Comments on: What is a DSLR camera? http://www.photoxels.com/mirrorless-evil-dil/ Digital Camera Reviews, Digital Photography Tutorials, Best Digital SLR Cameras Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:26:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: photoxels http://www.photoxels.com/mirrorless-evil-dil/comment-page-1/#comment-2464 photoxels Thu, 21 Jan 2010 09:50:00 +0000 http://www.photoxels.com/?p=8196#comment-2464 Agreed! Since it is important to be able to differentiate between those that accept interchangeable lenses (Leica M9) and those that do not (Leica X1), we may have to add an "I" somewhere. ;) Agreed! Since it is important to be able to differentiate between those that accept interchangeable lenses (Leica M9) and those that do not (Leica X1), we may have to add an “I” somewhere. ;)

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]]> By: lloyd667 http://www.photoxels.com/mirrorless-evil-dil/comment-page-1/#comment-2453 lloyd667 Thu, 21 Jan 2010 09:43:59 +0000 http://www.photoxels.com/?p=8196#comment-2453 Since it is only the reflex that is gone: DSL (at the small risk of confusion with the popular internet standard) Since it is only the reflex that is gone: DSL

(at the small risk of confusion with the popular internet standard)

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]]> By: photoxels http://www.photoxels.com/mirrorless-evil-dil/comment-page-1/#comment-2367 photoxels Tue, 19 Jan 2010 03:56:58 +0000 http://www.photoxels.com/?p=8196#comment-2367 Spike, agree, the current DSLRs are just too big and heavy. Thankfully, we are starting to see smaller and lighter "DSLRs" or "DILs" on the way. BTW, I love the rangefinder, too, but can't see a revival (except perhaps for the Leica M series). Even the Leica X1 uses Live View contrast-detect AF. Spike, agree, the current DSLRs are just too big and heavy. Thankfully, we are starting to see smaller and lighter “DSLRs” or “DILs” on the way.

BTW, I love the rangefinder, too, but can’t see a revival (except perhaps for the Leica M series). Even the Leica X1 uses Live View contrast-detect AF.

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]]> By: spike http://www.photoxels.com/mirrorless-evil-dil/comment-page-1/#comment-2365 spike Tue, 19 Jan 2010 02:51:58 +0000 http://www.photoxels.com/?p=8196#comment-2365 This is a pretty lame view of the history of camera design, in my opinion. The single-lens-reflex camera is actually older than the rangefinder, it's just the prism that is fairly recent (the 1950 Contax S), and I would be hard put to find a SLR that "was introduced to be of a higher caliber than the rangefinder camera" before the Leicaflex of 1962, let alone "faster, more precise, better in many ways." The Zeiss Contax system of 1936 (!) was capable of "microphotography all the way to astrophotography." The SLR made it all easier, that's for sure, but even today it is still inferior to a rangefinder in low-light wide-angle situations, aside from being much bigger, heavier and louder. This is my main beef with DSLRs by the way: why are they so big? If Pentax could make a film SLR as light and compact as the MX in 1985, why can't we have a DSLR like that? This is a pretty lame view of the history of camera design, in my opinion. The single-lens-reflex camera is actually older than the rangefinder, it’s just the prism that is fairly recent (the 1950 Contax S), and I would be hard put to find a SLR that “was introduced to be of a higher caliber than the rangefinder camera” before the Leicaflex of 1962, let alone “faster, more precise, better in many ways.” The Zeiss Contax system of 1936 (!) was capable of “microphotography all the way to astrophotography.” The SLR made it all easier, that’s for sure, but even today it is still inferior to a rangefinder in low-light wide-angle situations, aside from being much bigger, heavier and louder. This is my main beef with DSLRs by the way: why are they so big? If Pentax could make a film SLR as light and compact as the MX in 1985, why can’t we have a DSLR like that?

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]]> By: photoxels http://www.photoxels.com/mirrorless-evil-dil/comment-page-1/#comment-2368 photoxels Mon, 18 Jan 2010 20:36:59 +0000 http://www.photoxels.com/?p=8196#comment-2368 David... naughty, but why not go all the way, eh? :D David… naughty, but why not go all the way, eh? :D

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]]> By: David Cherry http://www.photoxels.com/mirrorless-evil-dil/comment-page-1/#comment-2354 David Cherry Mon, 18 Jan 2010 20:05:44 +0000 http://www.photoxels.com/?p=8196#comment-2354 How about Digital Electronic Veiwfinder Interchangable Lens camera?(hahaha) How about Digital Electronic Veiwfinder Interchangable Lens camera?(hahaha)

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