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Subject: [Leica] more on the GF-1, the finder, and a portrait of an artist
From: jayanand at gmail.com (Jayanand Govindaraj)
Date: Wed, 13 Jan 2010 08:36:38 +0530
References: <p06230924c7710c4a64fd@10.0.1.7> <C7716426.5BD03%mark@rabinergroup.com> <20100112200816.GE10720@jbm.org> <a3f189161001121222m6459fb4ayf373ee288e624e10@mail.gmail.com> <7D810A06-B306-4CAE-97E0-2E64DA7889B0@mac.com> <36172e5a1001121510h552051av95d957698ebd6dec@mail.gmail.com>

Touche! It just proves how all pervasive some acronyms have become!
Cheers
Jayanand

On Wed, Jan 13, 2010 at 4:40 AM, Geoff Hopkinson <hopsternew at gmail.com> 
wrote:
> ID ????? ;-)
>
> These acronym threads seem to pop up periodically.
> Like Jeff I think of EVF as very commonly accepted *within the context* of
> discussions about cameras with that type of viewfinder. Its not cultural or
> generation related, you encounter it all of the time if you read anything
> about these new cameras.
>
> 2010/1/13 George Lottermoser <imagist3 at mac.com>
>
>> A good reason exists
>> in 'how to write" texts
>> to use the full name once
>> then ID the acronym
>> to use from then on.
>>
>> "so how good is the Electronic View Finder (EVF) on this camera
>> compared to the EVF on this other camera here?"
>>
>> It's helpful;
>> it's kind;
>> it makes for clear communication.
>>
>> Regards,
>> George Lottermoser
>> george at imagist.com
>> http://www.imagist.com
>> http://www.imagist.com/blog
>> http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist
>>
>> --
>> Cheers
>> Geoff
>> http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman
>>
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>
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In reply to: Message from mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner) ([Leica] more on the GF-1, the finder, and a portrait of an artist)
Message from jbm at jbm.org (Jeff Moore) ([Leica] more on the GF-1, the finder, and a portrait of an artist)
Message from sonc.hegr at gmail.com (Sonny Carter) ([Leica] more on the GF-1, the finder, and a portrait of an artist)
Message from imagist3 at mac.com (George Lottermoser) ([Leica] more on the GF-1, the finder, and a portrait of an artist)
Message from hopsternew at gmail.com (Geoff Hopkinson) ([Leica] more on the GF-1, the finder, and a portrait of an artist)