It must have been nice to have the father teaching you darkroom technoques, Bob :-) I didn't start until I got my first SLR in 1973. The Viscount (french for count or similar) is quite nice - a bit newer (1959-60) than the 35-series (1954) - according to Massimo Bertacchi. I am looking for a 35-V with a built.in meter and interchangeable leaf shutter lenses. I think four Coral lenses were made for this:1:3.5 /100mm, a 1:3.2/ 35mm and two 45mm lenses - 1:1.9 and 1:1.5. The V model was introduced in 1958 - almost 50 yeas ago. I guess the company went belly up in the early sixties. Unfortunately. The started making SLRs too late, I guess.
I will be developing my first Aires film (Ilford FP4) shortly and hopefully be able to post som scans too :-) Regards Jens Bladt Nytarkort / Greeting Card: http://www.jensbladt.dk/godtnytaar2007/lydshow.html http://www.jensbladt.dk +45 56 63 77 11 +45 23 43 85 77 Skype: jensbladt248 -----Oprindelig meddelelse----- Fra: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] vegne af Bob Shell Sendt: 5. januar 2007 00:15 Til: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Emne: Re: OT: Aires 35 rangefinder On Jan 4, 2007, at 3:13 PM, Jens Bladt wrote: > Thanks, Bob. I see. > Mine has probably not seen much use. > It still works perfectly after more than 50 years. > Unfortunately there's no accumulating frame counter, so I can't > check :-) Some of my very first photos were taken with an Aires Viscount rangefinder camera that my dad had when I was in my early teens. Once I learned to use the rangefinder I was snapping away at everything. He had a darkroom in our basement, so I learned to develop and print. I must have been 12 or 13 when I processed my first roll of film and made some prints. Fixer got in my veins that day and I was hooked for life. My dad moved on to Exakta and Leica, and he would occasionally let me use one of them. I don't know what became of his old Aires. I wish I had it today. Bob -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.410 / Virus Database: 268.16.6/617 - Release Date: 01/05/2007 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.410 / Virus Database: 268.16.6/617 - Release Date: 01/05/2007 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
