What are the worst words in photography?

[coelacanth]

"Why this display is going the other way?" a friend playing with my TLR.

"How do you focus with this?" another friend playing with my IIIf & SBOOI.

"Let me see" friend trying to see the *display on the back of Mamiya 7 which is, ah, film label holder.

"We got you this because you like photography" said my sister and mom, giving me a digital picture frame from Japan.

^^^ Well, these are cute and I don't really hate them.


On Flickr: "that's a great b/w conversion" "You should crop here" (with note to my photo)

^^^ These I hate.

 

[notraces]

When people see my Zeiss Contaflex, I've also gotten "does it shoot only in black & white?"

And one I love from the antique sellers when I'm looking at a 35mm camera "they don't make the film anymore" or "it doesn't work" (when the shutter is not cocked)

I've found it works the other way with antique sellers, too. One dealer had a Rolleicord III - very beat up - the screen was filthy - the lenses were in good shape - the camera needed a CLA badly. I asked, "how much for this camera?" - he said, "$500, those go for $1000 on *bay" -- I offered him 50 bucks and left...

 

[hendriphile]

"To fix it will cost more than to just get another camera."
... guy behind the counter in a camera store.

 

[ItsReallyDarren]

"I'm going 1 year with 1 body and 1 lens and everyone else on this forum should too!!!"

 

[Juan Valdenebro]

"I'm going 1 year with 1 body and 1 lens and everyone else on this forum should too!!!"

😀

"Less is more..."

"With two cameras/lenses I just don't know what to do..." 😛

Cheers,

Juan

 

[Soothsayerman]

" Why do you need all that to take a picture?"
"You don't need a tripod"
"This camera's better because it has more pixels"

 

[filmfan]

"15-500mm zoom"
and +1 for "pro"

 

[tj01]

"The message you have entered is too short. Please lengthen your message to at least 10 characters." 🙂

Too funny, this guy

 

[Darshan]

My wife: "I wish I was a camera, then you would love me more"

 

[coelacanth]

My wife: "I wish I was a camera, then you would love me more"

Ouch!

But then you might become a victim of GAS swap! (Ouch! x 2)

 

[swoop]

PROFESSIONAL.

"I'm published."

I don't think an image you gave away for free to some fundraiser calender or your local weekly paper really makes you a "professional"

 

[Roberto V.]

I've found it works the other way with antique sellers, too. One dealer had a Rolleicord III - very beat up - the screen was filthy - the lenses were in good shape - the camera needed a CLA badly. I asked, "how much for this camera?" - he said, "$500, those go for $1000 on *bay" -- I offered him 50 bucks and left...

I'm lucky the local antique sellers are usually old people that don't know ebay. On the other hand, prices are crazy on the local ebay.

 

[Pherdinand]

ah,here's another one.
"Nice, that the background is out of focus, it really helps! You did it in photoshop or...what software?"
He didn't believe it is possible in the camera.
He has a PhD in physics.

 

[Ronald M]

Wind blew my tripod over.
Dam I started with the fixer.
Film did not transport
Memory card failed
I forgot my camera in the resteurant.
We don`t carry those batteries any more.
You should have bought incandescent enlarging bulbs last year. Now they are illegal.
Both the hard drive and the back up failed at one time
This lens has focus shift
I thought the camera had tri x in it, but was pan f. How do I recover?
How low can I hold my 400 mm lens
Someone broke into my car and stole x.
List is endlass.

 

[Darshan]

Ouch!

Yup, and she was completely sincere about it.

But then you might become a victim of GAS swap! (Ouch! x 2)

Will that be better or worse? 😀😀😀

 

[dave lackey]

Digital.😛

 

[dcsang]

For anyone in Singapore:
"Sorry, we/I don't ship to Singapore"

OR

"Sorry, but it will cost $127.50 to ship this LTM/M adapter to Singapore"

Dave

 

[BillBingham2]

We put the film through our machine sir, these problems must be with your camera.

B2 (;->

 

[rpsawin]

I have two:

"Chrome or black?"
"You paid how much?.I got this at Walmart for..."
Best,

Bob

 

[SteveM_NJ]

worst words I've heard ---
many years ago -- A relative got rid of all my late Uncle's "old junk cameras" after his passing, and got this new kodak.

(many leica bodies, numerous lenses, finders , filters, enlarger, etc.etc. all gone without ever asking any other family members if these "old cameras" are special or valuable...of course they all were.)

"like my new camera" -- i've come to cringe at the phrase.