what is ZLR?

External Since: Feb 10, 2005 Posts: 1

J.S.Pitanga <jspitanga DeleteThis @fastimap.com> wrote:
>> [WD me:]
>> I've never come across the term Zlr.
>
> This term (standing for "Zoom Lens Reflex") is how a film SLR with a
> not-interchangeable zoom lens are traditionally called. An example is the
> Olympus IS-200.
>

BTW, the olympus IS-3 had a 5x Zoom (35-180mm ED), and by the
availability of 12x zoom digitals, 5x seems only moderatly telephoto. If
only olympus made a digital version of the IS-3.. the 'form factor' and
design (although not compact) would make it an excellent digital. It's
auxillary lenses are also usable on many digital cameras with a filter
thread.

People also tend to call these cameras 'hybrid' cameras.. what
would the digital hybrid be?

External Since: Jun 10, 2004 Posts: 515

jose <un_nospam.RemoveThis@gehennom.net> writes:

> J.S.Pitanga <jspitanga.RemoveThis@fastimap.com> wrote:
   > >> [WD me:]
   > >> I've never come across the term Zlr.
  > >
  > > This term (standing for "Zoom Lens Reflex") is how a film SLR with a
  > > not-interchangeable zoom lens are traditionally called. An example is the
  > > Olympus IS-200.
  > >
>
> BTW, the olympus IS-3 had a 5x Zoom (35-180mm ED), and by the
> availability of 12x zoom digitals, 5x seems only moderatly telephoto. If
> only olympus made a digital version of the IS-3.. the 'form factor' and
> design (although not compact) would make it an excellent digital. It's
> auxillary lenses are also usable on many digital cameras with a filter
> thread.

From the IS-3 I once saw forlorn in a Target, it pretty much was the same form
factor as my C-2100UZ. The aux. lenses if memory serves were the B-macro, B28,
and B300. Certainly, the B300 and B-macro were classic lenses.

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