lamiaceae wrote:
Silly article. The function dial presentation/discussion is "Nikon-Centric". Canon and Pentax both use mostly the same terms, i.e. Tv, Av, Sv, M, P. Pentax, Ricoh, Leica, and Hasselblad all have DNG as a alternate RAW format in-camera. "F2.8" or "f/2.8"? ISO or ASA/DIN? So whose are right or best to be adopted, Adobe, Canon, Leica, Nikon, Pentax, Sony? Most Photo terms are not silly, they come from the history of photography. If having to know a few arcane Photography terms bothers you, be glad that you are not a Chemist, Biologist, Physicist, Engineering, or in the fields of Medicine. Over the years I have been involved with Chemistry, Biology, and Photography, and Education. A lot of concepts and language involved!
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Correct - a perfect example is the Citric Acid cycle, aka the Kreb’s Cycle aka the Tricarboxylic Acid Cycle. Photographic terminology is a walk in the park in comparison to the other fields you mentioned.