On 3 Jan 2008 04:50:41 GMT, "DoN. Nichols"
wrote:



So -- it may do what is needed here -- but it is not (and does
not claim to be) a DSLR. Two physical differences:

1) A SLR (digital or non) has a moving mirror which redirects
the image to the viewfinder. From the location of the
viewfinder eyepiece, I don't think that this is the case here.

I *think* that what it has is an internal display in the
viewfinder, which could slow it down as much as using the
external display.

2) A SLR has interchangeable lenses. This one has only a fixed
zoom lens.

[ ... ]

O.K. Just don't call it a DSLR. :-)

See
http://www.steves-digicams.com/c2500.html

The viewfinder does indeed view optically thru the lens. When I press
the shutter I can hear the mirror slap within if I put my ear right on
the camera. It's a quiet "tic tic", and the viewfinder goes
momentarily dark when that happens.

O.K. So it has the mirror -- but most would not call this an
SLR. Instead they would call it a "ZLR" (zoom lens reflex).

Olympus called it an SLR. Steves'digicams called it an SLR. Wikipedia
defines a DSLR as: "A digital single-lens reflex camera (digital SLR
or DSLR) is a digital camera that uses an automatic mirror system and
pentaprism to direct light from the lens through the viewfinder."
Nowhere does it mention interchangable lenses. I still regard the
C2500L as an SLR, albeit a rather early digital model. You may call
it whatever you like!

Heck, if it has only one lens, that really makes it an SLR, right? Not
a MLR -- multiple lens reflex, or ILR -- interchangable lens reflex.
It may be the only true digital single lens reflex! G

(snip)

If you go into newsgroups such as rec.photo.digital.slr-systems,
you will have to work to find anyone who would be willing to call a ZLR
a SLR.

Well there ya go! It's so hard to be correct...

If you put a zoom lens on your SLR, is it not then a ZLR? Maybe an
SLR(Z) or an IZLR?

Perhaps the parlance has evolved among the cognoscenti in the 8 years
since the C2500L was a current model.