Thanks, Jim. That's about what I expected to hear.
Chuck Norcutt
Jim Nichols wrote:
> Chuck,
>
> I took the liberty of forwarding your question to the best authority that I
> know, Douglas Sharp, who is a regular on the LUG. Here is his response.
>
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Douglas Sharp" <douglas.sharp@xxxxxx>
> To: "Jim Nichols" <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, December 12, 2008 12:39 PM
> Subject: Re: Fw: [OM] Calling the lists native German speakers
>
>
>> Guten Abend Jim,
>>
>> Spiegelreflex or Speigelrefkexkamera are the most common terms used -
>> neither of which is ever abbreviated or written as and acronym.
>>
>> Einäugig - literally one-eyed - comes from the days when people wanted to
>> differentiate between SLRs and Rollei twin-lens reflexes. The
>> abbreviations SLR and DSLR or D-SLR are now commonly used in German
>> articles and advertising copy.
>>
>> OK?
>>
>> Best regards from Hannover, the city where Pelikan pens were made.
>>
>> Douglas
>>
>>
>>
>> Jim Nichols wrote:
>>> Douglas,
>>>
>>> This came up in the Olympus list. Would you care to comment?
>>>
>>> Jim Nichols
>>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chuck Norcutt"
>>> <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> To: "Olympus mail list" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Sent: Friday, December 12, 2008 12:20 PM
>>> Subject: [OM] Calling the lists native German speakers
>>>
>>>
>>>> I believe that the German translation for "single lens reflex" or simply
>>>> "reflex camera" is spiegelreflexkamera or, perhaps, einäugige Reflex
>>>> which I have seen in an early Ihagee dictionary of camera terminology.
>>>>
>>>> My question is what is the most commonly accepted word for and whether
>>>> there is a commonly accepted German abbreviation or acronym equivalent
>>>> to the English "SLR" for Single Lens Reflex.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Chuck Norcutt
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