Stupid Names of Camera Functions
Sep 22, 2023 07:45:27 #
Who really cares? Canon shooters know the Canon terms as much as all the others know the terms of their respective cameras.
WJH
WJH
Sep 22, 2023 07:47:28 #
bobbyjohn wrote:
Stupid Names of Camera Functions --- Making the case for uniformity in naming those functions on your camera:
https://fstoppers.com/gear/stupid-names-camera-functions-583929
https://fstoppers.com/gear/stupid-names-camera-functions-583929
This is looking at the world through a Nikon fanboy's view. The writer I have read numerous of their posts. This is patently obvious.
A Canon, Sony or other user will find Nikon or other system confusing to use if they have just been using one over others.
I find Nikon nomenclature very difficult to figure out from just the letters and look them up to know what they mean as they are not self evident at all.
Sep 22, 2023 07:54:36 #
williejoha wrote:
Who really cares? Canon shooters know the Canon terms as much as all the others know the terms of their respective cameras.
WJH
WJH
They call it what they call it.......
Sep 22, 2023 08:19:54 #
Sep 22, 2023 08:31:43 #
In the 35mm SLR history before the Minolta XD-11 the auto exposure mode on a camera was always labeled A. People did talk about shutter priority and aperture priority cameras but the cameras auto exposure mode was always labeled simply A.
When Minolta introduced the XD-11 they used M for manual and Auto A and S for aperture priority and shutter priority.
Shortly after that Canon introduced the A-1 and they used Av and Tv for aperture value and shutter value. There was no M on the Canon. The P is one setting on the shutter speed dial when set to Tv.
I think the first camera that used PSAM was the Nikon FA which came out 4 years after the the Minolta XD-11.
I wish some cameras use SPAM but there is none.
When Minolta introduced the XD-11 they used M for manual and Auto A and S for aperture priority and shutter priority.
Shortly after that Canon introduced the A-1 and they used Av and Tv for aperture value and shutter value. There was no M on the Canon. The P is one setting on the shutter speed dial when set to Tv.
I think the first camera that used PSAM was the Nikon FA which came out 4 years after the the Minolta XD-11.
I wish some cameras use SPAM but there is none.
Sep 22, 2023 08:32:31 #
billnikon
Loc: Pennsylvania/Ohio/Florida/Maui/Oregon/Vermont
bobbyjohn wrote:
Stupid Names of Camera Functions --- Making the case for uniformity in naming those functions on your camera:
https://fstoppers.com/gear/stupid-names-camera-functions-583929
https://fstoppers.com/gear/stupid-names-camera-functions-583929
Much to do about nothing.
Sep 22, 2023 08:47:34 #
CliffMcKenzie
Loc: Lake Athens Texas
Love the article - love the concept. As the largest camera club in Texas, I am going to look to convert this information into a 10 minute awards like presentation presented in a humorist manor at a club meeting. It will have appeal to the beginner through Master. Making light fun at any camera brand always brings a laugh from the audience. Again, thank you.
Sep 22, 2023 09:28:18 #
lamiaceae wrote:
Silly article. The function dial presentation/dis... (show quote)
I never liked the designated functions of Tv, Av, Sv that Canon and Pentax use. Probably why I never owned either brand, but those where secondary reasons at best.
Sep 22, 2023 09:43:58 #
I think we need to further discuss this in depth: Are Nikon function designations better than Canon function designations?
Sep 22, 2023 09:45:32 #
fourlocks wrote:
I think we need to further discuss this in depth: Are Nikon function designations better than Canon function designations?
None of them is better than the others.They are all OK but none is perfect. As long as you know what they meant it's fine.
Sep 22, 2023 09:50:34 #
bobbyjohn wrote:
Stupid Names of Camera Functions --- Making the case for uniformity in naming those functions on your camera:
https://fstoppers.com/gear/stupid-names-camera-functions-583929
https://fstoppers.com/gear/stupid-names-camera-functions-583929
Yes, I agree about the variety of names - unnecessarily confusing.
Unfortunately, I can't read the article because the site thinks I have an ad blocker. That happens occasionally.
Sep 22, 2023 09:51:10 #
BebuLamar wrote:
None of them is better than the others.They are all OK but none is perfect. As long as you know what they meant it's fine.
Amazing how that works, eh?
Sep 22, 2023 09:57:09 #
BebuLamar wrote:
None of them is better than the others.They are all OK but none is perfect. As long as you know what they meant it's fine.
Agreed; I guess my sarcasm didn't come through clearly enough. I'm just whacking the hornet's nest obliquely referring to the never-ending Nikon vs Canon, RAW vs JPEG or smart phone vs DSLR discussions.
Sep 22, 2023 09:57:14 #
Longshadow wrote:
Amazing how that works, eh?
Yeah
We know what someone means if he/she writes "aperature" or "lense" or "Tamuron" or saying if someone if an "amature". As long as we understand each others that's all that counts.
Sep 22, 2023 10:20:39 #
fourlocks wrote:
I think we need to further discuss this in depth: Are Nikon function designations better than Canon function designations?
No.
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