ILCE?

[Jeffrey]

What does this acronym mean?

 

[Drawshot]

I might be wrong, but I always thought it was an acronym for "Interchangeable lens camera E-mount"

 

[AlphaWorld]

I might be wrong, but I always thought it was an acronym for "Interchangeable lens camera E-mount"

It does.

Their earlier A mount cameras had model name / codes starting with ILCA.

They leave out the A for Alpha, which means the original A1 comes out as ILCE-1, and the mark II as ILCE-1M2.

Their E mount lenses start with SEL (Sony E-mount Lens). They omit punctuation in the lens name/codes, which can be a little confusing, but a 20-70mm f/4 G comes out as SEL-2070G; and the 70-200mm f/2.8 GM II comes out as SEL-70200GM2. They usually (always?) omit the aperture for lenses.

I like it - means I can generally predict the model name/code when I'm searching for it to find firmware updates

 

[iamdlewis]

They usually (always?) omit the aperture for lenses.

The zoom lenses all use the focal range in the coding and all the primes use the aperture in the coding. So the 35mm F1.4 GM is SEL35F14GM. In the naming of the lenses all the full-frame lenses are "FE" and all the APS-C lenses are just "E". So the FE 35mm F1.8 is for full frame and the E 35mm F1.8 is for APS-C.

 

[AlphaWorld]

The zoom lenses all use the focal range in the coding and all the primes use the aperture in the coding. So the 35mm F1.4 GM is SEL35F14GM. In the naming of the lenses all the full-frame lenses are "FE" and all the APS-C lenses are just "E". So the FE 35mm F1.8 is for full frame and the E 35mm F1.8 is for APS-C.

Good point. It’s much more common for them to have multiple primes of the same focal length, like the several 50mm and 35mm primes. Even the 85mm primes. So they have SEL85F14GM and SEL85F14GM2 as well as the SEL85F18. I think the 50mm is the only example (so far) with two GM lenses distinguished by aperture alone: SEL50F12GM and SEL50F14GM. Plus, of course, the SEL50F18 and SEL50F25G…

 

[CRMS]

What does this acronym mean?

I thought it was something like Interchangeable Lens Camera E mount.
A quick search apparently confirms it:
"In Sony digital cameras, the acronym ILCE stands for "Interchangeable Lens Camera with E-mount". In August 2013, Sony announced the first model of the ILCE mirrorless camera with E-mount, electronic viewfinder, contrast-detection autofocus and Multi Interface Shoe, the ILCE-3000. In October 2013, two full-frame E-mount cameras were announced, the ILCE-7 and ILCE-7R. The "ILCE" designation replaces the "NEX" designation used for former E-mount cameras. As "ILCA", this naming convention will also be applied to future A-mount cameras, thereby replacing the former "DSLR" and "SLT" names. Wikipedia"

 

[Ian_M]

What does this acronym mean?

In Sony speak: "interchangeable Lens Camera with an E-mount"

 

[SPB-universal]

It does.

Their earlier A mount cameras had model name / codes starting with ILCA.

They leave out the A for Alpha, which means the original A1 comes out as ILCE-1, and the mark II as ILCE-1M2.

Their E mount lenses start with SEL (Sony E-mount Lens). They omit punctuation in the lens name/codes, which can be a little confusing, but a 20-70mm f/4 G comes out as SEL-2070G; and the 70-200mm f/2.8 GM II comes out as SEL-70200GM2. They usually (always?) omit the aperture for lenses.

I like it - means I can generally predict the model name/code when I'm searching for it to find firmware updates

What I don't like is the registration method they use and then the 'Cashback' on top of that where you have to show a photo of one's hand holding the lens showing the lens name and registration number. Such a pallaver ! It took me far longer than any other company to register.