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n a documented but little-known fact, Nikon was very close to being instead named “Nikorette.” The name was only changed when executives were afraid that the word sounded “weak.”

Capa Camera Web recently published an article (first spotted by Nikon Rumors) that details the history of Nikon’s name, and in it reveals that Nikon was tenatively called “Nikorette” when the company was developing its first cameras.

From the beginning, this small-sized camera had been designed with the tentative name of “Nikorette,” based on the abbreviation of Nippon Kogaku (“Nikko”) and adding “ette” to indicate it’s “small-size.”

However, the company decided that “Nikorette” was too weak-sounding of a product name, and after heavy review, it was agreed that “Nikon” would be the formal name. The name was based on “Nikko,” adding “N” at the end simply to make it sound better. Nikon confirms as much on its website.

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Canorette?
Minoltette?
Pentette?
Fujette?
Olympette?

Yup, that's a universally awful suffix for a camera.

A truly Nikonic name.

Yes, –ette as a suffix doesn't sound big and bold, but diminutive at best, like a Nikon's little sister.

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Who remembers the Nikkormat? A solid camera that was the alternative to the larger Nikon F/F2. It was eventually dropped for the Nikon FM/FE (we won't discus the Nikon EM)

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The German word for contraceptive is “Schwangerschaftsverhütungsmittel”. By the time you finished saying that, it’s too late

What if... then I suppose we would have people chewing Nikon gum to abate their smoking habits?

How about Whackaway gum, to curb your porn habit?

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How about Whackaway gum, to curb your porn habit?

we won't discuss Juicy Fruit gum

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“No persons are more frequently wrong, than those who will not admit they are wrong.” -- François de La Rochefoucauld

"Those who cannot accept the past are condemned to revise it." -- Geo. Mathias

The German word for contraceptive is “Schwangerschaftsverhütungsmittel”. By the time you finished saying that, it’s too late

What always confused me were the names Nikkormat and Nikomat. What was up with that?

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Ombligo
Who remembers the Nikkormat? A solid camera that was the alternative to the larger Nikon F/F2. It was eventually dropped for the Nikon FM/FE (we won't discus the Nikon EM)

That was my first SLR, back in the 70s. I was really stoked about it.

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What always confused me were the names Nikkormat and Nikomat. What was up with that?

I had one of each. Best I could figure was that the Nikomat was sold in Japan and Nikkormat in US. My brother brought the Nikomat back from a trip to Japan in the mid-70s. They were exactly the same otherwise.

My Nikkormat was my back-up but I used it more than my F at the time. Unreal workhorse, never failed me, dents and all.

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mrbigstuff
What always confused me were the names Nikkormat and Nikomat. What was up with that?

I had one of each. Best I could figure was that the Nikomat was sold in Japan and Nikkormat in US. My brother brought the Nikomat back from a trip to Japan in the mid-70s. They were exactly the same otherwise.

My Nikkormat was my back-up but I used it more than my F at the time. Unreal workhorse, never failed me, dents and all.

Ah, makes sense!

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