From: jpmcw@comcast.net 
  
 Bruce Murphy wrote: 
 > Charles  writes: 
 > 
 > 
 >>In article , edward ohare 
 >> wrote: 
 >> 
 >> 
 >>>It is the best name.  It didn't match topicality defined by the 
 >>>proposed Charter. 
 >> 
 >>It was the best name. In the formal sense it didn't match but the 
 >>problem is that the formal definition does not fit with the definition 
 >>that photography enthusiasts actually use. Most would identify an SLR 
 >>as using an interchangeable lens. It is not elitist. It is just what we 
 >>think an SLR is. In many of our opinions the SLR lens is more important 
 >>than the SLR camera body. 
 > 
 > 
 > If you welded the lens on the front of an SLR, I very much doubt the 
 > enthusiasts would suddenly claim it wasn't a SLR anymore. Don't let 
 > the proponent's haze mislead you on this. 
 > 
 Charles stated it well. I don't know why you insist on hammering on an 
 elusive definition and a subject that most folks have moved on from. 
  
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 John McWilliams 
  
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