I say I.S.O. (three distinct letters), but I hear it said as a word - 'iso'. I think i=for me it's a carry-over from A.S.A. (not asa).
Just a 'fun' (and I use the word loosely) poll.
| POLL: "Do you say it as:" |
 I.S.O. - 3 letters | 121 67.6% |
| Iso - it's a word | 58 32.4% |
KirkS518 Goldmember  3,983 posts Likes: 24 Joined Apr 2012 Location: Central Gulf Coast, Flori-duh More info | Dec 30, 2013 14:26 | #1 I say I.S.O. (three distinct letters), but I hear it said as a word - 'iso'. I think i=for me it's a carry-over from A.S.A. (not asa). If steroids are illegal for athletes, should PS be illegal for models?
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Dec 30, 2013 14:27 | #2  Permanent banISO, one word, but all capital letters. 'The success of the second-rate is deplorable in itself; but it is more deplorable in that it very often obscures the genuine masterpiece. If the crowd runs after the false, it must neglect the true.' —Arthur Machen
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gjl711 Wait.. you can't unkill your own kill.  57,733 posts Likes: 4065 Joined Aug 2006 Location: Deep in the heart of Texas More info | Dec 30, 2013 14:30 | #3 ISO is a word, not an acronym. ISO is the name the standards body gave themselves based on a Greek word, isos. The accronym would be I.O.S. or O.I.N. Not sure why, but call me JJ.
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LVMoose Moose gets blamed for everything.  More info | Had ISO (one word)-grips and pegs on my Harley Moose
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KirkS518 THREAD STARTER Goldmember 3,983 posts Likes: 24 Joined Apr 2012 Location: Central Gulf Coast, Flori-duh More info | Dec 30, 2013 14:43 | #5 gjl711 wrote in post #16564664  ISO is a word, not an acronym. ISO is the name the standards body gave themselves based on a Greek word, isos. The accronym would be I.O.S. or O.I.N. LV Moose wrote in post #16564675 Had ISO (one word)-grips and pegs on my Harley  ...But for camera purposes, I say it as three seperate letters. (FYI, it stands for International Standards Organisation; it refers to the industry norm for sensitivity of emulsion based film). Two different thoughts. One has to be correct, and the other not so much. I always believed it was what LV Moose is saying, but gjl711 has a good 'argument', backed by this: (1) Short for International Organization for Standardization. Note that ISO is not an acronym; instead, the name derives from the greek word iso, which means equal. Founded in 1946, ISO is an international organization composed of national standards bodies from over 75 countries. For example, ANSI (American National Standards Institute) is a member of ISO. ISO has defined a number of important computer standards, the most significant of which is perhaps OSI (Open Systems Interconnection), a standardized architecture for designing networks. If steroids are illegal for athletes, should PS be illegal for models?
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Dec 30, 2013 14:45 | #6 ISO - International Organization for Standardization ~Steve~
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LVMoose Moose gets blamed for everything. More info | Dec 30, 2013 14:47 | #7 flowrider wrote in post #16564708 ISO - International Organization for Standardization I think I just said that Moose
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LVMoose Moose gets blamed for everything. More info | Dec 30, 2013 14:49 | #8 KirkS518 wrote in post #16564699 Two different thoughts. One has to be correct, and the other not so much. I always believed it was what LV Moose is saying, but gjl711 has a good 'argument'... Keep in mind, he's from Texas. Moose
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Dec 30, 2013 14:52 | #9 Yah you beat me to it! Stupid ipad typing! ~Steve~
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gjl711 Wait.. you can't unkill your own kill. 57,733 posts Likes: 4065 Joined Aug 2006 Location: Deep in the heart of Texas More info | Dec 30, 2013 14:55 | #10 Whatever you want to believe, I.S.O is not registered. Plus, there is no International Standards Organization. Not sure why, but call me JJ.
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Ltdave it looks like im post #19,016  5,709 posts Gallery: 24 photos Likes: 8590 Joined Apr 2012 Location: the farthest point east in michigan More info | Dec 30, 2013 14:56 | #11 LV Moose wrote in post #16564675 ... it stands for International Standards Organisation; it refers to the industry norm for sensitivity of emulsion based film). it is like the C.I.A. not Cia (SY-a) or F.B.I. not Fbi (not sure how youd pronounce THAT)... -im just trying. sometimes i succeed
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airfrogusmc I'm a chimper. There I said it... More info | Dec 30, 2013 15:11 | #12 gjl711 wrote in post #16564740 Plus, there is no International Standards Organization. http://www.iso.org/iso/home/name_and_logo.htm There's not?
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suecassidy Goldmember  4,102 posts Likes: 37 Joined May 2007 Location: Huntington Beach California More info | Dec 30, 2013 15:16 | #13 55 years on the planet, hanging out with other photographers in Nova Scotia, Canada, and California, USA (pronounced "U.S.A", not "you-sa") and I've never heard it pronounced in any other way than as an acronym "I.S.O.". Maybe it's a regional thing, but not in my experience nor in any region I"ve lived in. Just my 2 cents worth. Sue Cassidy
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RandyMN Goldmember 3,131 posts Likes: 2 Joined Aug 2005 More info | Dec 30, 2013 15:30 | #14 It is an acronym and not a word
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jetcode Cream of the Crop 6,235 posts Likes: 1 Joined Jul 2009 Location: West Marin More info | Dec 30, 2013 15:51 | #15  PermanentlyA.merican S.tandards A.ssociation
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