Found in the lens name!
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I’m sorry
Because we can’t speak english
I am using DeepL translate, so it may be a strange sentence,
but I would like you to understand
Thank you
In this issue.
I looked at the names of film camera lenses and made a discovery.
I made a discovery and will write about it.
I will explain using the lenes sell by our company Vintage Shop Japan Inc.
Nikon Ai-s Zoom-NIKKOR 35-200mm f/3.5-4.5
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NIKKOR is the name of this Nikon lens.
I wanted to know the origin of NIKKOR, so I looked it up.
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The abbreviation of Nikon’s former company name “Nippon Kogaku Kogyo”,
“NIKKO” with an “R” to become “NIKKOR“.
And for vintage Minolta lens lenses.
have similar names.
Minolta MC ROKKOR-PG50mm f/1.4
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The name of this lens is ROKKOR.
![](http://vintageshopjapan.com/jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/UP2-1-271x360.jpg)
From the name of Mount Rokko in Hyogo Prefecture, Japan,
the birthplace of Minolta
“ROKKO” with an “R” to become ROKKOR.
Both of these words end with an R, but I could not figure out why.
Maybe it was the fashion at the time.
Now that I know where the name came from, I feel much better!
I’ll be back with more columns, so stay tuned!
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