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In 1958, the company was acquired by [[Yashica]], which manufactured and re-labeled the Nicca-33 and III-L as the Yashica YE and YF respectively. | In 1958, the company was acquired by [[Yashica]], which manufactured and re-labeled the Nicca-33 and III-L as the Yashica YE and YF respectively. | ||
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* Tower Type 3 (Leica III-copy for Sears & Roebuck, 1949) | * Tower Type 3 (Leica III-copy for Sears & Roebuck, 1949) | ||
* Nicca IIIB (Leica III-copy, 1951) | * Nicca IIIB (Leica III-copy, 1951) | ||
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* Nicca Type 4 | * Nicca Type 4 | ||
* Nicca Type 5 | * Nicca Type 5 | ||
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==Links== | ==Links== | ||
| + | * [http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/iannorris/leica_copies/leica_copies_n/histnicca.htm Chronology] at [http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/iannorris/leica.htm Leica Copies] by Ian Norris | ||
| + | * [http://www.cameraquest.com/nicproto.htm Unmarked camera], perhaps based on a Nicca or Yashica, at [http://www.cameraquest.com/ Cameraquest] | ||
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[[Category:Japanese camera makers]] | [[Category:Japanese camera makers]] | ||
Revision as of 16:35, 25 October 2006
The Nicca Camera Co. Ltd. started as the optical workshop Kogaku Seiki Co. in 1940, founded by former employees of Canon. Its first camera, the Nippon, a close copy of the Leica rangefinder camera, was produced in 1942.
In 1948, the company changed its name to the Nippon Camera Works, and a year later, to the Nicca Camera Works. It continued to build Leica-type rangefinder cameras, adding such features as flash synchronization, lever wind, a hinged film back, and projected viewfinder framing. Nicca also made cameras for Sears under the Tower name.
In 1958, the company was acquired by Yashica, which manufactured and re-labeled the Nicca-33 and III-L as the Yashica YE and YF respectively.
Camera list
- Tower Type 3 (Leica III-copy for Sears & Roebuck, 1949)
- Nicca IIIB (Leica III-copy, 1951)
- Nicca IIIS (Leica III-copy, 1952)
- Nicca Type MS
- Nicca Type 4
- Nicca Type 5
- Yashica YF (Leica M3-copy)
Links
- Chronology at Leica Copies by Ian Norris
- Unmarked camera, perhaps based on a Nicca or Yashica, at Cameraquest
