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== Specifications == | == Specifications == | ||
| − | * Fixed Aires Q Coral | + | ===Aires Penta35=== |
| − | * Fixed Aires H Coral | + | ====Q Coral model==== |
| − | * Seikosha SLV [[ | + | * Lens: Fixed Aires Q Coral 1:2.8/50 mm |
| + | * Shutter: [[Seikosha-SLV]] leafshutter. Speeds B, 1, 4, 8, 15, 30, 60, 125, 250, and 500. | ||
| + | * Diaphragm: 2.8, 4, 5.6, 8, 11, 16 and 22. | ||
| + | ====H Coral==== | ||
| + | * Lens: Fixed Aires H Coral 1:2.0/50 mm | ||
| + | * Shutter: [[Seikosha-SLV]] leafshutter. Speeds B, 1, 4, 8, 15, 30, 60, 125, 250, and 500. | ||
| + | * Diaphragm: 2, 2.8, 4, 5.6, 8, 11, 16 and 22. | ||
| + | ===Aires Penta35 LM=== | ||
| + | * Lens: Fixed Aires H Coral 1:2.0/50 mm | ||
| + | * Shutter: [[Seikosha-SLV]] leafshutter. Speeds B, 1, 4, 8, 15, 30, 60, 125, 250, and 500. | ||
| + | * Diaphragm: 2, 2.8, 4, 5.6, 8, 11, 16 and 22. | ||
| + | * Coupled [[Selenium]] photo element | ||
| + | ===Aires Ever=== | ||
| + | The name was changed when [[Hattori|Hattori Watch Shop]] sold Aires Penta35 instead after the bankruptcy of Aires. | ||
| + | With a plate reading "EVER" affixed over the "PENTA 35" engraving. | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
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The Aires Penta 35 is an SLR produced by Aires and introduced c.1960.[1] This original Penta 35 has a 5cm, f/2.8 Coral lens and no light meter. It was marketed in the UK as the Aires Reflex 35.
In contrast to Japan's then-current rush towards focal-plane shutter SLRs, the Penta 35 uses a Seikosha leaf shutter (with EV coupling of the aperture and shutter rings); and economizes by only offering a non-removable, 4-element lens. The owner's manual indicates the lens diaphragm automatically stops down for exposure but only reopens (for the brightest viewing image) as the film is wound on. A rapid-wind lever and a split-image focusing aid are included. Supplementary wide and telephoto attachments were also available.
This was followed by an improved version with a 6-element Coral F/2.0 lens, the Aires Penta 35 LM —not so designated on the camera but recognized by the selenium meter at the front of the pentaprism housing. The top-deck meter needle indicates LV numbers which the user must manually transfer to the scale on the lens.
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Specifications
Aires Penta35
Q Coral model
- Lens: Fixed Aires Q Coral 1:2.8/50 mm
- Shutter: Seikosha-SLV leafshutter. Speeds B, 1, 4, 8, 15, 30, 60, 125, 250, and 500.
- Diaphragm: 2.8, 4, 5.6, 8, 11, 16 and 22.
H Coral
- Lens: Fixed Aires H Coral 1:2.0/50 mm
- Shutter: Seikosha-SLV leafshutter. Speeds B, 1, 4, 8, 15, 30, 60, 125, 250, and 500.
- Diaphragm: 2, 2.8, 4, 5.6, 8, 11, 16 and 22.
Aires Penta35 LM
- Lens: Fixed Aires H Coral 1:2.0/50 mm
- Shutter: Seikosha-SLV leafshutter. Speeds B, 1, 4, 8, 15, 30, 60, 125, 250, and 500.
- Diaphragm: 2, 2.8, 4, 5.6, 8, 11, 16 and 22.
- Coupled Selenium photo element
Aires Ever
The name was changed when Hattori Watch Shop sold Aires Penta35 instead after the bankruptcy of Aires. With a plate reading "EVER" affixed over the "PENTA 35" engraving.
Notes
- ↑ It is advertised in the May, 1960, Popular Photography magazine at USD $89.95 (Vol. 46, No. 5; pg. 15).
Links
In English:
- Aires Penta 35 manual (PDF) from butkus.org
- Penta 35 LM manual (PDF) from butkus.org
In English and in Italian:
In Japanese:
- Aires Penta 35 repair by H. Arai (text and pictures) at Japan Family Camera
