Hiee Pals....
Just to share this information on why the camera was named *ist (film) or *istD.....
Well.....it was based on the way how one describes a status....like
Perfectionist - From the word Perfection"ist"
Artist - from the word Art"ist"
Specialist - from the word Special"ist"
Novelist - from the word Novel"ist"
Reservist - from the word Reserve"ist"
Therefore...they name the camera based on the above analogy - *ist
Well.....hope it solves your mystery....
rgds,
sulhan...
Just to share this information on why the camera was named *ist (film) or *istD.....
Well.....it was based on the way how one describes a status....like
Perfectionist - From the word Perfection"ist"
Artist - from the word Art"ist"
Specialist - from the word Special"ist"
Novelist - from the word Novel"ist"
Reservist - from the word Reserve"ist"
Therefore...they name the camera based on the above analogy - *ist
Well.....hope it solves your mystery....
rgds,
sulhan...