Acronymns:
General:
AFAIK - As far as I know
BTW - By The Way
BBB Buy Buy Buy
BRB - Be Right Back
CAM - Camera
CF - Compact Flash
CMI - cannot make it
CS - ClubSNAP
DCMI - die also cannot make it
ETA - Estimated Time of Arrival
FYI - For your information
HD - Hard Disk
HWZ - hardwarezone
IMHO - in my humble opinion
IMO - in my opinion
IIRC - if I remember correctly
IOW - in other words
IRL - in real life
JK - Just Kidding
KLKK - Walk here Walk there
LOL - laughing out loud
m(_ _)m - i'm kowtowing to you/i beg u
MTL - Mai Tu Liao
MSS - Mai Siao Siao
MUA - Make Up Artist
MWTB - may want to buy
MWTS - may want to sell
MWTT - may want to trade
NN TTL - Nope this is not the latest TTL flash technology ..its 'Neh Neh Tua Tua Liap'
NPNT - no photo no talk
OT - Out of Topic
OSM - Oversea model
PITA - Pain in the As*
PLBTAC - Problem lies bet table and chair
PLBV - Problem lies behind viewfinder (usually follows after RTFM...)
PRATA - Reflector
RTFM - Read the *ucking Manual or Read the FREE Manual
ROFL - Rolling on the floor laughing
RTFLMAO - Rolling on The Floor Laughing My Ass Out
SD - Secure Digital
STFU - Shut The *uck Up
TBA - To Be Announced
TBC - TO be Confirmed
TFCD - Take (photo) for CD
TIA Thanks in advance
TTYL - Talk To You Later
upz - I know this one, up your thread to the top of the page.
WLEBBQ - Wah lan eh BBQ
WTB - want to buy
WTF - What the *uck
WTS - want to sell
WTT - want to trade
XMM - xiao mei mei
XDD - xiao di di
YMMV - Your Mileage May Vary
Camera Shops:
AP - alan photo
CP - cathay photo
MS - MS colour
TCW - The Camera Workshop
John 3:16 - Nope....not the BIBLE but a shop in Funan Centre, 3rd Floor
Camera Accessories Shop:
EG - EastGear
PPCP - Perfect Pixel Camera Parts
SSK - ShaSkinKi.com
Photography-related terms:
AE - Auto Exposure
AEL - Auto Exposure Lock
AF - Auto Focus
AS - Anti-Shake (Konica Minolta term)
Av - Aperture Priority (Canon)
AWB - Auto White Balance
AWL - Advanced Wireless Lighting (Nikon term)
CA - Chromatic Abberrations
CCD - Charged Coupled Device
C. Fn. - Custom Function (Canon, not sure of other brands)
CLS - Creative Lighting System(Nikon term)
DO - Diffractive Optics (lens element) (Canon)
DOF - Depth of Field
DSLR - Digital Single Lens Reflex (camera)
EV - Exposure
FEL - Flash Exposure Lock (Canon, not sure of other brands)
HSM - Hyper Sonic Motor (Sigma)
IQ - Image Quality
IS - Image Stabilizer (Canon)
MF - Medium Format OR Manual Focus
LF - Large Format
OOF - Out of Focus
OIS - Optical Image Stabilizer (Panasonic term)
OS - Optical Stabiliser (Sigma)
PS - Photoshop
PP - Post Process
PS CS - PhotoShop Creative Suite (this is usually joined)
SLR - Single Lens Reflex (camera)
SSS - Super Steady Shot (Sony term)
TTL Thru the lens
TFCD - Time For CD
TFP - Time For Prints
Tv - Shutter Priority (Canon)
UD - Ultra-low Dispersion (lens element) (Canon)
USM - Ultrasonic Motor (not Unsharp Mask, as originally posted)(Canon term)
VR - Vibration Reduction (Nikon term)
WB - White Balance
Special Terms(Nikonians' idols):
KRW - The Venerable Ken Rockwell
*** - The Venerable Ken Rockwell
GF - Gary Fong(inventor of the LightSphere, The LightSphere II, The LightSphere Photojournalist II)
GFLS - Gary Fong LightSphere/II/PJII
General:
AFAIK - As far as I know
BTW - By The Way
BBB Buy Buy Buy
BRB - Be Right Back
CAM - Camera
CF - Compact Flash
CMI - cannot make it
CS - ClubSNAP
DCMI - die also cannot make it
ETA - Estimated Time of Arrival
FYI - For your information
HD - Hard Disk
HWZ - hardwarezone
IMHO - in my humble opinion
IMO - in my opinion
IIRC - if I remember correctly
IOW - in other words
IRL - in real life
JK - Just Kidding
KLKK - Walk here Walk there
LOL - laughing out loud
m(_ _)m - i'm kowtowing to you/i beg u
MTL - Mai Tu Liao
MSS - Mai Siao Siao
MUA - Make Up Artist
MWTB - may want to buy
MWTS - may want to sell
MWTT - may want to trade
NN TTL - Nope this is not the latest TTL flash technology ..its 'Neh Neh Tua Tua Liap'
NPNT - no photo no talk
OT - Out of Topic
OSM - Oversea model
PITA - Pain in the As*
PLBTAC - Problem lies bet table and chair
PLBV - Problem lies behind viewfinder (usually follows after RTFM...)
PRATA - Reflector
RTFM - Read the *ucking Manual or Read the FREE Manual
ROFL - Rolling on the floor laughing
RTFLMAO - Rolling on The Floor Laughing My Ass Out
SD - Secure Digital
STFU - Shut The *uck Up
TBA - To Be Announced
TBC - TO be Confirmed
TFCD - Take (photo) for CD
TIA Thanks in advance
TTYL - Talk To You Later
upz - I know this one, up your thread to the top of the page.
WLEBBQ - Wah lan eh BBQ
WTB - want to buy
WTF - What the *uck
WTS - want to sell
WTT - want to trade
XMM - xiao mei mei
XDD - xiao di di
YMMV - Your Mileage May Vary
Camera Shops:
AP - alan photo
CP - cathay photo
MS - MS colour
TCW - The Camera Workshop
John 3:16 - Nope....not the BIBLE but a shop in Funan Centre, 3rd Floor
Camera Accessories Shop:
EG - EastGear
PPCP - Perfect Pixel Camera Parts
SSK - ShaSkinKi.com
Photography-related terms:
AE - Auto Exposure
AEL - Auto Exposure Lock
AF - Auto Focus
AS - Anti-Shake (Konica Minolta term)
Av - Aperture Priority (Canon)
AWB - Auto White Balance
AWL - Advanced Wireless Lighting (Nikon term)
CA - Chromatic Abberrations
CCD - Charged Coupled Device
C. Fn. - Custom Function (Canon, not sure of other brands)
CLS - Creative Lighting System(Nikon term)
DO - Diffractive Optics (lens element) (Canon)
DOF - Depth of Field
DSLR - Digital Single Lens Reflex (camera)
EV - Exposure
FEL - Flash Exposure Lock (Canon, not sure of other brands)
HSM - Hyper Sonic Motor (Sigma)
IQ - Image Quality
IS - Image Stabilizer (Canon)
MF - Medium Format OR Manual Focus
LF - Large Format
OOF - Out of Focus
OIS - Optical Image Stabilizer (Panasonic term)
OS - Optical Stabiliser (Sigma)
PS - Photoshop
PP - Post Process
PS CS - PhotoShop Creative Suite (this is usually joined)
SLR - Single Lens Reflex (camera)
SSS - Super Steady Shot (Sony term)
TTL Thru the lens
TFCD - Time For CD
TFP - Time For Prints
Tv - Shutter Priority (Canon)
UD - Ultra-low Dispersion (lens element) (Canon)
USM - Ultrasonic Motor (not Unsharp Mask, as originally posted)(Canon term)
VR - Vibration Reduction (Nikon term)
WB - White Balance
Special Terms(Nikonians' idols):
KRW - The Venerable Ken Rockwell
*** - The Venerable Ken Rockwell
GF - Gary Fong(inventor of the LightSphere, The LightSphere II, The LightSphere Photojournalist II)
GFLS - Gary Fong LightSphere/II/PJII