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Nikon to go mirrorless
"Paul Furman" wrote in message ... Mark F wrote: On Mon, 19 Jul 2010 11:42:49 -0400, "Neil Harrington" wrote, in part: As someone mentioned a few days ago, "single-lens reflex" implies the use of a mirror. It will be very interesting to see what Nikon's "new type" of SLR is, but it sounds like the sort of interchangeable-lens EVF camera we've already seen from other makers -- "mirrorless single-lens reflex" is a contradiction in terms. My guess is somebody got something wrong in that report. I had a "pellicle" camera in the 1960s that had a fixed mirror. I'm not sure exactly what "reflex" refers to, but I think that "mirrorless single-lens reflex" refers to the lack of a moving mirror Reflex means the mirror swings out of the way - reflexes. No, it just means "reflector." Mirror lenses are sometimes called reflex lenses for example. And no twin-lens reflex I ever owned or heard of had a swinging mirror. But you could say Reflexless... Single Lens means *not* twin lens like this: http://www.amazon.com/Blackbird-35mm.../dp/B001TKW92M ... So it would be an Interchangeable Lens, Mirror-less, Non-twin-lens, Reflex-less camera (ILMLNTLRL). But why have all the things it *doesn't* have part of the description? Nikon's "ILC" seems good enough. :-) Try pronouncing that acronym! Paul, I never even heard anyone pronounce "SLR." :-) |
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Nikon to go mirrorless
Neil Harrington wrote:
"Paul wrote in message ... Mark F wrote: On Mon, 19 Jul 2010 11:42:49 -0400, "Neil Harrington" wrote, in part: As someone mentioned a few days ago, "single-lens reflex" implies the use of a mirror. It will be very interesting to see what Nikon's "new type" of SLR is, but it sounds like the sort of interchangeable-lens EVF camera we've already seen from other makers -- "mirrorless single-lens reflex" is a contradiction in terms. My guess is somebody got something wrong in that report. I had a "pellicle" camera in the 1960s that had a fixed mirror. I'm not sure exactly what "reflex" refers to, but I think that "mirrorless single-lens reflex" refers to the lack of a moving mirror Reflex means the mirror swings out of the way - reflexes. No, it just means "reflector." Mirror lenses are sometimes called reflex lenses for example. And no twin-lens reflex I ever owned or heard of had a swinging mirror. Yeah, my bad - not thinking... But you could say Reflexless... Single Lens means *not* twin lens like this: http://www.amazon.com/Blackbird-35mm.../dp/B001TKW92M ... So it would be an Interchangeable Lens, Mirror-less, Non-twin-lens, Reflex-less camera (ILMLNTLRL). But why have all the things it *doesn't* have part of the description? Exactly! Nikon's "ILC" seems good enough. :-) Try pronouncing that acronym! Paul, I never even heard anyone pronounce "SLR." :-) |
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