Aires 35 V interchangeable system

[Monochrom]

Hi, i´ve seen this aires cameras with interchangeable lenses.

The coral 45mm f1.5 seems pretty nice....but haven´t seen any opinions of users and there are not much pictures taken with this fast lens.

Does any RRF member have this outfit? Any expereince on the 45mm 1.5 lens?

Thanks in advance

 

[D.O'K.]

I had an Aires 35-V some years ago. It looked good and handled reasonably well but was very unreliable (mostly shutter and transport problems). Had it repaired twice, but each time it jammed after a few further films, whereupon I gave up. Can't remember what lens it had, although when working properly it produced perfectly good pictures.

Of course I might just have been unlucky, but I've read of others having similar problems. You might want to proceed with caution...

Regards,
D.

 

[colyn]

I had the Aires 35-V with f/1.5 lens for several years. The lens was a top performer that was/is every bit as good as any other high end lens.

Take it out and shoot some images. You will be very happy with the quality..

 

[Monochrom]

Hi, thanks for your answers... BTW have you got some pics to upload here?

That would be nice

 

[gruebleengourd]

I also have the 1.9, which is just as good, with perhaps a bit more impressionistic character in the OOF.

The vignetting in the first photo is not from the lens, but the mismatched hood I was using.

 

[Luddite Frank]

What currency is in the top photo ? The red seals remind me of US Silver Certificates...

 

[pschauss]

I have an Aires 35-III L with the 4.5 cm 1.9 lens. It worked very well for about five years until the shutter jammed. I had it repaired but it jammed again after a few years. While it was working, I got some great pictures with it. Here is a sample.

 

[gruebleengourd]

What currency is in the top photo ? The red seals remind me of US Silver Certificates...

They're Hell Notes.