Catalogue information

LastDodo number
1401145
Area
Photo and video cameras
Model
Aires Penta 35
Collection / set
Number in collection
First year of production
1959
Country of origin
Type of film
Negative size
Material
Colour
Dimensions
Details

Aires Camera Co., Japan has only built two models of KB / SLR cameras, one model with and one model without built-in light meter. Why Aires named them both Penta 35 remains a mystery. The Aires Penta 35 was almost immediately after its introduction in 1959 a 35mm SLR camera of an outdated concept due to its fixed lens and no quickly returning mirror. Presumably due to too high investments to make the Penta 35 a success, the Aires company went bankrupt a year later.

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