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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