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

scotteisenphotography wrote in post #4739387
he said "people aren't skiing through the halls..."

i said... "yeah, on the mountain they are..."

and he laughed and as he was walkign away he said 'you sick bastard'

good thing i can control my anger

I'm missing something here. What did he mean? I'm assuming that since you got angry it wasn't delivered in a joking manner. But why would he insult you for simply responding honestly to his attempted joke?

gkuenning wrote in post #4740836
I'm missing something here. What did he mean? I'm assuming that since you got angry it wasn't delivered in a joking manner. But why would he insult you for simply responding honestly to his attempted joke?

I interpret the comment as that he implied the photographer was actually sitting in the lobby taking candid pictures, which would be a sick thing to the guy who made the comment. It's sad but I've come across this mindset too, some people have become very suspicious of people with cameras and I blame that on the tabloids and papparazzi. I really hate it when someone assumes I'm a paedophile if I'm even close to children with my camera, it has happened that I've gotten abuse from both children and their parents just by walking by on a beach for instance. Extremely paranoid, and extremely insulting.

When walking into a National Trust park (Brownsea Island, south UK), the lady at the entrance, seeing my 40D and 17-55 around my neck said "Ooh I bet you're going to take some good photos with that!" ... or something like that


David

"Nice lens ! Must have huge zoom ..."

Answer : "Yes , pretty good"

Me with my 400D+Sigma 10-20

A big lens doesn't necessarily mean a long zoom!


David

SoccerRef wrote in post #4706886
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."

Obviously, he was either lying or didn't know about the implications of this. Unlike the Canon EF, Canon's first automatic body for FD lenses and the predecessor of the AE-1, the AE-1 can't take any photos at all, if the battery is dead. On a camera like the Canon EF, only metering and long exposure times (1-30 seconds) die. You can still use 1/2-1/1000. But the Canon AE-1 is as useful as a stone, without a battery. Just listen to the phrase "electromagnetic trigger for shutter release", and you hear that it's not just the question about the shutter timing not working, it will not even know you pressed the button.

Hogster86 wrote in post #4741315
A big lens doesn't necessarily mean a long zoom!

David

I kow that but it seems he doesn't, he did ramble about some Zorky his dad had . Any idea what that is ? Is it the "russian leica" ?

Karlo wrote in post #4741360
I kow that but it seems he doesn't, he did ramble about some Zorky his dad had . Any idea what that is ? Is it the "russian leica" ?

Yes, it is (or was).

Are you sure? Last time I checked in my local cycling/racing scene, you are not a professional racer unless you sign a contract, someone is paying you to race bikes, and with gears supplied to you. Anything less than that, you are just a wannabe. I am in NYC with people with a lot of disposable income. Many domestic professional racers race a much less of a bike than some of our armatures who so happen to be lawyers, CEOs, doctors, and people don't work full time but with a lot of disposable income. You are a professional when you shoot pictures for a living. You have a deadline to meet. You have to deliver your products in certain quality and expectation. Your talents and services are in demand.

NSWESP wrote in post #4739697
Profesionalism is nothing to do with money its to do with attitude. I would have said yes and you may end up with a paying customer.

TooManyShots wrote in post #4741827
Are you sure? Last time I checked in my local cycling/racing scene, you are not a professional racer unless you sign a contract, someone is paying you to race bikes, and with gears supplied to you. Anything less than that, you are just a wannabe. I am in NYC with people with a lot of disposable income. Many domestic professional racers race a much less of a bike than some of our armatures who so happen to be lawyers, CEOs, doctors, and people don't work full time but with a lot of disposable income. You are a professional when you shoot pictures for a living. You have a deadline to meet. You have to deliver your products in certain quality and expectation. Your talents and services are in demand.

yes but from the post you quoted he is not talking about being a professional, he is talking about having professionalism which can mean two things. One, what you take it to mean, being a follower of a certain profession. The second definition is having the ethics of a professional.

the_incubus wrote in post #4742341
yes but from the post you quoted he is not talking about being a professional, he is talking about having professionalism which can mean two things. One, what you take it to mean, being a follower of a certain profession. The second definition is having the ethics of a professional.

Exactly!!!

I was up Derby for the weekend. So on Saturday night, we went out.

I had my Sigma 24-70 mounted to my body and the BG-E3 and 430ex in my pocket due to rain while we walked to the club. I had my jacket buttoned up and couldnt take my rucksack into the club for "security" purposes but moving on. I hand my coat in at the cloakroom and start putting my camera together, take a few tests shots and walk away.

Next thing, the club photographer with a DSC-W55 and a big "CLUB PHOTOGRAPHER" t-shirt comes yelling over to me with a staff member threatening to kick me out if I charge for photos. To which I simply giggled "Private party mate. Here with my friends".

He looked real confused as to why I bought it along to a club but I still enjoyed myself. Who says you cant have fun when your Canon is around?

I was at a monster truck rally with an XTi + Sigma 70-300 + hood at full length and just getting stares.

I don't see how you can exhibit professionalism in photography when you are under no obligations to shoot for anyone else but yourself. Your own enjoyment. You have to act on this professionalism in the real world. Is not all just talk. That's why pros are pros.

the_incubus wrote in post #4742341
yes but from the post you quoted he is not talking about being a professional, he is talking about having professionalism which can mean two things. One, what you take it to mean, being a follower of a certain profession. The second definition is having the ethics of a professional.

apersson850 wrote in post #4741333
Obviously, he was either lying or didn't know about the implications of this. Unlike the Canon EF, Canon's first automatic body for FD lenses and the predecessor of the AE-1, the AE-1 can't take any photos at all, if the battery is dead. On a camera like the Canon EF, only metering and long exposure times (1-30 seconds) die. You can still use 1/2-1/1000. But the Canon AE-1 is as useful as a stone, without a battery. Just listen to the phrase "electromagnetic trigger for shutter release", and you hear that it's not just the question about the shutter timing not working, it will not even know you pressed the button.

I never owned a Canon AE-1, so I didn't know this. My wife did, and I shot with it a few times, but I never really liked film, so I never really got to know her camera.

It is possible I am remembering the camera incorrectly, but I would swear it said "AE-1" in bold black letters right below the hot shoe.

I think he was so downright embarrassed by his wife's behaviour and his obvious discomfort with bothering me that he might have well made up the "battery dead" story, just so he could go back to her and say, "there I made you happy, I talked to the photographer and he said the camera won't work with a dead battery". BUT, I wasn't aware of this, and I actually set my camera to his film speed to figure the remaining settings and took his camera and "helped" him out. All of this was witnessed by his wife which meant that by the time he got back to her, he HAD to take some pictures just to shut her up!

Which completely explains his exasperated, "yeah, yeah, I got her picture" responses! I just feel for the guy showing up at home after taking the film to be developed. His wife is going to be PISSED when she finds that she can't even see her daughter due to the blurriness of the photos. I can almost hear it now how it was HIS fault the photos didn't come out!