Weird Question- Camera Gender

[PeaceFire]

Do you assign a gender to your camera bodies? My hubby pointed out to me today that I refer to my 5D as "him" and my 40D as "her" ("pass her to me", "can I see him", etc.). Does anyone else do this? If so, what gender(s) is(are) your camera body(ies). Do you name them?

To add for the record: I've always referred to my XTi as a male and his name is Skippy. The 5D and 40D do not have names, just genders apparently.

[defordphoto]

I never "assign" gender or names to any inanimate objects.

[oldvultureface]

Is "it", referring to my camera, a gender?

[scot079]

no, that's just weird. seek help:-)

[PeaceFire]

I never "assign" gender or names to any inanimate objects.

You never named your stuffed animals? That's sad. :(

[KenjiS]

My 30D is a she..

Last i checked in most species..the one receiving something into the body was the She ;)

[goforphoto]

I call my 70-200 f4 L Lucy

[mayerk]

My cameras do not have genders or names, however, I guess the lenses have the male ends and the body has the female end so I guess the body by itself could be "her" and a body/lens combo would be more like a hermaphrodite.

[Collin85]

My camera is a hermaphrodite.

No seriously, you need help. :lol:

[Perry Ge]

Well, in French it's "un appareil photo", so technically cameras are masculine ;).

[goforphoto]

My camera is a hermaphrodite.

Thats a dangerous phrase LOL better not let a the title fairy see that one LOL

[WillOPhotos]

my 5d is a hot Swedish Stripper :lol:

[goforphoto]

I bet you have one of those slim line G-string style straps on her too don't you :))

[freo]

my 5d is a hot Swedish Stripper :lol:

Photos? :D

This thread is too weird for "Classic Blunders"

[monty28428]

Funny -- Just today I said "Give her to me" when asking a friend to return my camera.. guess that makes her a she! Never really thought about it before.

[RaymondXTi]

"it"

[tigerotor77w]

I agreed with

My cameras do not have genders or names, however, I guess the lenses have the male ends and the body has the female end so I guess the body by itself could be "her" and a body/lens combo would be more like a hermaphrodite.

until I read

Well, in French it's "un appareil photo", so technically cameras are masculine ;).

which is quite true. What were the French thinking! :P

(I'm a French speaker myself... if anything, I'm just expressing how difficult it is for me to learn all the genders of objects.)

[Jon]

Well, in French it's "un appareil photo", so technically cameras are masculine ;).In German it's "die kamera", which is feminine, so . . .

[Perry Ge]

In German it's "die kamera", which is feminine, so . . .

So you're saying that French men = German women?

[Jon]

You're saying that. I'm just saying that the Germans consider a camera to be feminine. Just like they consider a rabbit to be neuter. :{)#

[oldvultureface]

This thread is too weird for "Classic Blunders"

:):):)

[Mark]

My camera is an it
But if I had to give it a gender it would be female and the lenses, batteries and CF cards would be male :)

[RayHenry]

It's a very serious sign of instability to place a gender or name to camera gear. Vehicles, on the other hand...... :p

[Tessa]

It's a very serious sign of instability to place a gender or name to camera gear. Vehicles, on the other hand...... :p
LOL :lol: Yeah, my car has issues... It's definitely male, but my mom likes to call it "Miisu" - that translates to something like "Kitty" in english...

[CliffInDallas]

Is "it", referring to my camera, a gender?
Only in San Francisco.;)

[DennisW1]

Do you assign a gender to your camera bodies? My hubby pointed out to me today that I refer to my 5D as "him" and my 40D as "her" ("pass her to me", "can I see him", etc.). Does anyone else do this? If so, what gender(s) is(are) your camera body(ies). Do you name them?

To add for the record: I've always referred to my XTi as a male and his name is Skippy. The 5D and 40D do not have names, just genders apparently.


Well, All I can say is....... (all meant in fun, of course)

[Collin85]

Well, All I can say is....... (all meant in fun, of course)

Ugh.. I'd remove that before the mods see it. ;)

[scot079]

LOL, nice one.

[Nathan]

My cameras do not have genders or names, however, I guess the lenses have the male ends and the body has the female end so I guess the body by itself could be "her" and a body/lens combo would be more like a hermaphrodite.

All my sexy toys are female... camera or lenses. I fantasize before I get them. They're all beauties. I know what buttons to push, where to hold them... so yeah... none of them are male.:p

[20droger]

Is "it", referring to my camera, a gender?
Yes, it is. Neuter is as much a gender as masculine or feminine.

[20droger]

Well, in French it's "un appareil photo", so technically cameras are masculine ;).
Only French cameras.

But then, the French think everything is either masculine or feminine--nothing else, no matter what. Which explains a lot about the French.

[20droger]

Well, All I can say is....... (all meant in fun, of course)
Gee! You need help on how to do THAT?!!

Most people can do that quite well. That's why there are so many people.