Post the most ridiculous comments you've received with a big lens on!

tim wrote in post #4683966
Why?

Roy Mathers wrote in post #4684052
Yes, why?

Hmm, that did seem a bit rude didn't it. Let me try to explain. I thought it was funny that he was in green box mode because he kept shooting at the dark water, which was reflecting sunlight which made about all of his shots to be way under exposed. He'd take a shot, look at it on the LCD grumble under his breath (all I heard were angry mumbles) and snap a few more pictures. He did this for about 3 minutes, and finally left. I thought it was funny, because if he had tried another mode on the camera, like aperture priority or shutter priority, he might have had better luck. I think in the future, I'll have a bit more explaining to do to make myself look like less of a jerk. I was about 15 feet away from him the whole time, as I was on the dock next to the boat launch.

You didn't want to help him out?

tim wrote in post #4684404
You didn't want to help him out?

In retrospect I should have, though he really didn't seem in any mood for instruction. To be frank though, at that time, I wasn't confident enough in my abilities to provide instruction to people, let alone someone I've never met.

I went to the local air show today (so close to home that you can see the aerobatics from our yard) and was impressed by the number of people with good setups. There was a pro there with a lens so long it had to be the 600--and he appeared to be shooting it handheld! (He was far away on the tarmac where peons couldn't go, so I couldn't be sure. But when he set the lens on the ground it came nearly to his waist.)

The funniest comment I got was "Is that an L?" referring to my very inexpensive Sigma 70-300 f/4-5.6. It has a red ring, which is what confused the guy. Turns out he has a 70-200 f/2.8L that he'd left at home, so we had a nice chat.

But I think my favorite story wasn't a comment at all, but just an observation. There was a Nikon shooter next to me for a while. He had the top-end Nikon flash mounted, with the high-voltage belt battery pack attached. The flash and lens both had pieces of paper taped on with his name and phone number, I guess in case he lost them. Whatever. But here he was shooting the aerobatic show, with a plane that never got closer than 1000 feet, and that flash was going off with every shot!

Maybe I shoulda told him about the Better Beamer...

haha i always get, "man, that thing is bigger than you are!"

i've also gotten, "SOMEONE's spoiled!"

the_incubus wrote in post #4677473
heres a story that is not really a comment because of big lens story at all but i felt it should go here.

I was at my swim practice this evening and we had a serious workout. Throughout most of the set i was pretty much out of breath and quite possibly had lack of oxygen to the brain. Anyway, i was explaining to my coach that my triceps felt especially tight today. However, he had no idea what i was talking about. The reason? I accidently kept saying tripods instead of triceps. The conversation went something like this

me: hey *coachs name* for some reason my tripods are really tight today.

coach: uh yea so, what do you want me to do about it (he knows photography is my hobby).

me: *feeling strange because of his response* uh oh, i thought uh i should just let you know uh yea. Maybe give me some insight as to why they are so tense.

coach: i dont know anything about tripods, put some WD-40 on it or something. *laughs* are you really asking me this now? get back to swimming.

me: *starts cracking up* and then i explain.

I had the same type of thing happen to me a long time ago... Word confusion that is. I had spent three months in Mexico and when I came home, I kept forgetting english words. After spending three months speaking no english at all, it was kind of weird.

The funniest though was my first day home in an encounter with my mother. I told her I was going to the "biblioteca" and she just looked at me funny and asked, "where are you going?" We went through this about five times and I finally looked at her in total disbelief that she didn't know what I was saying, and I said, "You know, the big red brick building at the end of the street with all the books!" She laughed and said, "You mean The LIBRARY!?" and I just looked at her and said, "Isn't that what I've been saying, the BIBLIOTECA!" It was then that I realized what I had been doing.

We still laugh about that to this day, some 20 years later. I had my mother with me about a year ago and we passed a library, and she said, "Look it's a Bible Tech".

Anyway, Thanks Incubus, I needed a laugh this morning and your post gave me one.

A "comment" heard yesterday: "Woof!"

With my 1D3 going in for AF repairs today and being in Houston for two weeks of grunt work, I felt a brief shooting break was in order, so I went to the nearby "Bark Park" for some fun. One dog (when not distracted by the tennis ball and the pool) was disturbed by the white 70-200 - if it was in view, he'd bark at me. If hidden, he was fine. Go figure. See Bark Park for samples...

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rockabilly808 wrote in post #4665370
this amused me just by how ridiculous it was. happened yesterday

guy: nice camera
me: thanks
guy: must have ben expensive
me: more than I like to think about it
guy: can I hold it
me: uh, no Id rather you didn't
the guy walked away al dejected

gymell wrote in post #4665395
Some random stranger asked to hold your camera, which he just acknowledged as being expensive? What an idiot!

well here's the solution: when he asks to hold it, YOU say: sure - as long as i can hold all your credit cards while you do it!

71sbeetle wrote in post #4665412
"Did you know you could erase the pictures from the card after you transfer them to your computer ? It's so cool, I didn't know it at first and now I have 11 cards at home !"

roffl!

jonnythan wrote in post #4665438
I think it's silly and elitist to make fun of people asking about zoom by replying with meaningless numbers or numbers they can't understand. They're just asking a simple question that *does* have an answer.

this is true... i think most of what is said here is only intended to be an after the fact joke, not something that is actually said to the enquirer

tim wrote in post #4674685
I got an email from a friend once "Those are good photos, you must have a great camera!". I replied "Thanks for your lovely email, you must have a great keyboard!".

HAHAHA love that one, brilliant
tho i find that ppl i have taken odd snaps for soon recognise the difference between one of my photos and one of their p&s shots - they cant explain why they like it better, but they do - and it often leads to a paid shoot

gkuenning wrote in post #4690387
The funniest comment I got was "Is that an L?" referring to my very inexpensive Sigma 70-300 f/4-5.6. It has a red ring, which is what confused the guy.

a sigma with a red ring? i thought they all had gold ones?

pjtemplin wrote in post #4700352
A "comment" heard yesterday: "Woof!"...

haha thats funny - cool shot of the dog too

somethingsimple wrote in post #4702825
a sigma with a red ring? i thought they all had gold ones?

Some have red, like the 70-300mm APO.

somethingsimple wrote in post #4702825
a sigma with a red ring? i thought they all had gold ones?

http://www.ephotozine.​com/images/Sig70-300apolens.jpg

EX series gets the gold ring I believe. As both my DG EX lens' are gold ringed.

smittymike19 wrote in post #4674327
um, anyone else think that most of these replies are rude? if someone asks you a question give them the answer. There is no need to be rude because someone doesnt know something. be thankful that they are interested in you. remember, you do not know everything, and if you ask someone a question you would want them to be respectful and give you a proper answer. i didnt realize that there was such snobbery to go along with buying a camera and learning how to use it.

I think it depends how you say it. You could be really snotty when you say "Rembrandt must have had great brushes" or you could say it in a goofy, playful, and teasing way. You could probably make the person laugh and see your point. It's all about delivery.

Sure a lot of the replies are rude. But so are a lot of the comments, like "pervert lens", or the infamous "what are you compensating for", etc. I don't think many people here would really be rude to someone asking an honest question, but it's fair game otherwise!

gkuenning wrote in post #4690387
I went to the local air show today (so close to home that you can see the aerobatics from our yard) and was impressed by the number of people with good setups. There was a pro there with a lens so long it had to be the 600--and he appeared to be shooting it handheld! (He was far away on the tarmac where peons couldn't go, so I couldn't be sure. But when he set the lens on the ground it came nearly to his waist.)

The funniest comment I got was "Is that an L?" referring to my very inexpensive Sigma 70-300 f/4-5.6. It has a red ring, which is what confused the guy. Turns out he has a 70-200 f/2.8L that he'd left at home, so we had a nice chat.

But I think my favorite story wasn't a comment at all, but just an observation. There was a Nikon shooter next to me for a while. He had the top-end Nikon flash mounted, with the high-voltage belt battery pack attached. The flash and lens both had pieces of paper taped on with his name and phone number, I guess in case he lost them. Whatever. But here he was shooting the aerobatic show, with a plane that never got closer than 1000 feet, and that flash was going off with every shot!

Maybe I shoulda told him about the Better Beamer...

Cable? I was out there Sunday. I rented a 100-400 for the weekend and wanted to try it out. 1 guy asked if I worked for the newspaper and a couple of others asked how long the lens was. Stretched out to 400mm it is kinda impressive. Wish I knew how to get on the OTHER side of the rope.

Bad news is I liked it so much I went out and bought one tonight!

Scott

"what are your trying to compensate for?"

this is what my bro inlaw tells me everytime i bring out my 70-200mm

datadump wrote in post #4705356
"what are your trying to compensate for?"

this is what my bro inlaw tells me everytime i bring out my 70-200mm

Considering that a 70-200 is a telephoto lens you are obviously compensating for distance.

Wayne