what do you say when people complement your camera?

say in a party of people who generally use P&S, you are holding a big DSLR with a huge a** lens (say 24-70L). and then people come up to you complementing your camera, how do you reply?

i usually just say thanks and keep shooting, i dont like it when people bug me when im shooting, maybe im just very unfriendly

I try to stay as low key as possible and not attract attention to myself or my gear. It does happen. I just usually reply that they are tools of the trade or lots of times it is just a plain thank you and I keep on trucking.. I will always take time to speak to those that wish to talk about photography. I always view every person out there as a potential customer and there is no reason to be short or rude with them. To each their own though, some people like to attract alot of attention as they like the "woohoo lookit me with the big camera" kind of thing and others just like to shoot without being bothered.

Really now the 24-70 as a big a** lens....I don't think so.

I just say "it works well for me."

If they want to know more about it, I'm willing to elaborate, but they might be sorry for having gotten me started.

"Oh, thank you." works for me.

Tee Why wrote in post #3945558
"Oh, thank you." works for me.

Me too, in the unlikely event that someone were to complement my gear. (I don't think I have any "bad*ss" lenses, whatever they are, but the 10-22 does seem to attract more than its fair share of comments.)

i just normally say thank you, it really depends what i'm shooting at the time though.. not that i do any 'big' shoots

Ill say thanks....if it goes any further Ill entertain them for a bit. Ive had someone ask me what i shot with...I told her...turned out she did as well. Had a short convo....and it was cool.

"Thanks." Seems to be good enough.

I smile, say "Thanks" and move on. If they ask anymore, Ill stop and go in depth unless Im shooting something important or if Im feeling anti-social at the moment.

I just tell them I bought a big camera because I prefer to be on this side of the camera than in front of it!

I tell 'em to bug off, I'm busy. Then I take my 50 1.8 and throw it at their face.

Really though, I take time to talk to anyone that shows interest in my set up and I would hope that others would treat me the same way.

I say "thank you" and answer any questions they have about my gear.

It depends on who it is. When I'm shooting surfers at the pier and I have my 100-400, I usually get the most comments. Sometimes I'll just say, "Thanks, it's a great lens" or "yeah, it's my favorite toy...". My favorite response was one I stole from someone on this forum. When they comment on how big it is, I just smile and say, "Yeah, well, size matters." : )

"Thanks. My wife thinks I look like a stupid idiot with this thing on..."