You still cannot beat a good DSLR

On Wed, 25 May 2016 16:22:02 -0700 (PDT), RichA
wrote:

http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/nikon-d500/12

Why are they calling it an ILC in some places? Very confusing.

On Wed, 25 May 2016 16:54:41 -0700 (PDT), RichA
wrote:

On Wednesday, 25 May 2016 19:39:11 UTC-4, Bill W wrote:
On Wed, 25 May 2016 16:22:02 -0700 (PDT), RichA
wrote:

http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/nikon-d500/12

Why are they calling it an ILC in some places? Very confusing.

Stupid, really. I guess "Interchangeable lens camera" has become universal?

Most people understand it to mean mirrorless. Maybe it was just a
mistake by a tired writer.

On 26/05/2016 13:54, Bill W wrote:
On Wed, 25 May 2016 16:54:41 -0700 (PDT), RichA
wrote:

On Wednesday, 25 May 2016 19:39:11 UTC-4, Bill W wrote:
On Wed, 25 May 2016 16:22:02 -0700 (PDT), RichA
wrote:

http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/nikon-d500/12

Why are they calling it an ILC in some places? Very confusing.

Stupid, really. I guess "Interchangeable lens camera" has become universal?

Most people understand it to mean mirrorless. Maybe it was just a
mistake by a tired writer.

You mean where ILC is used as follows?
"The D500 is one of the most expensive APS-C ILCs currently on the
market but its sheer capability demonstrates the continued relevance of
the format at this point in the market, even if Nikon seemed a little
uncertain about that for a few years".

It seems perfectly clear that it's being compared with other
interchangeable lens cameras of the same format, mirrorless or not.
"ILC" as an acronym might have become popular, but they've been around a
long time.

I thought the common but not particularly definitive acronym for
mirrorless interchangeable lens cameras was "MILC".
(MILC could still be a wooden box with a threaded hole on the front, a
1950s Agfa Ambi Silette, a new digital Leica, a Red or similar digital
cine camera etc etc).

I don't know why it seems to be a fuss only nowadays.
An SLR was quite a specific variation / type of ILC.

On Thu, 26 May 2016 16:49:44 +1200, Me wrote:

On 26/05/2016 13:54, Bill W wrote:
On Wed, 25 May 2016 16:54:41 -0700 (PDT), RichA
wrote:

On Wednesday, 25 May 2016 19:39:11 UTC-4, Bill W wrote:
On Wed, 25 May 2016 16:22:02 -0700 (PDT), RichA
wrote:

http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/nikon-d500/12

Why are they calling it an ILC in some places? Very confusing.

Stupid, really. I guess "Interchangeable lens camera" has become universal?

Most people understand it to mean mirrorless. Maybe it was just a
mistake by a tired writer.

You mean where ILC is used as follows?
"The D500 is one of the most expensive APS-C ILCs currently on the
market but its sheer capability demonstrates the continued relevance of
the format at this point in the market, even if Nikon seemed a little
uncertain about that for a few years".

It seems perfectly clear that it's being compared with other
interchangeable lens cameras of the same format, mirrorless or not.
"ILC" as an acronym might have become popular, but they've been around a
long time.

I thought the common but not particularly definitive acronym for
mirrorless interchangeable lens cameras was "MILC".
(MILC could still be a wooden box with a threaded hole on the front, a
1950s Agfa Ambi Silette, a new digital Leica, a Red or similar digital
cine camera etc etc).

I don't know why it seems to be a fuss only nowadays.
An SLR was quite a specific variation / type of ILC.

There's no question that any camera with separate lenses is an ILC,
but I believe the common meaning has drifted over to mirrorless only.
Using it otherwise is just confusing. I suppose that review site uses
another term for mirrorless. Possibly "mirrorless". Regardless, I
confuse easily, and they need to stop it.