Народ, видя у меня в руках Яшику, часто спрашивает, что это за контора и что слово значит.
Muchan (contaxlist.com):
A word made from contraction of Yashima+Camera. Yashima (8 islands) is one of ancient name for Japan. And the company who made Yashica cameras was founded as Yashima Seiki coop, (Yashima precision-machinary).
Alex MacPhee (contaxlist.com):
It's formed from the names of the parent companies, when Yashima Seiki, which made clocks, acquired the Nicca Camera Company and created Yashica Cameras.
Ну и, кроме того, вот ещё есть:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yashica
01/19/07 05:06:51 pm
