DaffodilHunter Goldmember  1,104 posts Likes: 778 Joined Nov 2006 More info | Aug 09, 2011 07:41 | #1 I've decided these are stupid names for lenses. Why name them at all?
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Mike ugly when I'm sober  More info | Aug 09, 2011 07:44 | #2 Have you considered that they might be foreign names? www.mikegreenphotography.co.uk
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quiksquirrel Senior Member 608 posts Likes: 9 Joined Mar 2011 Location: Denmark More info | Aug 09, 2011 07:45 | #3 Those names are badges of honor.
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timnosenzo Cream of the Crop 8,833 posts Likes: 14 Joined Sep 2005 Location: CT More info | Aug 09, 2011 07:49 | #4 See, I'd rather have lenses with actual names like "Summilux" instead of stupid nicknames like "Sigmalux", "The Brick" and "The Magic Drainpipe". connecticut wedding photographer
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Aug 09, 2011 07:50 | #5 Mike wrote in post #12902764  Have you considered that they might be foreign names? so if you're foreign, naming the lens is cool? As far as I know, every photo equipment we buy in the US is foreign...contributing to our trade deficit.
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Aug 09, 2011 07:51 | #6 quiksquirrel wrote in post #12902766 Those names are badges of honor. When, for example, you mention Noctilux in photographic circles, peoples eyes start lighting up. Not me...I roll mine!
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Aug 09, 2011 07:52 | #7 timnosenzo wrote in post #12902784 See, I'd rather have lenses with actual names like "Summilux" instead of stupid nicknames like "Sigmalux", "The Brick" and "The Magic Drainpipe". Imagine how many names Canon and Nikon will have to come up with...
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Mike ugly when I'm sober More info | Aug 09, 2011 07:53 | #8 A name is a name, foreign or otherwise... www.mikegreenphotography.co.uk
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Aug 09, 2011 07:53 | #9 timnosenzo wrote in post #12902784 See, I'd rather have lenses with actual names like "Summilux" instead of stupid nicknames like "Sigmalux", "The Brick" and "The Magic Drainpipe". WTH is a Magic Drainpipe?
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Aug 09, 2011 07:54 | #10 Mike wrote in post #12902807 A name is a name, foreign or otherwise... You brought up the foreign, not me. Maybe you should start up your own camera brand and manufacturing... for what?
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Mike ugly when I'm sober More info | Aug 09, 2011 07:56 | #11 Boost your trade deficit. www.mikegreenphotography.co.uk
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Aug 09, 2011 07:57 | #12 Mike wrote in post #12902828 Boost your trade deficit. You mean decrease our trade deficit?
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Mike ugly when I'm sober More info | Aug 09, 2011 07:58 | #13 Yeah whatever www.mikegreenphotography.co.uk
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timnosenzo Cream of the Crop 8,833 posts Likes: 14 Joined Sep 2005 Location: CT More info | Aug 09, 2011 08:01 | #14 rxjohn wrote in post #12902809 WTH is a Magic Drainpipe? It's a stupid nickname for a nice lens - the Canon EF 80-200mm f/2.8L
http://www.canon.com …o_zoom/ef_80~200_28l.html connecticut wedding photographer
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Aug 09, 2011 08:02 | #15 timnosenzo wrote in post #12902846 It's a stupid nickname for a nice lens - the Canon EF 80-200mm f/2.8L https://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=236359
http://www.canon.com …o_zoom/ef_80~200_28l.html LOL...like Beer Can Minolta.
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