kshapero
South Florida Man
last night I was at a friend's engagement party (sushi was great). And some guy walked up to me and upon seeing my Epson R-D1, he said, what's that? I explained it to him and while picking something between his teeth he said thats stupid and walked away. This is one time I wish I had one of my old Nikons with me. They make great battering rams. Pshaw!!!
Johnmcd
Well-known
Ignorant sod! 
When I was in Paris recently two guys in their twenties came up to me and asked me if that was an Epson R-D1 around my neck. They were as excited as all get out to see a 'real' R-D1! I felt like a celebrity
One of them had a M6 and the other a old Yashica rangefinder. I asked the M6 guy if he was saving up for an M8 and he said never - both enjoyed film too much. We had a bit of a chat and found out that we also had OM1's in common.
Maybe they are members here too???
Cheers,
John
When I was in Paris recently two guys in their twenties came up to me and asked me if that was an Epson R-D1 around my neck. They were as excited as all get out to see a 'real' R-D1! I felt like a celebrity
One of them had a M6 and the other a old Yashica rangefinder. I asked the M6 guy if he was saving up for an M8 and he said never - both enjoyed film too much. We had a bit of a chat and found out that we also had OM1's in common.
Maybe they are members here too???
Cheers,
John
Thardy
Veteran
Odd response considering it is a digital camera. He wasn't a native Floridian was he?
btgc
Veteran
Calling any camera "stupid" tells more about speaker than camera. Things are just more or less usable or useful. Stupidity is property characterizing human beings.
kevin m
Veteran
Funniest. Comedian. Ever.
The man was a rock star doing standup.
Hicks on advertising: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDW_Hj2K0wo&feature=related
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kshapero
South Florida Man
Come to think of it. He was wearing a Jimmy Buffet Hawaiian shirt. A dead giveaway that he was from Cleveland or something like that.Odd response considering it is a digital camera. He wasn't a native Floridian was he?
__hh
Well-known
I tell people that my "old" epson digi cam only has 6 megapickles... their response was "ohhhh", and then that was the last time they bothered me
M. Valdemar
Well-known
Exactly what did you say when you explained what it was to him?
Tell us here in your own words, without post-conversation embellishment or editing.
Tell us here in your own words, without post-conversation embellishment or editing.
dazedgonebye
Veteran
Hey now...careful where you go. I can't be the only Jimmy Buffet fan here.
I've down'd a lot of rum in oceanfront bars listening to him.
swoop
Well-known
I'm too quick to resort to violence.
mobilexile
Well-known
Some people just don't get it.
M. Valdemar
Well-known
35mmdelux
Veni, vidi, vici
If the fella would have known what the camera was, then his opinion might be worth something. But given he had no idea, then his opinion carries no weight AFAIK.
iamzip
Ambitious, but rubbish
George Carlin said, "Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that."
I think this applies here, you just have to realize that he was in the lower 50%
I think this applies here, you just have to realize that he was in the lower 50%
M. Valdemar
Well-known
I don't think "knowing what the camera is" is a prerequisite for judging it.
The man who thought it was "stupid" might have been a NASA engineer who understood it completely, and upon hearing the explanation given, concluded it was "stupid".
Again, I'd like to know what the OP said to the guy.
The man who thought it was "stupid" might have been a NASA engineer who understood it completely, and upon hearing the explanation given, concluded it was "stupid".
Again, I'd like to know what the OP said to the guy.
mobilexile
Well-known
Interesting logic.
mobilexile
Well-known
If they got it they wouldn't think it was stupid. Regardless, anyone who would make such a comment in that setting is not worth listening to.
raid
Dad Photographer
Some people find photography a "stupid hobby", so this comment is quite possible to occur for no particular reason.
mobilexile
Well-known
Good point.
Carlitos
Member
Most of the time I only get other camera geeks like me gawking at the RD-1, especially if there is an early Canon or Leica lens sitting on it. The only offhand comments I've ever receive was from a meathead with a D70 who thought the coupled-focusing was "stupid".