perhaps a stupid question.
Aug 4, 2017 08:02:19 #
I'd Love to Change The World, But I don't Know What To Do!!!
Best,
Todd Ferguson
Best,
Todd Ferguson
Aug 4, 2017 08:10:06 #
Besides, while there may be more Fords than Ferraris, too, my Nikon drives pretty well. I'll cope.
Aug 4, 2017 09:03:05 #
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
...for the same reasons drugs have generic names (universal) and trade names (brand specific)... AND to urge users to Read The *Fine* Manual.
Aug 4, 2017 09:09:14 #
nikonbug wrote:
Isn't LSMFT the acronym for Lucky Strikes Mean Fine Tobacco?
Well, if you're of the right age it could also mean "Lord save me from Truman."
Aug 4, 2017 09:41:45 #
gvarner
Loc: Central Oregon Coast
I don't look at what it's named. I look at what it does. It's like knowing that two different words mean the same thing.
Aug 4, 2017 09:44:22 #
These terms were often developed in the 70's with film cameras and, for example, Canon bucked the trend with TV (time value) for S (shutter priority), etc. Some thought TV was for shooting images off a TV screen! The Canon A-1 was called, "Hexaphotocybernetic" and they gave out large belt-buckles with that on them.
In the age of digital compacts, some chose to stop putting A S and M on the dial and just put on ASM, requiring you to go to an on-screen menu to do the rest. Each company has a different approach in the wild-west of digital photography. Remember, in the very early days of cameras, no two companies had the same system of apertures. It took a while for the f/stops we know to take hold!
In the age of digital compacts, some chose to stop putting A S and M on the dial and just put on ASM, requiring you to go to an on-screen menu to do the rest. Each company has a different approach in the wild-west of digital photography. Remember, in the very early days of cameras, no two companies had the same system of apertures. It took a while for the f/stops we know to take hold!
Aug 4, 2017 10:06:19 #
Aug 4, 2017 10:43:32 #
I have often thought the very same thing, not just camera lingo but also pp phrases and language! However I know it is not going to change so I just consider it a workout for my senior brain!😆🙄😆
Aug 4, 2017 10:51:29 #
TomC. wrote:
And let's not forget the LMNOPQRST crowd.
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LOL!!!! Yeah! = Or with some Aircraft Pilots, who make use of "Retractable Landing Gear".......
DFTPTDWD.
I was that once in a counter display at an "private" airport once.
"Cute".....
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Aug 4, 2017 10:57:54 #
johneccles wrote:
We still call it a Rev Counter. A Tachometer is a device fitted into a lorry/wagon to record the vehicle's speed, time in use and when stationary. It is used to ensure drivers don't exceed their hours of driving allowed.
I've seen "tachograph" used here for that device. If you see trucks with small white domes fitted to their cabs, that's a device that sends all sorts of electronic data back to headquarters. They can radio the driver and tell him that they detected a problem.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tachograph
Aug 4, 2017 11:01:26 #
I am going to actually address the issue, though that is not nearly as much fun. I think the different acronyms, in fact the different names have more to do with copyright than any desire to control what things are called.
But don't stop the current conversation on my account. I do not want to throw a wrench (or should I say "spanner" for our UK friends) into the works.
But don't stop the current conversation on my account. I do not want to throw a wrench (or should I say "spanner" for our UK friends) into the works.
Aug 4, 2017 11:02:34 #
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
It's just the way it is. Like in the UK, they call the trunk of your car the boot, or we call the front glass of your car the wind shield and they call it the wind screen; there are hundreds of terms or words in the English language that are different but mean the same thing. I'm thinking that Canon uses AV and TV for Aperture Value and Time Value because it's been that way for many years, perhaps longer than S or A for Shutter priority and Aperture priority. They mean the same thing.
Aug 4, 2017 11:04:41 #
kb6kgx
Loc: Simi Valley, CA
johneccles wrote:
A boot is an item worn on the feet.
A cracker is a biscuit or an item we have at Christmas.
A way in is an entrance to a building.
So on is an alternative to Et cetera.
A cracker is a biscuit or an item we have at Christmas.
A way in is an entrance to a building.
So on is an alternative to Et cetera.
And a bonnet is something women wear on their heads.
Aug 4, 2017 11:12:58 #
Martino
Loc: Northwest Florida
As someone who was born in England, spent my life traveling (or travelling) and now a resident in the South of the USA, it would be great if we spoke English in the US! - he said with tongue firmly in cheek and a big grin.
Acronyms are usually used to infer that the user has a special knowledge not shared with normal mortals. Different companies use different marketing terms to infer they have something unique.
We should always celebrate diversity of language yet attempt to ensure that we speak simply enough to make our meaning clear to others, and create understanding.
Acronyms are usually used to infer that the user has a special knowledge not shared with normal mortals. Different companies use different marketing terms to infer they have something unique.
We should always celebrate diversity of language yet attempt to ensure that we speak simply enough to make our meaning clear to others, and create understanding.
Aug 4, 2017 11:30:44 #
Very good point. If a company comes up with an effective term, "owning" it requires the competition from benefitting from its use.
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