Re: And ANOTHER entry level zoom Nikkor


"Toni Nikkanen" <toni@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Does anyone know why nearly all lens names end in -or, -on or -ar?
Like Canon, Nikkor, Rokkor, Fujinon, Takumar, Rubinar, Revuenon,
Chinon...

I suspect it's just a convention that started with German lenses many
decades ago (Elmar, Summitar, Summicron, Biotar, Tessar, Solinar, Apotar,
Agmar, Xenon, Xenar, Color-Skopar, Radionar, Rodagon, etc., etc.) and was
adopted by the Japanese and other makers. Why those particular letters I
have no idea.

Neil


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