I thought it was "pentaprism" and "reflex"?
Steve Larson
Redondo Beach, California
----- Original Message -----
From: "Frank Theriault" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, January 24, 2001 5:24 PM
Subject: Re: "Pentax" name - why?
> In 1953, Asahi came out with it's Asahiflex 35mm slr, which had a waist
level
> viewfinder. In 1957, Asahi introduced it's first slr with a penta-prism.
> "Pentax" is a combination of Asahiflex and penta-prism (or should I say
> "penta-prism" and "Asahiflex").
>
> regards,
> frank
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> > I can't find how Pentax named their line... Pentax. When was it first
used?
> > It seems to me to be an abbrev. of Pentaprism Contax, the famous Carl
Zeiss
> > pentaprism camera (which gave name to Pentacon made by Carl Zeiss Jena
> > affiliated company, which invented the M42 mount - PENTAprism CONtax).
So
> > did Pentax just "steal" Pentacon's name idea, or is there some other
word
> > behind it? Just curious, sorry ;)
> >
> > Frantisek
> >
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