Anyone else notice we have two conversations going on (one about 10mm Brits
and the other about photography) both of which are refering to SLRs? Of
course, I know the difference
(having been trained on and worked with an FN-
C1) but I just find it interesting how mangled some poor folk can get with
acronyms.
And just so no one feels slighted - ANYONE on
this list seems miles ahead of those in the rest of the Internet. We use a lot
of short forms and most people manage (after a fashion). Try a quarter of them
(and I'm not even talking ones like AVLB or APFSDSDU or MILNAVPAC) in the
outside world, and you get a lot of????????
We're a special breed.
I'm just not sure if that's a good thing....:)
> --- Thomas Barclay <kaladorn@magma.ca> wrote:
Those of us who don't know what an SLR is in relation to photography (me, for
instance) stopped reading the 'photographing miniatures' thread last week
sometime.
> And just so no one feels slighted - ANYONE on
I feel like I'm talking to a child when speaking to some of my relatives. Talk
slow, use short words and simple sentence structure. Explain all big words.
Other than my parents, of course (Dad is a retired warrent officer, and my
mother speaks Army by osmosis).
John Atkinson schrieb:
> Those of us who don't know what an SLR is in relation
SLR = 'Single Lens Reflex' camera. Basically the only type of camera a
professional photographer will use. 'Single Lens' because it has only a single
lens in front, unlike the cheaper cameras that have a separate small
viewfinder (=second lens). 'Reflex' because there is mirror behind the lens
that guides the light to the viewfinder in the rear. The mirror swings away
the moment the photo is taken to allow light to pass to the film.
Main advantages are that the photographer sees exactly what goes onto
the film, unlike two-lens cameras, and that the lens can be exchanged
easily. You can hook up an SLR to anything from an electron microscope to an
astronomical telescope to take pictures.
As to the military SLR. I know it's the old British NATO caliber assault
rifle. But waht does the acronym stand for?
Greetings
> --- KH.Ranitzsch@t-online.de wrote:
> As to the military SLR. I know it's the old British
> KH.Ranitzsch@t-online.de wrote:
> As to the military SLR. I know it's the old British NATO caliber
Self Loading Rifle IIRC
John Atkinson schrieb:
> AKA FN-FAL AKA C1 AKA
> wasn't there a Spanish knockoff?
No, the Spanish rifle is from an independent chain of development.
Originally a WWII German design (Mauser, IIRC) that was too late for the war.
Developed in Spain as the CETME rifle (the exterior design changed quite a
bit) and used by their army and a few others. The very similar German G3
rifle, in turn, was developed from the CETME rifle by Heckler & Koch. Again, a
lot of H&K weapons use similar mechanisms to the G3.
Greetings
> On Fri, 28 Jun 2002, Thomas Barclay wrote:
> most people manage (after a fashion). Try a
I'll bite. What's MILNAVPAC?
MILitary NAVigation PACific
???
Cheers,
> --- KH.Ranitzsch@t-online.de wrote:
> As to the military SLR. I know it's the old British
Cameras;
> SLR = 'Single Lens Reflex' camera.
Rifles;
SLR = Self Loading Rifle. (I.E. Semi-automatic)
Aircraft; SLR = Side Looking Radar.
Bye for now,
> On Fri, Jun 28, 2002 at 12:49:04PM -0700, John Leary wrote:
http://www.acronymfinder.com/af-query.asp?String=exact&Acronym=slr
'nuff said.
> I'll bite. What's MILNAVPAC?
> > As to the military SLR. I know it's the old British
I'm not so sure the CETME is a knockoff of the G3. I remember reading about
the German designers living in Spain for a few years after World War II and
working on what would become the G3. If I remember correctly, it was for CETME
company they were working for...
> On Sat, 29 Jun 2002, Alan E Brain wrote:
> >I'll bite. What's MILNAVPAC?
So I guessed that one correctly? Wow;)
> And the KNM (Royal Dutch Navy) regularly supplies ships
RNLN - Royal NetherLands Navy, or KM - Koninklijke Marine :)
> to the STANAVFORLANT
Cheers,
> > As to the military SLR. I know it's the old British
N.B. not actually an assault rifle