Hi All
Over recent months I have been thinking that another word (or phrase) should be used, to replace 'Mirrorless'.
I love my DSLR cameras (and have several) - so no need to turn this thread into a debate about DSLR vs Mirrorless... there have been plenty of them on Canon Rumors! ;D
The main reasons why I believe we (and the photographic industry and including all photographers and hobbiests) should consider 'loosing' the mirrorless term include (but are not limited to) :
So, the main word/s I suggest we use to replace the word "mirrorless" include:
I also think we use a more appropriate word to 'interchangeable' (why have a 5 syllable word, when a shorter one might do ???) The best / main word/s I have to replace "interchangeable" include:
I have been creating LOTS of potential replacements for the currently accepted "Mirrorless interchangeable lens camera" (MILC). That combination of letters as an abbreviation is problematic in itself... (we won't go there!) So I have considered what the abbreviation letters also look and sound like, pronounced.
Out of the many combinations I have compiled, the best ones include:
I look forward to your votes, comments, opinions and discussion.
And just, to point out the obvious "YOU HEARD IT HERE FIRST" (and I will collect royalties from each use of the agreed term, from now into the future.. I'm gonna be RICH!) 8)
PJ1974
Over recent months I have been thinking that another word (or phrase) should be used, to replace 'Mirrorless'.
I love my DSLR cameras (and have several) - so no need to turn this thread into a debate about DSLR vs Mirrorless... there have been plenty of them on Canon Rumors! ;D
The main reasons why I believe we (and the photographic industry and including all photographers and hobbiests) should consider 'loosing' the mirrorless term include (but are not limited to) :
- Mirrorless is a potentially negatively phrased ("oh no, it is missing a mirror"!) a positive descriptor is more powerful
- Over time, the 'mirror' of DSLR (and SLR) cameras will be forgotten / redundant [Compare to 'horseless carriage' used to describe early vehicles
- Confusion between earlier, and current smaller digital cameras (e.g. digital P&S), which were always "mirrorless"
So, the main word/s I suggest we use to replace the word "mirrorless" include:
- Live Sensor
- Sensor-driven
- On-sensor
I also think we use a more appropriate word to 'interchangeable' (why have a 5 syllable word, when a shorter one might do ???) The best / main word/s I have to replace "interchangeable" include:
- Changeable
- Non-fixed
I have been creating LOTS of potential replacements for the currently accepted "Mirrorless interchangeable lens camera" (MILC). That combination of letters as an abbreviation is problematic in itself... (we won't go there!) So I have considered what the abbreviation letters also look and sound like, pronounced.
Out of the many combinations I have compiled, the best ones include:
- Changeable Lens On-sensor Camera (CLOC)
- On-sensor Changeable Lens Camera (OCLC)
- Changeable Lens Live Sensor Camera (CLLSC)
- Live Sensor Changeable Lens Camera (LSCLC)
- Sensor Driven Changeable Lens Camera (SDCLC)
I look forward to your votes, comments, opinions and discussion.
And just, to point out the obvious "YOU HEARD IT HERE FIRST" (and I will collect royalties from each use of the agreed term, from now into the future.. I'm gonna be RICH!) 8)
PJ1974