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EOS Bodies / Re: Canon EOS 4D reference in Wifi remote app video

« on: September 20, 2012, 11:32:14 AM »

Yes, 4 is synonym with 'death' in Japanese but that didn't stop Nikon from releasing the D4.

No, synonym would be 4 means "death". It doesn't. It just sounds like "death" (homonym.)

In any case, in Japanese at least, "4D" wouldn't be read as "shi-dii". It would be pronounced either "yon-dii" or, quite likely "fou-dii" (as in the English "four" pronounced in Japanese.) I'm pretty sure the 7D is pronounced "sebun-dii" and not "shichi-dii" or "nana-dii". China may be a different matter, but the name shouldn't be a big deal in Japan. Though, a camera called "Canon EOS Death" would be pretty awesome in my book