jodiwebb

Welcome to the forum, Jodiweb. Yes, I'm afraid that it's true that the shutter on the Penter 35 is prone to failure, as is the case with many leaf-shutter SLR's. The mechanical procedure involved in making an exposure is quite complex, and age renders things sticky and slow. If you intend to buy from an Ebay seller be sure to ask questions to get confirmation that the shutter is functioning correctly at all speeds, before you bid.

 

Regarding the 90mm and 36mm lenses; they are just attachment lenses that screw into the standard lenses. They may fit other cameras with the same size thread but I have my doubts about them working correctly. There was an accessory viewfinder for each attachment that slid into the accessory shoe, which you may not have.

 

Good luck!

Thanks Rick, I just hate to see something that looks good go to waste. I might take them into one of the bigger second hand camera stores and see if they can help. Appreciate the response, was very happy to find out which camera they belonged to at least :-)

Regards

Jodi

Hi there, I just joined the group so apologies for picking up on an old thread, however... I have 2 Aires Lens, the above-mentioned Tele Photo 90mm and the Wide-Attachment 36mm, still in their leather cases. My father had a knack for buying products which were quite short-lived, but I couldn't let go of these lenses when they came into my possession, and have been hunting for the correct Aires Camera to try and buy. Thank goodness you have helped solve the mystery. I am in Australia and have not come across any cameras on sale here, have tried bidding for US options, however a bit nervous to purchase sight unseen and I also get hit with the customs duty - could be an expensive white elephant.

On other forums I have read that the shutter tends to die on the Aires, but not sure if that's just the rangefinder.

Any feedback on that? Thanks in advance. It may determine if I continue to try to buy one, or just sell these lenses.

A secondary question: would these screw on lenses fit any other model of camera out there, which may be easier to procure.