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dSLRs and dP&Ss
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From: Scott W <biph...@hotmail.com>
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Subject: Re: dSLRs and dP&Ss
Date: Wed, 8 Jul 2009 16:02:36 -0700 (PDT)
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On Jul 8, 8:08=A0am, Pat <gro...@artisticphotography.us> wrote:
> When I was young, we had "unleaded" and regular gasoline. =A0At sometime
> "regular" just disappears and we had unleaded. =A0Now, "regular" IS
> "unleaded" and leaded gas doesn't exist -- and if it did, it was be
> called "leaded", not "regular". =A0As times have changed, our names have
> changed, too.
>
> Digital SLRs became dSLRs and SLRs remained the same. =A0Meanwhile,
> digital P&Ss just became P&Ss, not dP&Ss, without any troubled or
> problem distiguishing the cameras.
>
> Now the dSLRs are the primary type of SLRs, I wonder when/if they will
> become SLRs and the "d" will be dropped. =A0When that happens, do we
> called the old film cameras fSLRs?
>
> So when/if do you think the name change will occur and dSLRs will just
> be SLRs? =A0Or, do you think the mirror will disappear and they will
> become something like SLCs (single lens cameras)?
Normally I call my DSLR "my camera" if I am using my P&S I call it
"the point and shoot"
So for me =93camera=94 defaults to the DSLR.
If I am talking about my film SLR I always state that it is a "film
SLR" never just an SLR.
Scott
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