Nope. +1 is a Google Plus thing.
Paul Braun
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"It's such a fine line between stupid, and clever." -- David St. Hubbins
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On Jan 24, 2013, at 18:28, Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I'll have to stop with the +1 stuff. I understand that's facebook lingo
> and I'm not and will not be a facebook user. But I like the book in
> whatever lingo.
>
> Chuck Norcutt
>
>
> On 1/24/2013 5:02 PM, Andrew Fildes wrote:
>> Thanks for the 'like' (shudder!)
>> The first art was the original intention of the book - and then it got away
>> from me.
>> As is my way, I got a bit grumpy about the utter rubbish I see on the net.
>> In particular - and it's in there somewhere - I saw a piece of
>> misinformation go from "it looks a bit like a Cosina" to "It could have been
>> made by Cosina" to "It's absolutely, definitely a Cosina" between 2004 and
>> 2006 - and it damn well isn't but every time you look it up, that nonsense
>> appears. It's a Chinon!
>> For me, a lot of the brand reference section is a bit tedious but it had to
>> be done.And it had to be factually correct as far as was possible. The best
>> part of that is the rare, weird, failed and unknown cameras and there's no
>> shortage.
>> Trying to sort out the Yashica TLR's at the moment - they went barking mad
>> in the late fifties and put one out every ten minutes or so, most of them
>> without a model name and many with insignificant changes. The collectors get
>> quite argumentative about it as well! Sigh.
>> Andrew Fildes
>> afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> www.soultheft.com
>> Author/Publisher: The SLR Compendium - http://www.blurb.com/books/3732813
>>
>>
>>
>> On 25/01/2013, at 2:49 AM, Chuck Norcutt wrote:
>>
>>> I haven't had it long enough to do anything other than leaf through it
>>> but was pleased to see it's not simply a list of manufacturers and
>>> models and features (although that's the last half of the book). The
>>> first part of the book is the development history of the SLR and the
>>> functions and features that developed over the years and who implemented
>>> them. I was also pleased to see that the OM-D E-M5 is in there too...
>>> even though it's not technically an SLR.
>>>
>>> I think the first part will be a good read and the second part a good
>>> reference. Recommended - even though I've only glanced through it.
>>>
>>> Chuck Norcutt
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