The Definitive Lens Nickname Thread

Alright folks, the forum has had its changes and the Archive's have their own home now. Pekka would like me to name the lenses using a similar convention which I am working on. He would also like any nicknames to be in the title as well. Now I know some of the nicknames but certainly not all. I found a few threads about it, but none are DEFINITIVE! I want nicknames that are set in stone, like the 24-70 L known as the Brick and the Sigma 10-20 known as Wigma. Not your own pet nicknames, I mean world known nicknames.

There is a list of Canon lenses here: https://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthre​ad.php?t=155904

And Sigma lenses here: https://photography-on-the.net …hp?p=6288306&po​stcount=24

I don't know of any lists for the other third party lenses (other than the Archive Sticky). If someone wants to help out with those lists that would be great.

So share those nicknames here so that I can add them to the titles in the archives.

Thanks!


The list of lenses and nicknames "agreed upon".

Canon 50 f/1.8 - Nifty Fifty
Canon MP-E 65 - Magic Mole
Canon 85 f/1.2 L - Keg
Canon 16-35 f/2.8 L - Coke Bottle
Canon 24-70 f/2.8 L - Brick
Canon EF-S 55-250 IS - Nifty Two-Fifty
Canon 80-200 f/2.8 L - Magic Drainpipe
Canon 100-400 L - The Dust Pump
Sigma 4.5mm Fisheye - Fishma
Sigma 10-20 - Wigma
Sigma 12-24 - Popeye
Sigma 50-500 - Bigma
Sigma 150-500 OS - Bigmos
Sigma 300-800 - Sigmonster
Sigma 200-500 - Sigzilla
Sigma 150 Macro - Bugma
Sigma 24-70 HSM - Brickma
Canon 40mm f/2.8 - "Pancake"
Canon EF-S 24mm f/2.8 "Short Stack"

I've read the 70-200 2.8 IS and Non, referred to as The White Whale.

Also, LR always calls the Sigma 30mm 1.4 as the Sigmagic

Nifty Fifty (Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 )

TaDa wrote in post #6371453
I've read the 70-200 2.8 IS and Non, referred to as The White Whale.

Also, LR always calls the Sigma 30mm 1.4 as the Sigmagic

Can anyone else confirm these? I've never heard of them called this. No offense!

Dockland wrote in post #6371454
Nifty Fifty (Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 )

the 50 1.8 will be known as the Thrifty Fifty and the 1.4 as the Nifty. I know this is hit or miss but it makes sense.

Canon EF 24-70L = The Brick/Tank
Sigma 10-20 = Wigma?

In2Photos wrote in post #6371465
Can anyone else confirm these? I've never heard of them called this. No offense!

No offense taken. Here is just one quick link to photo.net. Just do a search of the page for "whale" http://photo.net …-photography-forum/009tcO

Sigma 50-500 is known as "The Bigma"

Sigma 4.5mm circular fisheye = Fishma
(This may not be world known, but it's hardly a world-known lens is it? The term was coined here when it
was first announced.)

Sigma 300-800 = Sigmonster

Sigma 200-500 = Sigzilla

Magic Drainpipe, and Beer Can.

gasrocks wrote in post #6371575
Magic Drainpipe, and Beer Can.

Drainpipe is 80-200, but what is the Beer Can? Do you mean the 85 1.2 aka The Keg?

tiktaalik wrote in post #6371527
Sigma 4.5mm circular fisheye = Fishma
(This may not be world known, but it's hardly a world-known lens is it? The term was coined here when it
was first announced.)

Sigma 300-800 = Sigmonster

Sigma 200-500 = Sigzilla

Got em. Thanks.

I thought that the 85 1.2 was The Holy Hand Grenade

Also heard the 55-250 IS referred to as the Nifty Two Fifty

Shifty fifty? (50 1.2, for it's focus shift.)

Or just call the group of L primes the holy trinity? (35L, 85L, 135L)

Canon 100-400 has been called the 'Dust Trombone'