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
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 The Aires Penta 35 was almost immediately after its introduction in 1959 a 35mm SLR camera of an outdated concept due to its fixed lens and no quickly returning mirror.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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