NICCA
Nicca (Original)
Nicca IIIA
Nicca IIIB
Nicca Type - IIIS
Nicca Type-3
Nicca 3-F (knob wind)
Nicca 3-F (lever wind)
Nicca 3-S
Nicca Type-4
Nicca Type-5
Nicca 33
Nicca IIIL




Nicca Type - 5
Manufacturer: Nicca Camera Company Ltd (Tokyo)

Country of origin:Japan

Produced: 1955 - 1956


Number made: 3500 - 4000*

Serial no. range:126xxx - 129xxx

Shutter speeds:
T,1,2,5,10,15,25 (slow speed dial) B,25,50,100,200,500,1000


Standard lens:
Nikkor 2/50 and 1.4/50
The Nicca Type - 5 has flash synchronization (X at 1/25) via a socket on the back of the body and a film type indicator in the film wind-on knob. The lever under the rewind knob is for diopter adjustment.

There is a locking catch on the slow speed dial (at 1/25)

The back of the camera has a vertically hinged door, to allow film loading.

This camera was also marketed as the Tower 5, Snider 35 and Tower 45 and 46 (these last two have lever
instead of knob film wind).

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