And the OM-4 was where the OM system got to, and then it died.
Larry
"k.matsumoto" wrote:
> > >So what happened to the L-4 (IS-4, IS-40, IS-400, IS-4000 ?), anyone from
> > >Wyoming like to check out the wheely bins for evidence ?
> >
> > This may be the stuff of urban legends, like the one about the Chevy
> > Nova not selling in South America because "Nova" is supposed to mean
> > "doesn't go" but I have heard that the number 4 is unlucky in Japan,
> > something like a 13 in western culture.
>
> When you pronounce "4" as "shi" in Japanese it's identical with the
> word "death" so in some rare cases (e.g. hospital room No.s) 4 is
> skipped, but none of us will mind when used in a camera designation.
>
> Many people in Japan were also wondering what happened to L-4, but I
> think 5 in L-5 comes from its x5 zoom lens...
>
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