koraks Moderator Moderator Joined Nov 29, 2018 Messages 21,735 Location Europe Format Multi Format Aug 2, 2024 #26 xkaes said: How about KRODAK? Click to expand... That sounds a bit like what you might find on the name tag of a camera bought on AliExpress for $ 25 boasting incredibly good specs given that price point.
xkaes said: How about KRODAK? Click to expand... That sounds a bit like what you might find on the name tag of a camera bought on AliExpress for $ 25 boasting incredibly good specs given that price point.
Don_ih Member Joined Jan 24, 2021 Messages 7,492 Location Ontario Format 35mm RF Aug 2, 2024 #27 cliveh said: I think Raptor would be a good name for a lens. Leica take note. Click to expand... Wollensak made a lens they called Raptar....
cliveh said: I think Raptor would be a good name for a lens. Leica take note. Click to expand... Wollensak made a lens they called Raptar....
Dan Fromm Member Joined Mar 23, 2005 Messages 6,806 Format Multi Format Aug 2, 2024 #28 Don_ih said: Wollensak made a lens they called Raptar.... Click to expand... But not a Craptar.
Oren Grad Member Joined Feb 17, 2005 Messages 1,619 Format Large Format Aug 2, 2024 #29 Dan Fromm said: Nikkor? Nikon's name was originally Nikon Kogaku K.K. I believe that this means Japan Optical Inc. Anyway, that's what Nikkor is derived from. Click to expand... Nippon Kogaku (日本光学). The characters can also be read as Nihon Kogaku; the meaning is the same.
Dan Fromm said: Nikkor? Nikon's name was originally Nikon Kogaku K.K. I believe that this means Japan Optical Inc. Anyway, that's what Nikkor is derived from. Click to expand... Nippon Kogaku (日本光学). The characters can also be read as Nihon Kogaku; the meaning is the same.
Dan Fromm Member Joined Mar 23, 2005 Messages 6,806 Format Multi Format Aug 2, 2024 #30 Oren Grad said: Nippon Kogaku (日本光学). The characters can also be read as Nihon Kogaku; the meaning is the same. Click to expand... Thanks for catching the typo.
Oren Grad said: Nippon Kogaku (日本光学). The characters can also be read as Nihon Kogaku; the meaning is the same. Click to expand... Thanks for catching the typo.
AnselMortensen Subscriber Joined Jun 9, 2020 Messages 2,354 Location SFBayArea Format Traditional Aug 2, 2024 #31 Don_ih said: Wollensak made a lens they called Raptar.... Click to expand... The Raptar name came about from a 'naming contest', post WWII...The lenses were previously named Velostigmat. Wollensak really missed the boat...they should have made some transitional lenses called "VelosiRaptars"..
Don_ih said: Wollensak made a lens they called Raptar.... Click to expand... The Raptar name came about from a 'naming contest', post WWII...The lenses were previously named Velostigmat. Wollensak really missed the boat...they should have made some transitional lenses called "VelosiRaptars"..
RalphLambrecht Subscriber Joined Sep 19, 2003 Messages 14,620 Location K,Germany Format Medium Format Aug 3, 2024 #32 Chan Tran said: Yeah he liked the letter K. Click to expand... Quite a few businesses like it; apparently, it makes a name more memorable:Kinko's, K-Mart, and others!
Chan Tran said: Yeah he liked the letter K. Click to expand... Quite a few businesses like it; apparently, it makes a name more memorable:Kinko's, K-Mart, and others!
Chan Tran Subscriber Joined May 10, 2006 Messages 6,750 Location Sachse, TX Format 35mm Aug 3, 2024 #33 RalphLambrecht said: Quite a few businesses like it; apparently, it makes a name more memorable:Kinko's, K-Mart, and others! Click to expand... Well K-Mart named after the founder Sebastien Spering Kresge the founder. Walmart is the same, it's named after Sam Waltonl
RalphLambrecht said: Quite a few businesses like it; apparently, it makes a name more memorable:Kinko's, K-Mart, and others! Click to expand... Well K-Mart named after the founder Sebastien Spering Kresge the founder. Walmart is the same, it's named after Sam Waltonl
Don_ih Member Joined Jan 24, 2021 Messages 7,492 Location Ontario Format 35mm RF Aug 3, 2024 #34 Chan Tran said: Well K-Mart named after the founder Sebastien Spering Kresge the founder. Click to expand... So, it could have been S-Mart. Or Smart. Don't argue with Ralph about the popularity of K - he apparently lives there:
Chan Tran said: Well K-Mart named after the founder Sebastien Spering Kresge the founder. Click to expand... So, it could have been S-Mart. Or Smart. Don't argue with Ralph about the popularity of K - he apparently lives there:
Ian Grant Subscriber Joined Aug 2, 2004 Messages 23,244 Location West Midland Format Multi Format Aug 3, 2024 #35 Some names are obvious in depicting their design, like Triotar, Trioplan, Trinar, etc. Others like Dagor are derived from their original markings. Ian
Some names are obvious in depicting their design, like Triotar, Trioplan, Trinar, etc. Others like Dagor are derived from their original markings. Ian