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Rokkor
Apr 18, 2008 14:13:36 GMT -5
Post by drako on Apr 18, 2008 14:13:36 GMT -5
Does anyone know what this means?
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Rokkor
Apr 18, 2008 14:40:15 GMT -5
Post by mickeyobe on Apr 18, 2008 14:40:15 GMT -5
Courtesy of Camerapedia. The name Rokkor is derived from Mount Rokk? (??), a mountain near Osaka that could be seen from Chiyoda's optical factory, it was probably also inspired by the name Nikkor used by Nippon K?gaku from 1932. It appeared for the first time in 1940 on the 200/4.5 lens of the SK Type 100 handheld aerial photography camera ( ???SK).[1] The first civilian camera equipped with a Rokkor was the Semi Minolta III, with a 75/3.5 lens that also happens to be the first Japanese coated lens commercially available.[2] However, a Semi Minolta II has been observed with the Rokkor 75/3.5 lens, see the discussion in the corresponding page. Mickey
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Rokkor
May 15, 2008 17:00:26 GMT -5
Post by drako on May 15, 2008 17:00:26 GMT -5
Mystery solved! Thanks, Mickey.
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