An original Yashica Electro 35 from 1966 (with lens hood). Their 1966 Yashica TL Super was considered a high point of 1960s SLR cameras and is still popular with camera collectors today. In the coming years, Yashica would continue to innovate, releasing a line of quality SLR cameras that used the popular M42 screw mount.
Yashica produced several lines of rangefinder and TLR cameras that were well designed and had a reputation as being well made and capable of quality images.īy the 1960s, enough time had passed after WWII that people outside of Japan began to consider Japanese cameras. They combined the resources of both companies and changed their name to Yashica which itself was a combination of both company’s names. In 1958, Yashima acquired the Nicca Camera Works. Despite their success at making good cameras, both companies struggled to sell their models in large volumes. They eventually moved onto camera parts and released their first camera, the Yashimaflex in 1953 which was based off another German camera, the Rolleicord.Īlthough both the Yashima and Nicca companies made good cameras, after Japan’s defeat in World War II, not many people outside of Japan were interested in a Japanese copy of a German designed camera. Meanwhile in 1949, the Yashima Seiki Company was founded who primarily made electronic parts for clocks. Although these early Nicca cameras were not very successful, they remain valuable collector’s items today. The company continued to build clones of Leica cameras. In 1948, Kōgaku Seiki Company changed its name to Nippon Camera Works, and a year later changed it again to Nicca Camera Works. A Nicca IIIa from around 1952 was a direct copy of the Leica IIIa and was one of Nippon’s first cameras. In 1942, they released their first model, the Nippon, which was a Japanese clone of the popular German Leica camera. In 1940, several ex employees of Canon formed the Kōgaku Seiki Company. The Yashica camera company originally started as two separate Japanese companies both who made cameras along with other products. Speeds: B, 30 – 1/500 seconds (Yes, thats 30 seconds)Įxposure Meter: Body Mounted Coupled CdS Light Meterīattery: Original PX32 5.6v Mercury (No Longer Available), Any 6V Silver Oxide Battery works with this adapter Lens: 45mm f/1.7 coated Color Yashinon 6 elements This Japanese camera was very popular throughout the late 60s and 70s, and remains a popular model for collectors due to its extremely sharp lens, accurate meter and shutter, and reliability. The Yashica Electro series was launched in 1966 and was the worlds first completely electronically controlled camera. This is a Yashica Electro 35 GS electronically controlled rangefinder 35mm camera.
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