![]() Since 1949, these cameras are distributed in the USA by Sears & Roebuck of Chicago (Tower) and Peerless of NY (Peerlees). Between 19, more than 60,000 rangefinder cameras were produced, particularly for export. Nicca has then, a very good reputation of quality. In 1958, Yashica buys Nicca (ex- Nippon Cameras), which manufactures very beautiful copies of Leica, in screwmount M 39. This camera will be the first of very a long lineage, made up of several series of 135 rage finder cameras with fixed lenses which will make its reputation. In 1958, Yashica manufactured its first 24x36, rangefinder camera with fixed lens on an aesthetic basis of Contax inspiration: the 35. ![]() ![]() The first produced cameras will be of 6 X 6 and 4 X 4 more or less copied from Rolleiflex. It will be itself derived and will become Yashica, in 1958. It will be then transformed into Yashinon, name which will be preserved for optics, its speciality. The first name of this firm, founded in 1949 in the province of Nagano, was Yashima, name derived from Yoshihama which all 8 island of the Japanese nation.
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