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Aug 3, 2017 14:29:24   #
boberic Loc: Quiet Corner, Connecticut. Ex long Islander
 
Why all the different acronyms for the same things Canon has TV AV IS, Others have SP AP OS still others have A S OC LSMFT. Why can't they all use the same letter designations.. Medicine uses more acronyms than all of industry but every Doc knows what PQRST means (cardiac wave sequence). There is no other designation. All pacemaker companies use DDD VVI PICD as designations and every one knows what they mean. SO my advice to all the camera makers is AGREE on terms. please

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Aug 3, 2017 14:31:11   #
dirtpusher Loc: tulsa oklahoma
 
Cuz we're different. An better.

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Aug 3, 2017 14:35:03   #
AK Grandpa Loc: Anchorage, AK
 
Maybe they want you to learn their acronyms and be so comfortable with them that you wouldn't consider buying another brand of camera or lens that uses different ones . . .

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Aug 3, 2017 14:42:21   #
boberic Loc: Quiet Corner, Connecticut. Ex long Islander
 
Yeah. I know. But the car companies want you to buy their car. But A steering wheel is a steering wheel, not a directional control turning thingy. A tachometer is not a rev gauge.

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Aug 3, 2017 14:53:59   #
TomC. Loc: Bel Air, MD
 
boberic wrote:
Why all the different acronyms for the same things Canon has TV AV IS, Others have SP AP OS still others have A S OC LSMFT. Why can't they all use the same letter designations.. Medicine uses more acronyms than all of industry but every Doc knows what PQRST means (cardiac wave sequence). There is no other designation. All pacemaker companies use DDD VVI PICD as designations and every one knows what they mean. SO my advice to all the camera makers is AGREE on terms. please


And let's not forget the LMNOPQRST crowd.

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Aug 3, 2017 14:57:20   #
DaveO Loc: Northeast CT
 
Point taken, but It would be great if when traveling abroad everyone spoke English...

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Aug 3, 2017 15:08:39   #
Rich1939 Loc: Pike County Penna.
 
boberic wrote:
Yeah. I know. But the car companies want you to buy their car. But A steering wheel is a steering wheel, not a directional control turning thingy. A tachometer is not a rev gauge.


The English call that a Rev Counter (or at least used to)

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Aug 3, 2017 15:13:25   #
Leitz Loc: Solms
 
boberic wrote:
Why all the different acronyms for the same things Canon has TV AV IS, Others have SP AP OS still others have A S OC LSMFT. Why can't they all use the same letter designations.. Medicine uses more acronyms than all of industry but every Doc knows what PQRST means (cardiac wave sequence). There is no other designation. All pacemaker companies use DDD VVI PICD as designations and every one knows what they mean. SO my advice to all the camera makers is AGREE on terms. please

Good question ... for the manufacturers@

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Aug 3, 2017 15:21:27   #
BebuLamar
 
Of course I don't know all. But for the MASP vs M Av Tv and P I think I can see the reason. Back in the old days in term of SLR most manufacturers only offer aperture priority with the A setting which meant automatic. Canon offered shutter priority but also with the A setting for automatic. When they added the other modes they made it A for aperture priority and S for shutter priority. In the case of Canon if they use the same letter it would be confusing as the A used to be shutter priority so they made it Av and invented the Tv for shutter priority mode.

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Aug 3, 2017 15:36:18   #
Wingpilot Loc: Wasilla. Ak
 
Perhaps for those who are new to photography, we can simply refer to these things as apertpriority, shutter priority, manual, program or auto, rather than using acronyms. Then no one has to ask what they mean.

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Aug 3, 2017 17:02:54   #
speters Loc: Grangeville/Idaho
 
DaveO wrote:
Point taken, but It would be great if when traveling abroad everyone spoke English...


Ja, da muß ich Dir recht geben, daß hast du aber schön gesagt. (I hear you, well put)!

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Aug 3, 2017 17:15:11   #
jmvaugh Loc: Albuquerque
 
BebuLamar wrote:
Of course I don't know all. But for the MASP vs M Av Tv and P I think I can see the reason. Back in the old days in term of SLR most manufacturers only offer aperture priority with the A setting which meant automatic. Canon offered shutter priority but also with the A setting for automatic. When they added the other modes they made it A for aperture priority and S for shutter priority. In the case of Canon if they use the same letter it would be confusing as the A used to be shutter priority so they made it Av and invented the Tv for shutter priority mode.
Of course I don't know all. But for the MASP vs M ... (show quote)


Thank you, that makes sense 😁

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Aug 3, 2017 18:11:24   #
Leitz Loc: Solms
 
Leitz wrote:
Good question ... for the manufacturers@

Correction, delete "@", insert "!"

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Aug 3, 2017 18:17:11   #
SharpShooter Loc: NorCal
 
boberic wrote:
Why all the different acronyms for the same things Canon has TV AV IS, Others have SP AP OS still others have A S OC LSMFT. Why can't they all use the same letter designations.. Medicine uses more acronyms than all of industry but every Doc knows what PQRST means (cardiac wave sequence). There is no other designation. All pacemaker companies use DDD VVI PICD as designations and every one knows what they mean. SO my advice to all the camera makers is AGREE on terms. please


I suggest that since there are more Canons than anything else, we use all Canon names!!! LoL
SS

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Aug 3, 2017 18:26:43   #
Bill_de Loc: US
 
SharpShooter wrote:
I suggest that since there are more Canons than anything else, we use all Canon names!!! LoL
SS


But us Nikon shooters are too old to learn something new. I believe I detect a hint of age discrimination in your response.

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