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04/24/2009 05:09:34 PM · #1 |
Originally posted by Five_Seat:
Correct pronounciation of "Nikon" = CAM (as in camel) - ER (as in ergo) - A (as in aperture) |
now that was funny |
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04/24/2009 04:52:50 PM · #2 |
Correct pronounciation of "Nikon" = CAM (as in camel) - ER (as in ergo) - A (as in aperture)
Message edited by author 2009-04-24 16:53:02. |
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04/24/2009 04:33:14 PM · #3 |
Originally posted by MistyMucky:
Originally posted by geinafets:
Originally posted by reynaldo818:
Guys, NIKON is made in Japan. The Japanese don't have a long "i". You don't say M eye tsubishi but MITsubishi... In like manner, NIKON is pronounced as KNEE kon, not Neyekon |
Actually, there's a real reason behind the different pronunciation of the I's in those words, and it's not because Americans are stupid. It's because the rules of (American) English say so.
vowel-consonant-vowel makes the first vowel long (i=aye)
vowel-consonant-consonant makes the vowel short (i=ih/ee) |
If I get this rule right, your pronunciation of your own camera is Caynon? (Just wondering how you guys call it, did'nt want to start a new thread...) |
Since it's English, there will always be exceptions to every rule, so no, I use a short "a" sound in "Canon." But that is the general vowel rule usually taught to American kids when they're learning to read. |
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04/24/2009 12:03:39 PM · #4 |
Here is the proper pronunciation for Nikon...
Ahem....
Paperweight
That is all.
Message edited by author 2009-04-24 12:05:30.
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04/24/2009 08:50:31 AM · #5 |
Originally posted by dacrazyrn:
WHO CARES!!! |
Nice! Obviously you don't. But my question was actually genuine interest. Please. |
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04/24/2009 08:20:15 AM · #6 |
Pretty much the whole thread (4 years old!!)
WHO CARES!!!
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04/24/2009 08:05:00 AM · #7 |
Originally posted by geinafets:
Originally posted by reynaldo818:
Guys, NIKON is made in Japan. The Japanese don't have a long "i". You don't say M eye tsubishi but MITsubishi... In like manner, NIKON is pronounced as KNEE kon, not Neyekon |
Actually, there's a real reason behind the different pronunciation of the I's in those words, and it's not because Americans are stupid. It's because the rules of (American) English say so.
vowel-consonant-vowel makes the first vowel long (i=aye)
vowel-consonant-consonant makes the vowel short (i=ih/ee) |
If I get this rule right, your pronunciation of your own camera is Caynon? (Just wondering how you guys call it, did'nt want to start a new thread...) |
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04/24/2009 07:44:54 AM · #8 |
Intererstingly the first commercial SLR was produced by Contax in 1949
Nikon, as they later became, based their first SLR on features of both the Contax and Leica and launched it in 1959.
In addition both Cannon and Yashica also launched an SLR camera in the same year.
It all makes very interesting reading.
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04/24/2009 06:51:36 AM · #9 |
Originally posted by salmiakki:
If you read it Jeb, you would see that what Lutchenko says is correct. 1917 it was known as Nippon Kogaku KK,
1932 Nikkor brand name for lenses was adopted (and is still in use as far as I can see from looking at some of the packaging that came with my lenses) 1946 Nikon brand name adopted for small cameras, corporate name changed to Nikon Corporation in 1988. |
Okay.....
Silly me, I just assumed that the camera that was the standard of the industry, and a pioneer of SLRs sixty years ago, was from a company by the same name.
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04/24/2009 02:30:30 AM · #10 |
If you read it Jeb, you would see that what Lutchenko says is correct. 1917 it was known as Nippon Kogaku KK,
1932 Nikkor brand name for lenses was adopted (and is still in use as far as I can see from looking at some of the packaging that came with my lenses) 1946 Nikon brand name adopted for small cameras, corporate name changed to Nikon Corporation in 1988.
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04/24/2009 01:18:50 AM · #11 |
| I just go with 'N-eye-con' and 'Cannon' for the big two brands. |
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04/24/2009 12:53:42 AM · #12 |
| ive only known it as "nick on" can "can on" in new zealand. first time i heard knee con was on a utube video |
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04/23/2009 10:25:41 PM · #13 |
Originally posted by Lutchenko:
Ok take a look at the origin of the name
The company started as Nippon Kogaku, K.K., or Japan Optical Co.
They made lens for cannon under the name formed from this and called it "Nikkor"
The company was renamed in 1988 to Nikon formed from the above names |
Where on earth did you get this ridiculous idea and information?
Nikon's been around since 1917.....perhaps you should peruse this link....
//www.nikon.com/about/info/history/index.htm
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04/23/2009 09:03:02 PM · #14 |
Originally posted by reynaldo818:
Guys, NIKON is made in Japan. The Japanese don't have a long "i". You don't say M eye tsubishi but MITsubishi... In like manner, NIKON is pronounced as KNEE kon, not Neyekon |
Actually, there's a real reason behind the different pronunciation of the I's in those words, and it's not because Americans are stupid. It's because the rules of (American) English say so.
vowel-consonant-vowel makes the first vowel long (i=aye)
vowel-consonant-consonant makes the vowel short (i=ih/ee)
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04/23/2009 07:19:55 PM · #15 |
Ok take a look at the origin of the name
The company started as Nippon Kogaku, K.K., or Japan Optical Co.
They made lens for cannon under the name formed from this and called it "Nikkor"
The company was renamed in 1988 to Nikon formed from the above names
Now unless you pronounce the japanese word for Japan Neyepon I think you will find that that Nikon is prounounced
Nickon
As a point of interest several names were considered for the company name before Nikon was decided upon for the company name.
These included BENTAX, PENTAX, PANNET, NICCA, NIKKA, NIKORET, NIKO and NIKKORETTE
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04/23/2009 07:14:16 PM · #16 |
Originally posted by David Ey:
Originally posted by 4ROGGYCHEF:
is it knee con --- or -- N eye con??
myself and a teacher were discussing this and she said in the english language it would be Neyecon and I said but the camera is probably foreign made -- asia probably and that might be KneeCon????????? Help??? |
I'm having trouble understanding why anyone saying "myself and a teacher" would even care. |
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04/23/2009 07:13:15 PM · #17 |
If you vacation in Paree Fraans and Firenzie Itaalia, then you took your shots with your nee-kon.
If your pictures when you came home were of Paris and Florence, they you took them with you Nigh-kon. |
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04/23/2009 07:08:28 PM · #18 |
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Message edited by author 2009-04-23 19:39:09. |
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04/23/2009 06:57:19 PM · #19 |
I asked the most powerful supercomputer in the universe how to pronounce "Nikon" and it just told me "42" or forty-two... DUH
Message edited by author 2009-04-23 18:57:33. |
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04/23/2009 06:51:50 PM · #20 |
Originally posted by 4ROGGYCHEF:
is it knee con --- or -- N eye con??
myself and a teacher were discussing this and she said in the english language it would be Neyecon and I said but the camera is probably foreign made -- asia probably and that might be KneeCon????????? Help??? |
I'm having trouble understanding why anyone saying "myself and a teacher" would even care. |
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04/23/2009 05:41:44 PM · #21 |
| I was in SanFrancisco last weekend and checked out about a dozen camera stores that seem to flood the Fishermans Wharf area as well as China Town. WOW lots of Camera stores, One every block in the Wharf some blocks have 2. Anyway one of the guys I talked to pronounced Nikon NyCan and he some how managed to spit every time he said it. lol |
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04/23/2009 12:37:20 PM · #22 |
Originally posted by ajdelaware:
The accepted version of the work is Neyekon. If you wanna be the guy that says it the other way, go for it, but expect to have to the that guy who has to give this explanation everytime he says it, and gets a wierd look like he doesn't know what hes talking about haha. |
Originally posted by cmcphee:
When I lived in the UK it was 'Nick-on'. Now I'm in North America it's 'N-eye-con'. Tomayto, Tomarto, Shhedule, Skedule. It's different and each is accepted in it's own place. |
You know what?
It's my camera, I paid for it.....I'll call it whatever I want...oh, wait!!!
I do....I call it The Brick 'cause it weighs a ton and hangs perfectly in my hand.
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04/23/2009 12:30:20 PM · #23 |
Originally posted by ajdelaware:
[quote=reynaldo818]
The accepted version of the work is Neyekon. If you wanna be the guy that says it the other way, go for it, but expect to have to the that guy who has to give this explanation everytime he says it, and gets a wierd look like he doesn't know what hes talking about haha. |
When I lived in the UK it was 'Nick-on'. Now I'm in North America it's 'N-eye-con'. Tomayto, Tomarto, Shhedule, Skedule. It's different and each is accepted in it's own place. |
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04/22/2009 12:52:20 PM · #24 |
Originally posted by Bear_Music:
Kinda reminds me of the long-standing feud between "Por-sha" owners and "Porsh" wannabes. Any true lover of the Porsche marque knows the right way to pronounce it :-)
And don't even get me started on the dummies who think they are driving "volks-wagons", not the actual "volks-vagens" they sit behind the wheels of.
R. |
Do you know the difference between a porcupine and a Porsche?
With a porcupine, the pricks are on the outside. |
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04/22/2009 12:04:26 PM · #25 |
| Paul knows how to pronounce Nikon. |
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