How to say DSLR in German?

**ThorSanchez** · 07-13-2019, 07:53 AM

I know we have a few native German speakers here, how do you say or refer to a DSLR in German?

I ask because I'll be in Germany next month and am going to see a soccer/Fuβball game at third-division SpVgg Unterhaching. I'm emailing their fan coordinator to see if I can bring my K-3ii to the match, so I want them to understand what kind of camera I'm referring to.

If I say "Darf ich eine kleine DSLR-Kamera mit ins Stadion nehmen?" will they know what I'm talking about?

beholder3 · 07-13-2019, 08:11 AM - **1 Like**

yes, usually they can understand that. you could say Spiegelreflexkamera as well.

alpheios · 07-13-2019, 08:13 AM - **1 Like**

DSLR should be a known term. Alternatively you could say Spiegelreflexkamera which should make clear what you want to bring. Bringing a camera shouldn’t be a problem (especially in the Dritte Liga) as long as it’s not looking like you shoot commercially like you would with a Canon 1DX with a big white telezoom.

Not a Number · 07-13-2019, 08:15 AM

From the Pentaxians.de forum:
Digitalen Spiegelreflex Kameras

Abbreviation/acronym DSLR is the same.

Germans like to combine words so don't be surprised to see it all as one word Digitalenspiegelreflexkameras

**gofour3** · 07-13-2019, 08:27 AM

Originally posted by ThorSanchez

I ask because I'll be in Germany next month and am going to see a soccer/Fuβball game at third-division SpVgg Unterhaching. I'm emailing their fan coordinator to see if I can bring my K-3ii to the match, so I want them to understand what kind of camera I'm referring to.

I've taken my Pentax film camera to a few Bundesliga games with no issues. However I've only taken the camera & 50/55mm lens, inside the soft EverReady case and never a camera bag & full kit.

Phil.

**ThorSanchez** · 07-13-2019, 08:51 AM

Thanks everyone, that was quick. My plan is to bring my very small Domke bag with a K-3ii, 40mm limited, and probably 55-300PLM. Sounds like that's probably fine, but I'll check with Unterhaching to be sure.

LensBeginner · 07-13-2019, 09:22 AM

D.E.O.K.?

Seriously, no one says it that way.

RonHendriks1966 · 07-13-2019, 11:02 AM

Originally posted by ThorSanchez

Thanks everyone, that was quick. My plan is to bring my very small Domke bag with a K-3ii, 40mm limited, and probably 55-300PLM. Sounds like that's probably fine, but I'll check with Unterhaching to be sure.

That will be no problem.

DutchGonzo · 07-13-2019, 11:21 AM

It could be a problem, if you take a 70-200 for example, they could stop you. I have seen that before.

robiles · 07-13-2019, 03:22 PM

Spiegelfeflexkamera is more than enought. Germans mostly like things as simple as possible, but in some cases it might get complicated.

timb64 · 07-13-2019, 04:39 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by Not a Number

Germans like to combine words so don't be surprised to see it all as one word Digitalenspiegelreflexkameras

This takes me back to the days of my schoolboy German (40 odd years ago

).My favourite word was the German for tram-stop,strassenbahnhaltestelle (hope I got that right!) literally, street-car-stop-place!

**bwgv001** · 07-14-2019, 12:33 AM - **1 Like**

"Darf ich eine kleine Digitalespiegelreflexkamera mit ins Stadion nehmen?"

is perfect

**ThorSanchez** · 07-14-2019, 10:17 AM

Originally posted by DutchGonzo

It could be a problem, if you take a 70-200 for example, they could stop you. I have seen that before.

In the 3. Liga? Unterhaching's web page says you can't bring flagpoles over 1.5m, weapons, corrosive or foul-smelling substances, bulky items such as ladders, stools, chairs, boxes, or trunks, fireworks, animals, clothing with xenophobic or extremist slogans, and laser pointers. But it doesn't say anything about cameras or bags. I emailed them, so we'll see what they say.

In any case, a 55-300PLM isn't as big as a 70-200 f/2.8.

**WPRESTO** · 07-14-2019, 10:30 AM - **1 Like**

Announcement, Announcement!

Germany's longest word - Rindfleischetikettierungsüberwachungsaufgabenübertragungsgesetz - a 63-letter long title of a law regulating the testing of beef, has officially ceased to exist.

---------- Post added 07-14-19 at 01:33 PM ----------

However. you'll be comforted to hear that the Welsh town of

Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch

is still on the map, and has a train platform almost long enough for the sign.

Wasp · 07-14-2019, 10:46 AM

One concept, one word is a thing in Germanic languages...

07-13-2019, 07:53 AM	#1
ThorSanchez Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2012 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,803	How to say DSLR in German? I know we have a few native German speakers here, how do you say or refer to a DSLR in German? I ask because I'll be in Germany next month and am going to see a soccer/Fuβball game at third-division SpVgg Unterhaching. I'm emailing their fan coordinator to see if I can bring my K-3ii to the match, so I want them to understand what kind of camera I'm referring to. If I say "Darf ich eine kleine DSLR-Kamera mit ins Stadion nehmen?" will they know what I'm talking about?

07-13-2019, 04:39 PM - 1 Like	#11
timb64 Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: /Situation : Doing my best to avoid idiots! Photos: Gallery Posts: 9,510	Originally posted by Not a Number Germans like to combine words so don't be surprised to see it all as one word Digitalenspiegelreflexkameras This takes me back to the days of my schoolboy German (40 odd years ago).My favourite word was the German for tram-stop,strassenbahnhaltestelle (hope I got that right!) literally, street-car-stop-place!

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07-13-2019, 08:11 AM - 1 Like	#2
beholder3 Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 3,112	yes, usually they can understand that. you could say Spiegelreflexkamera as well.

07-13-2019, 08:13 AM - 1 Like	#3
alpheios Pentaxian Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: Bremen Posts: 410	DSLR should be a known term. Alternatively you could say Spiegelreflexkamera which should make clear what you want to bring. Bringing a camera shouldn’t be a problem (especially in the Dritte Liga) as long as it’s not looking like you shoot commercially like you would with a Canon 1DX with a big white telezoom.

07-13-2019, 08:15 AM	#4
Not a Number Moderator Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Venice, CA Posts: 10,525	From the Pentaxians.de forum: Digitalen Spiegelreflex Kameras Abbreviation/acronym DSLR is the same. Germans like to combine words so don't be surprised to see it all as one word Digitalenspiegelreflexkameras

07-13-2019, 08:27 AM	#5
gofour3 Site Supporter Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Vancouver, Canada Posts: 8,088	Originally posted by ThorSanchez I ask because I'll be in Germany next month and am going to see a soccer/Fuβball game at third-division SpVgg Unterhaching. I'm emailing their fan coordinator to see if I can bring my K-3ii to the match, so I want them to understand what kind of camera I'm referring to. I've taken my Pentax film camera to a few Bundesliga games with no issues. However I've only taken the camera & 50/55mm lens, inside the soft EverReady case and never a camera bag & full kit. Phil.

07-13-2019, 08:51 AM	#6
ThorSanchez Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2012 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,803 Original Poster	Thanks everyone, that was quick. My plan is to bring my very small Domke bag with a K-3ii, 40mm limited, and probably 55-300PLM. Sounds like that's probably fine, but I'll check with Unterhaching to be sure.

07-13-2019, 09:22 AM	#7
LensBeginner Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Photos: Albums Posts: 4,696	D.E.O.K.? Seriously, no one says it that way.

07-13-2019, 11:02 AM	#8
RonHendriks1966 Banned Join Date: Jan 2009 Photos: Gallery Posts: 9,675	Originally posted by ThorSanchez Thanks everyone, that was quick. My plan is to bring my very small Domke bag with a K-3ii, 40mm limited, and probably 55-300PLM. Sounds like that's probably fine, but I'll check with Unterhaching to be sure. That will be no problem.

07-13-2019, 11:21 AM	#9
DutchGonzo Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Posts: 34	It could be a problem, if you take a 70-200 for example, they could stop you. I have seen that before.

07-13-2019, 03:22 PM	#10
robiles Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Deva Posts: 311	Spiegelfeflexkamera is more than enought. Germans mostly like things as simple as possible, but in some cases it might get complicated.

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bwgv001 Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Alabama Photos: Gallery Posts: 696	"Darf ich eine kleine Digitalespiegelreflexkamera mit ins Stadion nehmen?" is perfect

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ThorSanchez Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2012 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,803 Original Poster	Originally posted by DutchGonzo It could be a problem, if you take a 70-200 for example, they could stop you. I have seen that before. In the 3. Liga? Unterhaching's web page says you can't bring flagpoles over 1.5m, weapons, corrosive or foul-smelling substances, bulky items such as ladders, stools, chairs, boxes, or trunks, fireworks, animals, clothing with xenophobic or extremist slogans, and laser pointers. But it doesn't say anything about cameras or bags. I emailed them, so we'll see what they say. In any case, a 55-300PLM isn't as big as a 70-200 f/2.8.

07-14-2019, 10:30 AM - 1 Like	#14
WPRESTO Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Massachusetts Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 59,087	Announcement, Announcement! Germany's longest word - Rindfleischetikettierungsüberwachungsaufgabenübertragungsgesetz - a 63-letter long title of a law regulating the testing of beef, has officially ceased to exist. ---------- Post added 07-14-19 at 01:33 PM ---------- However. you'll be comforted to hear that the Welsh town of Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch is still on the map, and has a train platform almost long enough for the sign.

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Wasp Pentaxian Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: Pretoria Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,655	One concept, one word is a thing in Germanic languages...