Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/12/01

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Subject: [Leica] ACROS
From: "Paul Arnold" <osprey@bmt.net>
Date: Fri, 1 Dec 2000 12:27:30 -0700

From Strasbourg, referring to the new Fuji film ACROS, Mikiro said:

> I have heard a lot of good things about this film and that the name means
> "ultimate" in Greek.  It is not so exaggerated, is it?  ;-)

The word ACROS in Greek (more properly AKROS) does indeed mean extreme or
high. Thus, the English word 'acrophobia,' fear of heights.

So if you really become a fan of this new film you may want to call yourself
an Acrophiliac.

Just a thought.

- -- Paul

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