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

20droger wrote in post #8168795
Why would you jump off a cliff and into the sea with your 24-105? Have you no respect for the lens?

M_ark wrote in post #8168865
For Sale: EF 24-105mm
"Mint Condition"
Ocean views.
There is just a small star fish on the front element...

SoccerRef wrote in post #8171915
That's only because she's still a girlfriend... Marry her and see how quickly her interest in your gear changes!

Funny, I thought the exact same thing...

Why does no one mention the camera body to which the lens is attached?

Why would anyone want to jump in to water with a camera body in their arms?

50D and 100-400L mounted:

lady: WOW, look at the size of that lens!!!
me: yeah i like to complement, not compensate...

SoccerRef wrote in post #8171915
That's only because she's still a girlfriend... Marry her and see how quickly her interest in your gear changes!

Funny, I thought the exact same thing...

Alright, I'll get right on it. Check back in a few years and I'll report my findings.

pennypue wrote in post #8172047
That said, I want more camera gear.

Now that I understand!

20droger wrote in post #8172385
You "Brownie" it.

(Now we'll see if you really know photography!)

i the box brownie's had 2 'modes' ... there's the click mode followed by the wind mode.
(my mum had one...)

oh and it was one of the first cameras you 'held out in front of you' ...
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ryant35 wrote in post #8166538
That's funny, my wife uses Av mode, and she just pointed & shoots.

heh, I just get handed the camera and told to adjust it. (note: she's not even my GF, at least not yet...)

Went to see my dentist today for a checkup. Had my 70-200 f4 and 400d with 430ex. After he noticed it:

Dentist: "Ah so you're a professional photographer?"
Me: "Not yet, I'm kinda moving up the ladder one step at a time."
Dentist: "Well that's a nice lens you've got on there. You do nature photography?"
Me: "Nah, this and that really..."
Him *laughs* "I bet the zoom could reach Scotland!"

lol.

Not really a comment but I also got quite an angry look from an elderly gentleman sitting on a bench. Everyone else on the bench/seating area also stopped and eyed my gear but this one guy kept eye contact with me for ages, with a really nasty stare.

Meh, some people cant be helped ;/

LOL I too would bet that lens could reach Scotland! the fastest would likely to hop a plane to get it there. LOL

peoples expressions when they see a lot of camera gear is indeed interesting! LOL I've seen some funny ones.

shadowkipper wrote in post #8179183
I bet the zoom could reach Scotland!

Maybe if you slap on one of those new X-ray filters. Then, checking out someone in the Highlands, you could discover the answer to the "under the kilt" question.

shadowkipper wrote in post #8179183
Went to see my dentist today for a checkup. Had my 70-200 f4 and 400d with 430ex. After he noticed it: ...

OK, I know I'm not the only one who is wondering, although I may be the only one who asks... But, Why did you have your camera with you at the Dentist's Office?

SoccerRef wrote in post #8180349
OK, I know I'm not the only one who is wondering, although I may be the only one who asks... But, Why did you have your camera with you at the Dentist's Office?

lol, I was wondering the same thing. I'm guilty of carrying my camera pretty much everytime I leave the house, ...but to the dentist's office? I think it'd sit in the car for that one.

k_wakasugi wrote in post #8180361
lol, I was wondering the same thing. I'm guilty of carrying my camera pretty much everytime I leave the house, ...but to the dentist's office? I think it'd sit in the car for that one.

I take my camera with some kind of lens with me wherever I go lol. I had basically just finished work, grabbed something to eat and drink then went straight in. Did a bit of shooting afterwards too :P

The amount of times I've missed a really good photo oppurtunity because I didnt have it with me started to annoy me so I've made it 'custom' that I have it with me all the time.

shadowkipper wrote in post #8180399
I take my camera with some kind of lens with me wherever I go lol. I had basically just finished work, grabbed something to eat and drink then went straight in. Did a bit of shooting afterwards too :P

The amount of times I've missed a really good photo oppurtunity because I didnt have it with me started to annoy me so I've made it 'custom' that I have it with me all the time.

So you didn't brush your teeth before you went to the dentist?

ryant35 wrote in post #8180412
So you didn't brush your teeth before you went to the dentist?

Nah not this time. They know when I do anyway and they get a bit stressed over it so instead I just drink some water and chew some gum just before I go in.

Yup, I was wondering the same thing.