftimer
* Flash synchronisation : Socket on left side. X and M synchronisation
* Lighmeter system : Coupled [[Selenium]] photo element, <br/> Film sensivity : 10 to 400 [[ASA]]
* Double exposure prevention
* Blank film frame prevention
* Color Finish : Chrome
* Color Leatherette : Black
* Dimensions WxDxH: 134 x 74 x 93 mm
* Weight: 790 grams
==Name Variations==
The camera has multiple name combinations for the top cover and front nameplate.
{| class="wikitable"
| style="text-align:center; background-color:#ddf;"| '''Top cover'''
| style="text-align:center; background-color:#ddf;"|'''Front nameplate'''
|-
| Viscount
| ViscountM2.8
|-
| Viscount
| M2.8
|-
| M2.8
| M2.8
|-
|}

Other variations may exist.

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|| Aires Viscount M2.8,  Aires Q Coral 1:2.8 4.5cm lens in a Seikosha SLV shutter<br><small>Images by {{image author|Hans Kerensky}}.</small> {{with permission}}
|}

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==Notes==
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== Links ==
In English :
* [http://www.butkus.org/chinon/aires/aires_viscount_m28/aires_viscount_m28.htm  Manual of the Aires Viscount M2.8] at [http://www.butkus.org/chinon/ Butkus.org]
* [http://www.historiccamera.com/cgi-bin/librarium2/pm.cgi?action=app_display&app=datasheet&app_id=2934& Aires Viscount M2.8] at [http://historiccamera.com/ Historic Camera]
* Aires M28 and Viscount M2.8 amongst others on [http://corsopolaris.net/supercameras/aires/aires.html the Aires page] at [http://corsopolaris.net/supercameras/ Massimo Bertacchi's Innovative Cameras]

In Japanese :
* [http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~rd2h-ari/AI_M28.htm Aires M28] and [http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~rd2h-ari/AI_VISM28.htm Aires Viscount M2.8] at [http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~rd2h-ari/index.htm Japan Family Camera]

[[Category: Japanese 35mm rangefinder]]
[[Category:Aires|M28]]
[[Category: A]]
[[Category: M|M28 Aires]]
[[Category:1960]]