michaelwj
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I cringe whenever I hear amateur photographers and hobbyists call cameras tools!
It's as if they are implying they make a living from their hobbyist cameras. That they have no interest in their cameras apart from utilitarian reasons. b@@@@@@t. Rant over ��
A bit late in the reply, but does that mean my hammer is no longer a tool because I’m not a carpenter?
tool
noun
1.
a device or implement, especially one held in the hand, used to carry out a particular function.
Sounds like a camera to me.
Rant reply over.
css9450
Veteran
“You cant do that here!”
"I'm going to have to ask you to leave."
css9450
Veteran
I cringe when I hear "nifty fifty".
kshapero
South Florida Man
"Where's the screen?" as he looks at the back of my film camera.
Phil_F_NM
Camera hacker
HDR. High Dynamic Range. Ick.
Phil Forrest
Phil Forrest
MrFujicaman
Well-known
From the mother of a 8 & 1/2 months pregnant bride-"Can you make her not look pregnant?" Yeah sure...get me a trampoline and a catchers mitt and give me 30 minutes...
From a bystander as I'm taking pictures with a Tamron 200-500 zoom and a motorized 35mm..." it that a camera?|" No...it's a death ray...would you stand over there so I can test it?
Heard while watching an idiot trying to mount a Nikon lens on a Canon camera..."but, I thought any lens would fit any camera!"
From a bystander as I'm taking pictures with a Tamron 200-500 zoom and a motorized 35mm..." it that a camera?|" No...it's a death ray...would you stand over there so I can test it?
Heard while watching an idiot trying to mount a Nikon lens on a Canon camera..."but, I thought any lens would fit any camera!"
ABrosig
Well-known
As a photojournalist, when trying to take candid photos of kids being kids:
Mom: "Smile for the camera, honey!"
Mom: "Smile for the camera, honey!"
dmr
Registered Abuser
An all time favorite of many of us here:
"Wow... That camera must take very good photos!"
A quote when showing off some photos, ca 2005, from my new-to-me Canon GIII: "You paid less than $50 for that camera and it takes pictures like that?"
My response: (LOL) No, I paid less than $50 for it and I take pictures like that!
sepiareverb
genius and moron
It just came out that way.
daveleo
what?
Yeh, I have to go with .... "Wow, you must have a really good camera ! "
(gee thanks, lady)
(gee thanks, lady)
CMur12
Veteran
A quote when showing off some photos, ca 2005, from my new-to-me Canon GIII: "You paid less than $50 for that camera and it takes pictures like that?"
My response: (LOL) No, I paid less than $50 for it and I take pictures like that!![]()
Perfect response!
- Murray
webOSUser
Well-known
This may be a repeat, 'You can still get film?'
css9450
Veteran
This might be a repeat also: "Why don't you just use your phone?"
Huss
Veteran
"We're sorry about your film, here's a free roll."
By that they must have given 'you' at least 2 rolls. One cancels out the one they ruined. The second one is free.
Huss
Veteran
"We can't pay you, but think of the exposure you'll get"
back alley
IMAGES
'give me all your cash...and that camera too'...
MrFujicaman
Well-known
"We can't pay you, but think of the exposure you'll get"
And the answer to that is: "Just think how much it'll hurt when you get your legs broken if you try to use my photos".
Richard G
Veteran
"I need to see a powerful image that hits me right away and tells a story."
Contarama
Well-known
I cringe when I hear "nifty fifty".
Drives me crazy!
Brian Atherton
Well-known
Years ago, back in the mid 70s. A passerby on catching up with me after me running to get a shot and my 28mm Nikkor having fallen out of my open bag and me not noticing it:
“Sir, I think you dropped this.”
Flattened focussing ring and smashed filter, the lens was irreparable.
Took me a year to save for another. Still hurts, though now I have insurance.
“Sir, I think you dropped this.”
Flattened focussing ring and smashed filter, the lens was irreparable.
Took me a year to save for another. Still hurts, though now I have insurance.
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