Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Single-lens translucent camera Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Single-lens_translucent_camera

The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was no consensus. No consensus to delete. Most prefer a renaming, although it is not clear what to. Sandstein 08:21, 5 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Single-lens translucent camera

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The incorrect use of the term "translucent" in describing pellicle mirrors in SLR-like cameras is an invention of Sony marketing. The only substantive sources listed in the article are Sony advertising.

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Photography-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 13:44, 20 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Technology-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 13:45, 20 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Question. So what's the problem? If it's the title, presumably the article could be retitled (off the top of my head, "fixed-mirror single lens reflex camera", though there might well be a better alternative). -- Hoary (talk) 15:49, 20 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

delete as a non-notable marketing term. They're not normally called single-lens translucent cameras, not even by Sony: acording to their official site it's a "Sony a77 DSLR Camera", or according to the first reference of the article which in full is "Check out the amazing autofocus capabilities of the Alpha a55, Sony’s latest DSLR camera".--JohnBlackburne^words_deeds 16:06, 22 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Sandstein 08:00, 28 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Keep, but rename to taste. This is clearly a significant group of SLR cameras, using non-moving pellicles. Anything else, and arguments over "made up marketing term", are just about naming, not notability or even scope. Andy Dingley (talk) 11:58, 28 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Keep and rename to some non-Sony based term. The Steve 08:02, 29 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Keep and rename per above. The only place I've seen that proposes an alternate name is CameraLabs.com, whose editor has said, "I'd argue it's technically more accurate to describe the mirror in the new Sony bodies as being semi-reflective or semi-transparent." — Dale Arnett (talk) 07:18, 1 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.