I met a photographer the other day who was proudly showing me his new camera.
“Much better and bigger than my Dickon”. Eh yes (Well, you learn new jargon every day).
I pressed him.
“Yes it was a 6 megapixel Dickon with only a four times zoom” (or something like that).
I politely asked if he really meant Nikon (I said it Nick-on). “Ah yes, that’s what I meant”.
Out of interest, is NIKON pronounced "Nick-on" or "Ny-kon"? I am never sure.
Jack
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Re: It's all in a name
I can assure you that he didn't have a cold nor did he have a speech impediment. He genuinely seemed to think that he had owned a Dickon camera.
The sunset we photographed at Heacham nr Hunstanton was impressive.
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The sunset we photographed at Heacham nr Hunstanton was impressive.
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Re: It's all in a name
Which species are the birds in that mightily impressive picture, Jack?
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The company was founded in 1917 as Nippon Kōgaku Kōgyō Kabushikigaisha. That suggests strongly that the correct pronunciation is your first option, Jack.Jack Harrison wrote:Out of interest, is NIKON pronounced "Nick-on" or "Ny-kon"? I am never sure.
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Heacham. Gulls gulls and more gulls, mostly blackheaded.
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Nice pic jack
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The company was founded in 1917 as Nippon Kōgaku Kōgyō Kabushikigaisha. That suggests strongly that the correct pronunciation is your first option, Jack.
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whichever way you pronounce it, we should all be grateful they decided to shorten the name !
Jenks.
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whichever way you pronounce it, we should all be grateful they decided to shorten the name !
Jenks.
Re: It's all in a name
As I thought (though the one in the foreground looks more like an Oystercatcher).Jack Harrison wrote:Heacham. Gulls gulls and more gulls, mostly blackheaded.
Jack