"N.J. Hillary" <josihillary@cox.net> wrote in message news:a362b.18901$Zw4.6936@lakeread03...
>
> "Tesselator" <jimmmboe@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:biadi9$jl8$1@catv02.starcat.ne.jp...
> >
> > But the Nikon 5700 is *NOT* an SLR type camera.
> > You know that right?
> >
>
> I should have said something like "I wanted to graduate from a point and
> shoot cybershot to one where I have some options for light, speed, focus
> etc.
>
> By the way what is the definition of Single Lens Reflex camera?
>
>


See if you can follow this:



                                         Human Eye
                                           /
                                          /
                       /                 /
                    b /----------->    <o>
                     /^
                      |
                      |
                      | . c
                      |/        |
         ------------>/ a       |
            LENS     /          | Film Plane
                                |



         Two mirror reflex points marked "a" and "b".

         One mirror hinge point marked "c".    Usually
         in most SLR type cameras the "a" mirror is in
         the down position (as shown) to send the "image"
         to the human eye and in the up position (swung
         upward about 45 degrees from shown position on
         hinge point "c") when exposing the film or in
         the digicam case saturating the CCD (or CMOS)
         imager chip shortly after the "shutter release"
         button is depressed.


         So it's one lens which the human eye sees through
         via "some number" of reflexes:  SLR



Basically that's it.  I hope you could follow that...  I'm really drunk
right now so I may wake up thinking...  Oh No...!

                                                     O :-)


The advantage is:  You see exactly what the lens sees...  Cuz you're
looking through it...   :D    With digital cameras it's also come to
be associated with features such as detatchable lenses, has Hot Shoe,
mechanical shutter, in-lens leaved aperture-blades, and a host of
other "professional" or 35mm SLR like features.



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