izzet <izzet@vizo.com> writes: > (The first character is only an "i". However in Turkish > alphabet we have two i's. One WITH the dot on BOTH the > uppercase and the lowercase, one WITHOUT the dot on BOTH > the uppercase and the lowercase. They are pronounced > differently, of course). Ah, I wondered about Turkish. Problem is that much E-mail encoding doesn't survive unless it's within the US-ASCII character set. > The point is the "original writer" should know what he is > talking about. He is the guy who reviews (and most probably > owns the website) digital cameras in dpreview.com. What's > more, he used to use "equivalent focal length" now he is > quoting "focal length", and giving the same numbers. And > this behaviour is not peculiar to him. > > I can understand layman mixing apples and pears, but when > serious people adopt to this behaviour..??? You have two choices: you believe that anything said by someone who *ought* to be an expert must be the truth; or you use your own brains and notice when they are talking nonsense. (But I just looked at a random camera review on that site, and the photo of the camera clearly shows the [real] focal length engraved on the lens, and the review says "35mm equivalent: xxx-yyy".) Brian Chandler ---------------- geo://Sano.Japan.Planet_3 http://imaginatorium.org/
