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Aires 35 III User manual
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- Aires
- Model / document
- Aires 35 III
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- User manual
- Language
- English
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- 34
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- Film cameras
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(Fig. 3 )
l. Cartridge holder 5. Film winding shaft 9. Spring for holding sprocket
2. Taking lens (back) 6. Groove for inserting film tip 10. Film reversing shaft
3. Film guide rail 7. Film guide roller | | . Eyepiece
4. Sprocket 8. Film pressure plate 12. Film rewind knob (back)
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l. "Trimming" (wide-angle)
coupled range viewfinder
The Aires 35-il- is equipped with a
"trimming" coupled range viewfinder
mechanism of the super-imposed image
type, and single eyepiece. As the illumi-
nated frame of the viewfinder is brilliant
and as the two rangefinder images are
very clear, it is easy to coincide them
even as close as 20 inches.
(Fig. + )
The illustration shows the wide field
that can be seen through the viewfinder eyepiece and the brilliantly illuminated frame. All
subjects caught within this frame will be recorded on your film. This frame allows you to
take pictures down to a distance of 3 feet. For taking pictures between 20 inches and 3 feet,
frame your picture within the parallax compensating marks (the four small triangles) instead
of within the illuminated frame
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In addition, this new "trimming" range viewfinder has these advantages:
(1) The view finder on the ordinary camera gives a very different image depending on how
the photographer holds the camera to his eye. With the "Aires" trimming view finder '*.
mechanism, however, there is no such difficulty. A subject shown in the brilliant frame
of the finder is recorded by the lens exactly as it is seen.
(2) As only the picture within the frame is recorded by the lens and as the actual view seen
through the eyepiece is much larger, the photographer can trim and compose his picture i
very easily
(3) E'ast moving objects passing through the field of view can be seen through the eyepiece
for an instant before they enter the illuminated frame itself, thus permitting the 1
photographer to capture the subject at just the right instant.
(4) The brilliantly illuminated frame will allow accurare composition in even the poorest
light.
(il For those photographers who wear spectacles and who in the past have had difficulty
using 35 7^ camera, this new type of "trimming" viewfinder will solve all their problems.
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2. Focusing
As you look through the range viewfinder
eyepiece and rotate the lens w ith the focus
adjusting knob (No. 23, Fig. 2), you will see two
images of the same object one large image and
one small section. The images move apart or
together as the lens is rotated. Turn the lens
until the two images of the object on which you
are focusing coincide exactly. Your lens is now
in sharp focus on the object. At the same time,
all objects in the range shown on the depth of
field scale will also be in focus at the f-stop you
select for the exposure.
This is possible because the movement of the
lens is perfectly coupled to the distance scale,
and you can focus accurately from infinity down
(Fie. s ) to the close distance of. 20 inches.
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d._Qi.phl9g. and shutter speed
As the knurled rings A and B that
adjust the shutter speed and diaphragm
respectively encircle the lens barrel.
you can adjust them with your index
or middle finger as you hold the
camera in both hands.
Set the index d ot to the desired
(Fig. 6 )figure, and the scale stops right there
with a click. The diaphragm may be set anywhere between the click-stops. but the shutter
speed scale must not be used in this way.
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4. \g/indingof film and cocking of shutter
The Aires 35-ll[ is so designed that both film winding and shutter cocking can be performed
at one and the same time and very rapidly by means of a single-action lever.
Fig. 8 Push the cove at the right corner of the lever with your index finger, and the
lever comes into operating position.
Fig. 9 Put your thumb to the knurled part of the lever.
(Fig. 8 ) (Fig. e )
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(Fig. 10) (Fig.(Fis. tll)t)
Fig. tO Turn the lever to the right until it stops,
Fig. ll and let your thumb slip off the lever.
The film has now been advanced one exposure and the shutter cocked. Since the shutter
cannot be released if you stop the lever halfway, it is necessary that the lever should be
turned until it goes no further. Double exposures are perfectly prevented.
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(Fig. tz)
Fig. 12 Since the shutter release button is so conveniently located that the index finger
of your right hand falls over it when you hold the camera, you can wind the
film and release the shutter very rapidly - at the rate of 72 exposures per 10
seconds.
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(Fig. ts) (Fig. 14)
5. Film loading
Use standard 35mm film cartridges (35% film, 20-36 exposure)
Fig. 13 The film can be loaded easily - more so if you bend its tip l/8" from the end.
Fig. 14 Push up the back cover key and the back cover snaps open.
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(Fig. ts) (Fig. to)
Fig. tS Hold the camera lengthwise and pull up the rewind knob all the way.
When pulled up, the rewind knob can stop at two stages. The first stage is the
position for rewinding the film after exposure.
Fig. t0 Place the cartridge in the film chamber and push in the rewind knob.
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Fig. 17 Insert the bent tiP of
the film into the groove
of the take uP sPool. If
the groove is not in the
right place, move it bY
turning the take uP
spool with Your thumb.
In inserting the film tiP
into the groove, Press
the edge of Your film
against the right side
and at the same time
(Fig. 17) (Fig. 18) let the perforations
engage the gears of the sprocket.
Fig. tA Give the take up spool a few forward turns with your left thumb or turn the winding
Iever to wind the film one or one and a half times around the take up spool. Then
close the back cover and lock it.
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The film has now been loaded. Turn the winding lever until it will go no further, and the
film is advanced and the shutter cocked. Press the shutter release button and repeat the
operation once more. By doing this, you will make sure that you do not use the length of
film which was exposed to light while loading the camera. ,
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(Fig. le) (Fig. 20)
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Fig. 19 With the Aires 35-[, the exposure counter automatically registers S the instant
the back cover is closed and shows the figure 1 after only 2 blank shots, while
with other cameras you must release the shutter 3 or 4 times.
Fig. ZO Before you start shooting, gently turn the film rewind knob in the direction of
arrow until it goes no further. This is in order to take up the possible slack of
the film in the cartridge, and each time you wind the film the rewind knob turns
in the opposite direction to show that the film is being transported accurately.
Film rewind:
The number of the exposure counter advances with every exposure to show how many
pictures you have taken. When you have exposed the entire roll, the film winding lever will
move no further. Now the film is to be rewound into the cartridge.
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Fig. Zt In rewinding the film, move the rewind
button R at the bottom of the camera
in the direction of arrow, pull up the
rewind knob halfway, and turn it in the
direction of arrow.
As you turn the rewind knob, the exposure counter
goes backward to show how far the rewinding has
progressed. The film has been completely wound
back when the exposure counter shows S, but even
if you do not look at the exposure counter, You can
tell, from the resistance to your fingers, that the
rewinding has been completed.
You may unlock the back-cover after you have
wound the film back into the cartridge or when you
(Fig. zL)see S in the exposure counter.
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(B) Vertical position
Almost all 35mm cameras are made to take
pictures in the ordinary position.
Vertical position is somewhat difficult but by
practice you will get used to it.
There are two ways to hold the camera for
shooting vertical pictures: one is with the
shutter button above your eyes, that is with
your right hand above the camera, the other is
with the shutter button below eye level.
(Fig. 23)
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When the camera is held in the former way, the shutter button can be pressed with your
right index or middle finger and film winding done without moving the camera from its
shooting position. However, since the camera is held high, it is somewhat unstable especially
for slow exposures.
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# If the camera is held in the latter manner, the shutter button is pressed with your thumb.
When winding the film, your thumb is also used and the camera has to be moved away from
your eye each time you wind the film. This position, however, is the more stable.
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(B) Facts about the Depth of Field
The Depth of Field is shallow in the foreground and
deep in the background. Look at the picture on the
right. The camera is focused on a spot 7 feet away
and the diaphragm stop is set at F : 8. All objects
within the range of between StT - T/8" and g' 3" from
the camera are in focus. From the spot focused oD,
everything I ft. b inches to the foreground and 2 ft.
3 inches to the background are in focus. In other Rn
words, the focus is on the objects within the range
of 3 ft. 8 inches. This range is called the Depth of
Field and it becomes wider as the lens opening is
made smaller. This property of the lens has been
Rutilized in the Fixed Focus mechanism mentioned
elsewhere in this booklet. In candid photography, IFixed Focus is often used, and this is why the Aires R,,
35- ]|[ has Fixed Focus markings. We have employed
the symbols RV (the foreground focused upon) and
RH (the background focused on) on the Depth of
Field chart.
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Use of Depth of Field:
The photographic lens tends to blur the image beyond the spot focused upon. The smaller
the diaphragm, the deeper becomes the depth of field. The Depth of Field scale chart shows
you the range of focus according to different lens openings. Let us now suppose you are
sh'ooting a group of persons line up in three or four rows. You may become confused as to
which row you should focus your lens on. The Depth of Field scale chart shows you,
according to different lens openings, from how many feet to how many feet the lens will be
in sharp focus. For instance, if you focus at 10 ft. and set the diaphragm stop at F:8, ever-
ything from 8 ft. to 13 ft. will be in focus. Conversely, you can find the correct diaphragm
setting from the depth of field you need. :;j
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(C) Infra-Red Martcing
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Infra-red ray film takes pictures by the infra-red light invisible to human eyes. With this
a
film the focus is different from that with visible light, and therefore after getting the right
focus in the usual way, set the distance scale ring at the infra-red ray marking (red R on
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I the depth of field scale).
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(D) Film Reminder
There are many kinds of film, and thrs feature
helps you remember the kind of film you have
in your camera. While it is of no use for a
person who uses only one kind of film, it is
useful for one that uses many kinds such as
color films, ordinary speed films or high speed
ones. In the instructions you find in the film
carton the film speed is shown. Set the Remin-
der at the stop as indicated in the instructions.
(Fig. 26.)
When the camera is not loaded, set it at
EMPTY.
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(E) Synchronization:
By simply inserting a European type (B
type) synchro plug into the contact
point, you can get all types of f lash
bulbs synchronized at all speeds.
There are two types of flash bulbs, the
M class and the F. The M class takes
longer to ignite and the light output is
high, while with the F class the dura-
tion is short and the light output low.
The time lag is slow with the M class
and fast with the F. (Time lag means
the time the bulb takes to ignite af ter
the shutter has been released.)
If your bulb is of M class, all you have
to do is to switch over to the M contact
point, and if it is an F, to the F contact
point. The X contact point is for (Fig. 27)
electronic flashes.
Important: When using the camera without flash equipment, set the lever at X.
(F) Cable Release and Self-timer:
If the shutter speed is lower than I/S sec., use of cable release is advisable. The cable release
is screwed into the shutter release button. The self-timer can be fitted in the same way.
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