Originally posted by Tesla I like also.. how about KZ-1, KZ-1D, or KZ1D
My analysis:
- While they MAY drop a "K" from the name, I would be surprised. It's still K-mount after all.
- The naming-convention-du-jour seems to be [Mount]+[Model Line]+[Model Number], eg K-S1, Q-S1. Frankly I'm confused by the "S" formula.
- Aside from potentially using a "K", I don't foresee a nostalgic name. This is a brand-new, kick-ass camera and not a paean to the great film bodies of the past.
My first guess would be K-1 or K-_1. If it's K-1, then they would add letters after it for new modes--K-1n, K-1r, whatever. If they adopt the K-_1 formula, then the "K-_" designates FF, and they can just keep adding 1 to the name--K-_1, K-_2, etc.
If they keep the K-_1 formula, lots of letters to fill in that blank are kind of off the table though, for various marketing reasons--Q, R, Y, S, M, X...
V has nice connotations, though Nikon already has a V1...and had an F1.
Hell, maybe they'll just give it a non-alphanumeric name, like Hassy's rebadged Sonys had!
The Pentax Aurora or something, lol.