Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/01/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]If I recall, it had to do with trademark registration. When the brand, "Nikon" was introduced, Zeiss objected saying it was too similar to "Ikon", and "Nikomat" being too close to "Zeiss Ikon Ikomat" On Sun, Jan 13, 2013 at 1:11 PM, David Lykes Keenan <ausdlk at gmail.com>wrote: > Curtis -- > > Back in the 60s when I was still in high school, my dad arranged to have a > family friend who was in the NC Air National Guard buy me a Nikomat and 50 > f/2 lens in Japan. > > It always bothered me that my camera said "Nikomat" and all the other > similar cameras I saw were "Nikkormat". Funny that I still think about > that. > . > Dave. > > -- > See my 2012 Picture A Week (PAW) Gallery > <http://www.dlkphotography.com/paw>originally begun in 2007. > Please join my photography mailing > list< > http://dlkphotography.us2.list-manage2.com/subscribe?u=3d9dfbb5b18c4817532a37b90&id=4dd441d8fe > > > . > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Ken Iisaka first name at last name dot org or com