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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.

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.

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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Writer Takashi Okumura





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