Re: [KOML] KO History

["Hank Green" <hgreen@erols.com>]

This may be why all my boxes have Yen prices on them.
Hank Green
hgreen@erols.com
http://www.erols.com/hgreen
-----Original Message-----
From: Jim Richey <richey@epix.net>
To: Koni-Omega Mailing List <koni-omega@snoopy.cmagic.com>
Date: Saturday, January 10, 1998 9:28 AM
Subject: Re: [KOML] KO History


>This is just a guess, but perhaps the Press 2 was for the non-U.S.
>market since they could not sell the camera in the U.S as a Konica
>because of the license agreement with Simmons. Likewise, Konica may not
>have been licensed to use the Simmons trademarked name Omega outside the
>U.S. The Japanese car-makers continue to do this today. For example the
>Nissan Maxima is called a Nissan Skyline in Japan. Of course this is
>very different when it comes to number since they cannot be trademarked,
>ie. Mazda RX-7, Nikon F5, etc.
>
>Hank Green wrote:
>>
>> Here is something I have to add to the History posting.
>> I have a Konica Press 2, I think it is the same as the 200. You never
here
>> anyone talking about this camera on this list, I think I have the only
one.
>>
>> Hank Green
>> hgreen@erols.com
>> http://www.erols.com/hgreen
>>
>
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>
>Jim Richey
>richey@epix.net
>http://snoopy.cmagic.com
>