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#1 2007-04-06 15:11:10

tmcope
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Registered: 2007-04-06
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I have hard time finding one that still in tack (intact)

“Last call for dandelion as the strong wind a few days ago blowing them all away. I have hard time finding one that still in tack… ”

http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read. … e=22760475

“In tack” for intact. Perhaps not coincidental that it is posted in a photography forum where everyone is concerned about their pictures being “tack sharp”

Nice pictures though.

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#2 2007-04-07 14:01:00

patschwieterman
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Re: I have hard time finding one that still in tack (intact)

Something of a classic. The Eggcorns Database has entries on both tack and tact, and the first has a mention of the “in tack” variant:

http://eggcorns.lascribe.net/english/515/tack/
http://eggcorns.lascribe.net/english/76/tact/

Never heard the “tack sharp” phrase before, though. What does it mean? That the shot came out sharp enough that you’re willing to hang it up on a tack to view? Or something more technical?

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#3 2007-04-08 11:50:06

tmcope
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Re: I have hard time finding one that still in tack (intact)

Thanks for the link to the existing mentions for “in tack”. I’d done a search, but somehow missed it.

I think the implication of “tack sharp” is “as sharp as a tack”. It’s a common phrase amongst photographer types.

Last edited by tmcope (2007-04-08 11:52:03)

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