Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/10/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I do not understand all of these M, Q, T, R, X, whatever names!! Why not just name the cameras for what they do - Rangefinder, Point and Shoot, Single Lens Reflex, etc.!! Tina On Thu, Oct 22, 2015 at 6:53 PM, George Lottermoser < george.imagist at icloud.com> wrote: > > On Oct 22, 2015, at 5:45 PM, Frank Filippone wrote: > > > Why be semantic..... these all used to be called through the lens > > viewing...... rather than through the OTHER lens viewing (TLR), ....or > > RF.... or whatever they called a Press Camera.... or a View Camera....... > > > > Personally, I consider them all SLR's, which really became the name for > > looking through the taking lens...... > > > > Frank Filippone > > Red735i at verizon.net > > > > > > I believe "R" meant "Reflex" > > > > The SL does NOT involve "Reflex" > > I do love semantics; > and the clarity of meaning implied. > > Twin Lens Reflex = Clear > Single Lens Reflex = Clear > View Camera = Clear > Range Finder Focus = Clear > Electronic View Finder = Clear > > > > Regards, > George Lottermoser > > http://www.imagist.com > http://www.imagist.com/blog > http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Tina Manley www.tinamanley.com tina-manley.artistwebsites.com http://www.alamy.com/stock-photography/3B49552F-90A0-4D0A-A11D-2175C937AA91/Tina+Manley.html