70-200 - workhorse
300 f4 - BFL
400 2.8 (when renting from cps) the canon or the bazooka
50 1.8 - the quickie
17-40- no name
monopod - stickie/spectator beating stick/lightning rod/ultra-poinkinator 3000
70-200 - workhorse
300 f4 - BFL
400 2.8 (when renting from cps) the canon or the bazooka
50 1.8 - the quickie
17-40- no name
monopod - stickie/spectator beating stick/lightning rod/ultra-poinkinator 3000
Very interesting thread and I never have thought of naming my gear.. but if I were to interpret the question as labelling my gear.. I still never have thought of doing it.. []
Originally Posted by Jon Ruyle
Agreed. That should only be allowed with the 300 f/2.8L IS USM.
That's what I was thinking, too. The 2.8 is a hoss.
Mine are called:
1. Couldn't afford you in the first place
2. Couldn't really afford you
3. Definately couldn't afford you
4. Could afford you if I didn't have 1,2 and 3 but bought you anyway
5. Wow you broke the bank
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My 100-400 is known as the "M5" Even the guys at work that aren't into cameras know it as the M5.
The name comes from a scene in an 80's movie called "The Party Animal". Watch the movie and you'll see why. [:P]
Dave
Originally Posted by Keith B
That's a good idea.
I named my compound bows Emmy Lou and Esmerelda. The newest one hasn't chosen a name yet. Neither have the long bow or the recurve.
Never even thought about it for camera equipment. Makes sense, ina way. They've definitely got personality. Something to consider, certainly.
I do call out names, sometimes, when I'm trying to take a picture of something that isn't cooperative, but it's not usually directed at the camera
sometimes, you really need a nickname for your equipment especially talk to somebody who doesn't know photograph that much. if you tell those people I'm going to use my 300mm 2.8 today, they will ask you where is your " big canon"?, ok never mind, I think "big canon" is the very common nickname for those big white lenses, and once a while, my coworkers like to ask me: how is your "4000 dollar lens"? so that is the another nickname for my 300mm and honestly, I felt good every times they mentioned that even I knew they were just teasing me because they thought I was crazy to spent a lot of money just on a lens!
Do I name my equipment? no. but I do put koala's on them
Originally Posted by crosbyharbison
Better than the hornychihuahua.