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Big Dawg
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 Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2011 6:49 pm Post subject: $1.25 wonder...Aires Viscount |
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Big Dawg wrote:
One of my favorite cameras and again one that functions as it did when new.
Bought for $1.25 plus $5.00 shipping it is my best deal so far.
It took 2 days to get the cob webs (yes cob webs) and dust along with a nasty coating of tobacco residue removed. Again I used rubbing alcohol and a soft micro fiber cloth to do it. I threw the cloth away afterward as it was too nasty to try cleaning.
The results speak for themselves. The shutter on this camera is the smoothest and quietest I have used so far. The lens is tack sharp.
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erkie
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| Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2011 12:36 am Post subject: |
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erkie wrote:
Sweet Camera ! I like seikosha shutters. My lynx5000 is QUIET too. But nowhere near as handsome as this camera.
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Asahi H3v, Praktica FX3, Retina IIa, Spotmatic sp1000, Fujica V2, Yashica lynx5000, Pentax Sf1, Minolta SRT102, Minolta7000i, Pentax MX, Pentax ME, Pentax Kx
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dof
Joined: 04 Feb 2009
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Location: Southern California
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| Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2011 2:07 am Post subject: |
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dof wrote:
Great acquisition and a fine camera. All Aires models I've seen have rugged, high quality build and are beautifully finished. I think they are among Japan's best from that era. Too bad their marketing wasn't better -- they may have survived longer and given us more cameras to play with. I would love to have a 35V outfit. |
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Big Dawg
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Location: Thach Alabama
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| Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2011 6:17 am Post subject: |
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Big Dawg wrote:
| erkie wrote: |
| Sweet Camera ! I like seikosha shutters. My lynx5000 is QUIET too. But nowhere near as handsome as this camera. |
The Lynx is a great camera but function before form ruled there. They tried to make a pretty one here and luckily they made a good functioning one as well.
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Big Dawg
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| Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2011 6:18 am Post subject: |
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Big Dawg wrote:
| dof wrote: |
| Great acquisition and a fine camera. All Aires models I've seen have rugged, high quality build and are beautifully finished. I think they are among Japan's best from that era. Too bad their marketing wasn't better -- they may have survived longer and given us more cameras to play with. I would love to have a 35V outfit. |
I'd like one too.
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luisalegria
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luisalegria wrote:
Yes, basically the same camera as the III/IIIL series, the frame, winder, film transport, etc. are nearly identical. Many parts can be interchanged.
The big improvements are the return to sanity with the aperture control, the automatic parallax compensation, and the rangefinder patch is better defined and brighter.
You have a beauty there. I got a cheapo too, but on mine the silvering on the glass front plate is nearly gone, ruining the looks. Its also got a broken rangefinder probe. I'm sure I can replace that, but right now its all just a box of parts.
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Schnauzer
Joined: 09 Apr 2008
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Location: Maine, USA
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Schnauzer wrote:
A very nice looking camera. You sure did a nice job of cleaning it up. Who ever had it must not have used it much.
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Big Dawg
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| Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2011 5:10 pm Post subject: |
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Big Dawg wrote:
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Yes, basically the same camera as the III/IIIL series, the frame, winder, film transport, etc. are nearly identical. Many parts can be interchanged.
The big improvements are the return to sanity with the aperture control, the automatic parallax compensation, and the rangefinder patch is better defined and brighter.
You have a beauty there. I got a cheapo too, but on mine the silvering on the glass front plate is nearly gone, ruining the looks. Its also got a broken rangefinder probe. I'm sure I can replace that, but right now its all just a box of parts. |
Keep looking my friend. I will too. If I get another such deal I'll send it your way. It is truly an over looked gem.
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Big Dawg
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Big Dawg wrote:
| Schnauzer wrote: |
| A very nice looking camera. You sure did a nice job of cleaning it up. Who ever had it must not have used it much. |
Lots of work to clean it but well worth the effort. I think the same. Not hardly used at all.
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Kram
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Location: Portland, OR
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Kram wrote:
A real work of functional art, restored with loving care.
Great to see. |
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Big Dawg
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| Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2011 6:31 pm Post subject: |
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A real work of functional art, restored with loving care.
Great to see. |
Thank you Kram. I know some of my collection will one day find it's way back on Ebay, but this one's a keeper.
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martinsmith99
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martinsmith99 wrote:
Any samples from this camera?
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Big Dawg
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| Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2011 5:46 am Post subject: |
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| Any samples from this camera? |
Yes but the scans look bad. The prints are great. I'll try rescanning in the morning and post them here.
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