Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/06/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]While I'd love to see proper use of these various terms; I fear we've already lost this possibility. If we who've actually known and used: direct view cameras coupled range finders optical view finders (with or without parallax correction) single lens reflex systems twin lens reflex systems (perhaps with mechanical parallax correction devices) electronic view finder systems LED screen view finders choose not to use the terms correctly the new kids certainly won't know one from the other Regards, George Lottermoser george at imagist.com http://www.imagist.com http://www.imagist.com/blog http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist On Jun 18, 2009, at 10:30 PM, Doug Herr wrote: > Mark Rabiner wrote: > >> The Panasonic G1 is an SLR. DLSR. > > I think we need new terminology. AFAIK the G1 has no mirror, thus > cannot be 'reflex', which disallows the use of 'R' in its acronym. > How about SLEVF? > > Doug Herr > Birdman of Sacramento > http://www.wildlightphoto.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information