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Re: [OM] Olympus E-5 and OM-D E-M5 bodies

Subject: Re: [OM] Olympus E-5 and OM-D E-M5 bodies
From: Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2012 19:29:48 -0400
Of course they were SLRs.  They had a single lens for viewing and taking 
regardless of whether the lens itself was interchangeable.  They were 
also reflex cameras since they had a mirror.  A reminder that the 
acronym means: Single Lens Reflex.  Nothing in that description says 
anything about interchangeability.

Chuck Norcutt


On 3/15/2012 6:36 PM, Ken Norton wrote:
>> I got caned recently for describing the Fuji X-pro as a 'rangefinder' but,
>> to be honest, how else can you describe it?
>
> If it walks like a duck, quacks like a duck, it's either a duck or
> AFLAC. I consider it a rangefinder camera with evolved technology.
>
>
>> I'm attempting to write a book on the evolutionary history of the SLR - wait
>> for it and then you'll really have something to beat me up about.
>
> Hiring the thugs now.
>
> Technically, the E-10 and E-20 were SLRs. They used "reflex"
> technology for the viewfinder. But were they really SLRs? They didn't
> take interchangeable lenses.
>
> AG
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