XPost: alt.comp.periphs.dcameras, rec.photo.equipment.35mm, rec.photo. 
 digital 
 From: black_boxer_briefs@yahoo.com 
  
 Thad wrote: 
  
 >      REQUEST FOR DISCUSSION (RFD) 
 >            unmoderated group rec.photo.digital.slr-systems 
 >                unmoderated group rec.photo.digital.zlr 
 >            unmoderated group rec.photo.digital.point+shoot 
 >            unmoderated group rec.photo.digital.rangefinder 
  
 > Proponent: Thaddeus Lipshitz  
 > Proponent: Alan Browne  
 > Proponent: David J Taylor  
 > Proponent: William Drew  
 > Proponent: Rose Parchen  
 > Proponent: Alexis Pagonis  
  
 Hi Everyone. I would like to thank David, Bill, Rose, and Alexis for 
 joining the proponent team. As many of you already know David and Bill 
 submitted a proposal for the ZLR group. Alexis submitted a proposal for 
 an ultra-compact digital camera group - this was a surprise to Alan and 
 me. Todd and the good people of the NAN moderation team decided that it 
 would be best if we merged all three of these proposed groups into a 
 single RFD. Fortunately, we were able to collaborate and make that 
 happen. 
  
 The ultra-compact proposal seemed a bit too narrow - cameras in this RFD 
 are categorized by ability, not size. Alexis agreed to reshape her group 
 idea around all point-and-shoot-only digital cameras - regardless of 
 physical size. 
  
 The name of the digital SLR systems group was changed to include the 
 term "slr-systems" in the newsgroup name. This specifies that the 
 newsgroup is for discussion of digital SLR systems - digital SLR bodies 
 with mounts for exchangeable lenses WITH NO EXCEPTIONS. Rangefinders 
 were removed from the DSLR systems group - thus the birth of the 
 rangefinder group, which was originally suggested in e-mails by Rose 
 (owner of a Leica M6). 
  
 Digital reflex cameras and non-reflex cameras with non-removable zoom 
 lenses are covered by the ZLR newsgroup - I strongly suspect that this 
 group might be the busiest of all four, if passed. ZLRs are excellent 
 cameras, and there are enough users to warrant their own newsgroup. I 
 strongly believe that all four of these newsgroups will flourish, if 
 passed. 
  
 With the proposal of these four newsgroups, every digital camera is at 
 home in one of them. Each group would provide a Big-8 home for different 
 flavors of real digital cameras - all of which are capable of giving 
 excellent image quality in many situations. 
  
 I would also like to thank everyone who contributed to the RFD process, 
 whether in the news.groups discussion, or via e-mail. I welcome your 
 feedback. 
  
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 Thaddeus Lipshitz 
  
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