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

cosworth wrote in post #1780241
"You bought another lens?" .//"I love you" was my response.

hahahaha

heres my friend: You look like ur ready for Hot Import Nights

togish1 wrote in post #4714983
hahahaha

heres my friend: You look like ur ready for Hot Import Nights

haha! yes, HIN shows with the "big" cameras always gets the models looking. act like you know what you're doing and you can get some great shots now all you need is a wristband for all access.

disneydork06 wrote in post #4720448
haha! yes, HIN shows with the "big" cameras always gets the models looking. act like you know what you're doing and you can get some great shots now all you need is a wristband for all access.

Nope, the secret to get all access is to always be nice, asking never hurts (as long as you ask the right questions at the right time in the right order), act as though you know what you are doing and be extra nice to security and police. They are the real gate keepers to any show. A lot of the events that I want to attend at the last second, I always show up early to talk to managers or event organizers for coverage. Otherwise, I'd try to contact them through email or phone to get the scoop. Of course, this helps with having editorial credits.

The last HIN show I attended, I just winged it. I brought more equipment than the actual paid photog's. I even had a camera assistant with me. Fine luxury at social events.

JBaz wrote in post #4720873
Nope, the secret to get all access is to always be nice, asking never hurts (as long as you ask the right questions at the right time in the right order), act as though you know what you are doing and be extra nice to security and police. They are the real gate keepers to any show. A lot of the events that I want to attend at the last second, I always show up early to talk to managers or event organizers for coverage. Otherwise, I'd try to contact them through email or phone to get the scoop. Of course, this helps with having editorial credits.

The last HIN show I attended, I just winged it. I brought more equipment than the actual paid photog's. I even had a camera assistant with me. Fine luxury at social events.

nice, you sure you brought more equipment? They usually have a place in back for the photog to keep his equipment. The guy usually brings a large suitcase full of stuff and I know this cause I actually help the guy who shoots for carandmodel.com and he's contracted with HIN so I actually get to work for the event when they come to AZ. But you're right, just being nice and polite will get you a lot. but like I said, the wrist band helps :-p

to not stay off topic, I had brought my equipment to show off to a friend. This friend and I were actually going to be the photogs for the wedding we're going to and the bride just came by when I brought out my 70-200 connected to my 1D. I pretty much stopped whatever it was she was saying and got this from her: "holy moly that's a big camera"
never got that reaction before

About my 400mm f5.6:

"You'r well equiped"

I don't know in english, but in french this can be interpreted as sexual meaning

I think it crosses over quite well

avan wrote in post #4722455
About my 400mm f5.6:

"You'r well equiped"

I don't know in english, but in french this can be interpreted as sexual meaning

I think this can have the same meaning in quite a few languages Not that I speak a lot of languages, but it translates fine into Danish with the same possibilities of interpretation

JBaz wrote in post #4720873
Nope, the secret to get all access is to always be nice, asking never hurts (as long as you ask the right questions at the right time in the right order), act as though you know what you are doing and be extra nice to security and police. They are the real gate keepers to any show. A lot of the events that I want to attend at the last second, I always show up early to talk to managers or event organizers for coverage. Otherwise, I'd try to contact them through email or phone to get the scoop. Of course, this helps with having editorial credits.

The last HIN show I attended, I just winged it. I brought more equipment than the actual paid photog's. I even had a camera assistant with me. Fine luxury at social events.

i always wondered how to get that wristband....any insight?

togish1 wrote in post #4723363
i always wondered how to get that wristband....any insight?

I am not familiar with this wristband, I guess I don't get out much. How hard would it be to forge? are we just talking a colored plastic 10cent thing that you could probably get a variety pack of? or is it more elaborate with a bar code/ID and stuff on it? for me, just looking like you know what you are doing and where you are going, will get me into just about any place I really want to go.

~Z

JBaz wrote in post #4720873
Nope, the secret to get all access is to always be nice, asking never hurts (as long as you ask the right questions at the right time in the right order), act as though you know what you are doing and be extra nice to security and police. They are the real gate keepers to any show. A lot of the events that I want to attend at the last second, I always show up early to talk to managers or event organizers for coverage. Otherwise, I'd try to contact them through email or phone to get the scoop. Of course, this helps with having editorial credits.

The last HIN show I attended, I just winged it. I brought more equipment than the actual paid photog's. I even had a camera assistant with me. Fine luxury at social events.

You need a wristband to get into hot import nights with your camera???

azneric3 wrote in post #4723929
You need a wristband to get into hot import nights with your camera???

you need one to get up by the stage

and its a clear orange plastic i think...i was thinking about forging it as well, but i would like to know exactly what it is

SoccerRef wrote in post #4706886
NOTE: All of the following occurred in less than a minute...

I was at a choir concert this past weekend when a gentleman walked up behind and whispered, "Nice Camera, are you a photographer?" Of course he said this while I was shooting, and while the choir was performing. He had startled the heck out of me, as he approached from the right and behind, so I had NO clue he was coming. To his credit, I was at the back of the church, and he was VERY quiet so he only disrupted one person other than me.

I turned to him, admittedly a little annoyed, and before I could say a word, he said sheepishly and somewhat embarrassed, "My camera battery just died. What are your settings?" At that I must have had a rather odd look on my face because he held up his camera (an old Canon AE-1 Film camera) and said, "My battery tells me what my settings should be, and I set it. I just need to know what the settings should be."

Finally realizing what he was asking, I quietly asked, "What is the speed of the film you are shooting?" "400" was his reply. I glanced at him rather shocked because I was shooting at 800 using a 2.8 aperture, a full stop of Compensation and I was only getting shutter speeds around 1/150. (Frankly right on the edge of acceptable hand holding speed for me).

I set to 400, asked him what his aperture was, and he looked at me like a deer caught in headlights. "I'm not sure", was his reply as he held up the camera for me to inspect. I looked at the front of the lens, where I saw 4.0 - 5.6(?). I told him, "You are going to have to set your lens as wide as you can, NOT zoom in and you are still going to be lucky to get anything other than a blurry mess, but I'll set it if you want me to."

He wanted me to and handed me his camera. At 400, set wide with a 4.0 aperture, shutter speed was down to like 1/20. (I don't remember the speed that I set him at exactly, but it was ridiculously slow.) I told him, "I'm not being rude, but you are not going to get clear photos with those settings, your shots are going to be VERY blurry."

"That's OK... I just NEED to take some pictures. Thanks bud." and he walked away. He seemed a little annoyed as well, not with me, just annoyed and embarrassed.

So, I watched him for few minutes. The very first thing he did was zoom in (changing his aperture to 5.6 if he zoomed in all the way which I am sure he did). I listened as he shot. CLACK...............cl​ick. I almost wish I could see those pictures, but I understood why he didn't really care, when I saw his wife (I assume that's who she was) nagging him about the shots... "Did you get her? Did you get her?" "Yeah, Yeah, I got her".

After the concert a guy who was sitting near them came up to me and told me she had nagged at him for 10 minutes to take pictures. He tried to explain that they wouldn't come out. He apparently told her, "this film is for outdoors" and her reply was "Film is Film, now take pictures". He apparently resisted until she insisted, "OK if you don't know how to do it, Go ask the REAL photographer over there".

I am so glad that gentleman who was sitting nearby shared (as Paul Harvey says) "The REST of the story". I almost feel sorry for the guy!

Ha ha ha, hilarious.

definitely gets you by the stage. most of the shows with the special performer for the night only HIN people have access to the stage for that. we also get backstage access which usually has some nice food. last ns show in phx there was some shrimp and that dipping sauce. sorry, can't think too well right now. but yeah, it helps for most events. I was able to get to the drifting track for some photos. shoulda tried to get a ride and take pics that way.

togish1 wrote in post #4725216
you need one to get up by the stage

and its a clear orange plastic i think...i was thinking about forging it as well, but i would like to know exactly what it is

Oh so you can still bring in equipment right (ie lenses, camera bodies, flashes)? Just not front row seats or something?

avan wrote in post #4722455
About my 400mm f5.6:

"You'r well equiped"

I don't know in english, but in french this can be interpreted as sexual meaning

That is great. I hope you had a nice reply for that one