Starting in 1955, Nihon Kōsokki began making its own Taron line of 35mm rangefinder cameras. It was still based in Tokyo, Omori.[2] The company was renamed K.K. Taron (㈱タロン) after its own products in 1959.[3] The company disappeared in the latter half of the 1960's.
1964) Same body as the Yashica 72-E, the Mimy is a more "automatic" version of the 72-E, with the same 28mm (f2.8) lens. The selenium cell which surrounds the lens (as in the Olympus Pen E series) sets both the correct shutter speed and aperture. Meter readout on teh top now indicates correct exposure instead of EV number. Film counter moved to the top of the camera. Otherwise, the camera has a cold shoe and a PC contact. Apertures can be set manually for flash use or low light situations.. It was designed to produce good-quality pictures in a small, inexpensive package, and it accomplishes this feat quite admirably. As with many Yashica half-frames, the film is inserted upside down, so that the film can be advanced with a quick flick of the left thumb
