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For the last time - it's "LENS", not "LENSE"
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ITguy
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Remember those things with pages and covers, called books?
One kind were called dictionaries. Learn to use them.
One kind were called dictionaries. Learn to use them.
Really, it were?
davidevans1
Senior Member
'although the variant spelling “lense” is listed in some dictionaries ...'
It depends which dictionary you use.
And is it Nikon or Nikkor, when referring to lenses?
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David
It depends which dictionary you use.
And is it Nikon or Nikkor, when referring to lenses?
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David
ovrebekk
Senior Member
Whats with the bitterness. Many people here dont speak english on a regular basis, and truth to be told english spelling is pretty weird some times.
Tense, fence, hence, pence, sense, lens. Whats up with that?
Tense, fence, hence, pence, sense, lens. Whats up with that?
briantilley
Veteran Member
Fairly obvious, I would have thought. If LENS was spelt like those words, it would be pronounced like them, with a soft "ss" sound, not with the "z" sound that is used.
Lens is spelt the way it is because it comes from the Latin word LENS, meaning lentil. Lens elements are (sort of) lentil-shaped.
Mark53
Veteran Member
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Is that like, " aperature cadaperature"? lol
Warm regards, Dave.
Smile when you answer the phone, they can hear it in your voice.
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Warm regards, Dave.
Smile when you answer the phone, they can hear it in your voice.
Hahahahahahah, the understatement of the year!
Anything by Bill Bryson is enjoyable to read, but his "The Mother Tongue" (on the history and quirks of the English language) is amazing. (His "A Short History of Nearly Everything" is my all time favorite book.)
English's odd spelling has been around a long time... only slighly longer than those who feel the need to correct it in others. Is it not the same for all languages?
Jeffrey
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Lonely Raven
Senior Member
Depends on the lens.
In the 80's the Series-E line was labeled as Nikon rather then Nikkor.
If you look at todays 17-55mm DX it's listed as Nikkor.
The Lonely Raven
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In the 80's the Series-E line was labeled as Nikon rather then Nikkor.
If you look at todays 17-55mm DX it's listed as Nikkor.
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The Lonely Raven
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Phil Youngblood
Veteran Member
May as well give up -- it will drive you nutz. 
Phil
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Joe Mondello
Guest
In the US.
Elsewhere in the English speaking world, there are spelling variations.
Your comment is akin to coming on this UK-based site and demanding that the word "colour" doesn't have a U in it.
This is an international community and English is not always the first language of the members. So, dude, relax a little!
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Cheers,
Joe
Elsewhere in the English speaking world, there are spelling variations.
Your comment is akin to coming on this UK-based site and demanding that the word "colour" doesn't have a U in it.
This is an international community and English is not always the first language of the members. So, dude, relax a little!
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Cheers,
Joe
Mark53
Veteran Member
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Bob Lang
Senior Member
... the perennial best-selling Webster's Collegiate Dictionary gives "lense" as an alternative spelling.
As a side note, in German:
"Linse" = lens element (maybe that's where "lense" originates)
"Objektiv" = lens
As a side note, in German:
"Linse" = lens element (maybe that's where "lense" originates)
"Objektiv" = lens
lens lɛnz Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[lenz] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation noun, plural lens‧es, verb
–noun 1. a piece of transparent substance, usually glass, having two opposite surfaces either both curved or one curved and one plane, used in an optical device in changing the convergence of light rays, as for magnification, or in correcting defects of vision.
2. a combination of such pieces.
3. some analogous device, as for affecting sound waves, electromagnetic radiation, or streams of electrons.
4. Anatomy. crystalline lens.
5. Geology. a body of rock or ore that is thick in the middle and thinner toward the edges, similar in shape to a biconvex lens.
–verb (used with object) 6. Movies. to film (a motion picture).
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[Origin: 1685–95;
—Related forms
lensless, adjective
lenslike, adjective
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Ed in Arizona
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–noun 1. a piece of transparent substance, usually glass, having two opposite surfaces either both curved or one curved and one plane, used in an optical device in changing the convergence of light rays, as for magnification, or in correcting defects of vision.
2. a combination of such pieces.
3. some analogous device, as for affecting sound waves, electromagnetic radiation, or streams of electrons.
4. Anatomy. crystalline lens.
5. Geology. a body of rock or ore that is thick in the middle and thinner toward the edges, similar in shape to a biconvex lens.
–verb (used with object) 6. Movies. to film (a motion picture).
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[Origin: 1685–95;
—Related forms
lensless, adjective
lenslike, adjective
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Ed in Arizona
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RainbowWarrior
Leading Member
Usually I just use "Linse" though, just because it sounds less pretentious
Which doesn't make it any less "not quite correct" though
(when referring to camera lenses)
LiveM
Senior Member
There is no correct variation of lens. People that spell it differently just got it wrong.
Then you get people that think it should be spelt lense. They don't provide any reason for this, and don't profess to know where the word comes from. So we just have to write them off as dopes.
Because there are so many idiots in the world, some of the dictionaries that are aimed at idiots have listed lense in their newer editions. You have to remember that dictionaries are not lexicons; they do not define what is or what is not a word, but what it means. They are mirrors, not lenses.
Then you get people that think it should be spelt lense. They don't provide any reason for this, and don't profess to know where the word comes from. So we just have to write them off as dopes.
Because there are so many idiots in the world, some of the dictionaries that are aimed at idiots have listed lense in their newer editions. You have to remember that dictionaries are not lexicons; they do not define what is or what is not a word, but what it means. They are mirrors, not lenses.
bigbuddy
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Nikon D-200, Nikon D-70, N-80, Nikon 12-24 f4, 17-55 2.8, 70-200VR 2.8, 24-120VR, 24-85 2.8, 10.5 2.8, 50 1.8, SB-800, SB-28, SB-50DX, Alien Bee B-800
Isaac Crawford
Leading Member
In my mind, the most aggravating thing about this misspelling is that it appeared out of the blue 4 or 5 years ago. I had never seen it before on the internet or anywhere else. Now people defend it as if they had been spelling it that way their entire lives. The whole "English people spell things differently" defense is only given by Americans. I'm willing to bet that the only English speaking people that use "lense" are Americans, the only dictionary that lists it is a rather bad American one. Lense isn't a word, why start adding useless letters to words?
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TuckerUK
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That's certainly my experience too.
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