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How do you pronounce "*ist" ?
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Parham
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Stan Disbrow
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Hi,
Since 'Splat' is an alternate name for the ' ' character used for many decades. The term derives from the old days of teletypes, where the character looked just like the remains of a bug that had been swatted while sitting on the paper - a 'Splat'.
Pentax stated in their announcement press release that the 'Splat' is intended to mean whatever you'd like it to mean. So, I choose to call it by the old name of the wildcard character.
I hope that the delay in product availability does not result in the product going 'Splat', though. I think Pentax has something that fits a part of the photo market that has been ignored up until now (with the -ist pair of SLRs).
Stan
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Since 'Splat' is an alternate name for the ' ' character used for many decades. The term derives from the old days of teletypes, where the character looked just like the remains of a bug that had been swatted while sitting on the paper - a 'Splat'.
Pentax stated in their announcement press release that the 'Splat' is intended to mean whatever you'd like it to mean. So, I choose to call it by the old name of the wildcard character.
I hope that the delay in product availability does not result in the product going 'Splat', though. I think Pentax has something that fits a part of the photo market that has been ignored up until now (with the -ist pair of SLRs).
Stan
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Zion Frost
Veteran Member
as in:
Pentax D, Pentax DS, Pentax K100D or Pentax K10D.
Easy! :-D
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Pentax D, Pentax DS, Pentax K100D or Pentax K10D.
Easy! :-D
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Zion Frost
The 'amateur' keeps trying until it's right. The 'professional' keeps trying so it's never wrong.
'The greater the artist,
the greater the doubt;
perfect confidence is
granted to the less talented
as a consolation prize.'
-Robert Hughes in Time Magazine
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Joseph Tainter
Veteran Member
Oh, I could get started on this one.
Back when the film *ist was being reviewed by Popular Photography, the staff took to calling it the starkist. I always liked that one.
Joe
Back when the film *ist was being reviewed by Popular Photography, the staff took to calling it the starkist. I always liked that one.
Joe
Bruce Erickson
Forum Enthusiast
I just bought my first Pentax DSLR when I could get the K100D. I just couldn't bring myself to buy a camera with a name like that.
"Dumb'ist" name given to a product line!!
Even though I think it's the "Smart'ist" camera platform made (-: with it's lens compatibility.
But not the "Fast'ist"
But it was the "small'ist"
and the "light'ist"
when it came out.
that's all I have
Les
Even though I think it's the "Smart'ist" camera platform made (-: with it's lens compatibility.
But not the "Fast'ist"
But it was the "small'ist"
and the "light'ist"
when it came out.
that's all I have
Les
pentapics
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See my previous post about this back in April...
http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1036&message=18127791&q=intelligent+shooting+technology&qf=m
Hope this helps,
Info_Man -->
http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1036&message=18127791&q=intelligent+shooting+technology&qf=m
Hope this helps,
Info_Man -->
markalan159
Well-known member
You know I have always pronounced it as ist... but now that I think about it, when ppl ask me about what camera(s) I use, I always say Pentax-ist DS. So maybe the camera name should just be "Pentaxist" D/S/L/S2/L2
Godfrey
Veteran Member
1- swallow a moth
2- attempt to get it out of your throat
The sound you make is the proper pronunciation of *ist.
]'-)
Godfrey
2- attempt to get it out of your throat
The sound you make is the proper pronunciation of *ist.
]'-)
Godfrey
Derek L
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lol, that's pretty good. I've always pronouced it "star-ist" coming from a geek background - . the wildcard for listing all files in a directory in DOS was pronounced star dot star. Hence star-ist for me.
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drymartini
Member
I think most people ignore the *ist, calling their camera a "Pentax DS" or "Pentax DL" etc.
Works for me.
Kirk
Works for me.
Kirk
I have always ignored the " " and just say either Pentax DS or Pentax i.s.t D.S....most do not even know that there IS and asterisk, and those that do know probably ignore it...
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Richard Ullakko2
Leading Member
Its as " I don't have a as_to risk.
Cheers
Cheers
Don Allison
Veteran Member
You have to appreciate that I teach marketing at a post-secondary level. The *istD pronunciation defys all principles of good marketing. Whoever drummed up the *ist should be fired, quartered, and unequivocally. Utter garbage. No wonder this company lags behind the big 2 with marketing gurus who come up with this stuff. To answer you question: It is pronounced D, DS, DL, K10D, etc. There is no such sound or thing as the . Cheers. Don
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Kesha270057
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I think it mean "FIRST", like toyota car, toyota Ist=toyota first.
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Cloud Mine
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I normally think of my camera as a Pentax DL, or as needed, more specifically a Pentax 'ist' DL. I don't even try to pronounce the asterisk...
But a few weeks ago, my sister and her fiance were heading out to buy a flash for me to use as their official wedding photographer (and yes, it's my first wedding shoot.. yikes!), and I knew they would need the specific name of my camera in order to get the right module and flash ( I had them buy the Promaster 5750dx). I then had to explain to her how I actually pronounced it vs what it actually says on the camera body.. '*ist DL... that's a star, as in an asterisk, but I don't really pronounce that part, but they might at the camera store..and then after that, it's just DL...'
Needless to say, I agree.. it's a horrible name for a camera model!
Monica
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But a few weeks ago, my sister and her fiance were heading out to buy a flash for me to use as their official wedding photographer (and yes, it's my first wedding shoot.. yikes!), and I knew they would need the specific name of my camera in order to get the right module and flash ( I had them buy the Promaster 5750dx). I then had to explain to her how I actually pronounced it vs what it actually says on the camera body.. '*ist DL... that's a star, as in an asterisk, but I don't really pronounce that part, but they might at the camera store..and then after that, it's just DL...'
Needless to say, I agree.. it's a horrible name for a camera model!
Monica
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clawhammer
Member
I remember hearing from my local Pentax rep that the * really was a wildcard character, meant to symbolize the many roles- special'ist', real'ist', etc.
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