What are the worst words in photography?

lacavol said:
On an auction site: "MINTY" and even "RARE" in the midst of 50 items.
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Agreed. Minty just especially annoys me. It's not a word, unless it is referring to clean feeling after using mouthwash. It's like saying "Excellenty" or "Perfecty"
 
I have a photo shoot this weekend, there will be a couple dozens of DSLR dads. I'm sure I can get another 20 "worst words" that I can post here.... :bang:
 
"So do I need a lens?" - heard this in a camera store by a parent needing to get their kid a camera for photography class (and probably looking to save money).

"What is better Canon or Nikon?"

"How do I make only one color show"

"What's the best digital camera I can get for under $200"
 
coelacanth said:
"It's MINT other than a couple of TINY dents and extra small chips in chrome and covering here and there and minor cleaning marks and slight haze for its age."
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And fungus. And slight separation of some elements, but it doesn't effect the picture quality at all.
 
The word "Professional" drives me up the wall. Disclaimer: I work in a camera store.

"Oh, I'm not a professional…" [said when told a lens costs $200]

- and -

"I need a professional camera…" [said while looking at the cheapest DSLR ever made]
 
"Can I see that picture?", "I'm going to have to ask you to delete it" and when told on no uncertain terms that I wouldn't fulfill her requests: "We own the copyright to those images, so you're not allowed to post them on the internet!" from a pompous Production Assistant doing outside broadcast in Singapore.

If the photos weren't so dull I would have posted them on Flickr just to spite her.
 
"Why are you taking a photo of that?"

Or,

"Its okay..."

Or,

Guy in camera shop, "Come over here, I want to show you this...". He pulls out a D700 with an 85 f1.4 Nikkor, and I quietly die of GAS.

Or,

Referring to my Yashica-mat, "Is that a bomb?"
 
keepright said:
The word "Professional" drives me up the wall. Disclaimer: I work in a camera store.

"Oh, I'm not a professional…" [said when told a lens costs $200]

- and -

"I need a professional camera…" [said while looking at the cheapest DSLR ever made]
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:p This thread is great!

An officer at the airport after finding my shoulder bag had 50 rolls of film inside, and 6 cameras...

"Are you a photographer?"

Cheers,

Juan
 
Sales person at a local camera store when I asked to examine a certain Leica, "Oh that's the Leica cabinet, I will have to get the key from the manager."
 
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