New photography TERMS to coin? Post 'em up.

Specs wrote in post #7418139
Term: Canoned..

I think Canoned would work better for any piece of equipment needing more than one trip back to customer service for adjustment. For example.

Me: "Hey, how's that new 100-400"
You: "Well, I really got Canoned, it's back in the shop"

Term: FeveL
Def: L fever
Example post title: "I feel a FeveL coming on. Help me spend $US10K today"

@LR - Hey, we love ya.

PWAC we know.

Term: PWAC P2P
Def: Parent with a camera pretending to be pro


Term: RRSA
Def: Read reviews, still asking
Example post title" RRSA - Should I get the Sigma 120-300 or the 300 L?"

Term: MUMMSA
Alt: MUM2SA
Def: Made up my mind, still asking
Example post title " RRSA - Should I get the Sigma 120-300 or the 300 L?"
3rd post by OP: "Yes, I decided that three weeks ago, I just thought to ask"


Term: WNOTLINK
Def: Will not read the links (that people post to help)

gjl711 wrote in post #7419046
I think Canoned would work better for any piece of equipment needing more than one trip back to customer service for adjustment. For example.

Me: "Hey, how's that new 100-400"
You: "Well, I really got Canoned, it's back in the shop"

No, that's called getting "Sigma-ed".

Term: Brokeh
Definition: The result of constantly buying new equipment.
Usage: "I came down with a bad case of feveL and bought a 400mm f2.8L to compliment the 1DS II I bought last week and now I'm brokeh.

Term: Cmoths
Definition: Dust on your sensor.
Usage: I haven't used my camera in a while and now it has Cmoths.

PhantomII wrote in post #7421262
Term: Brokeh
Definition: The result of constantly buying new equipment.
Usage: "I came down with a bad case of feveL and bought a 400mm f2.8L to compliment the 1DS II I bought last week and now I'm brokeh.

PhantomII wrote in post #7421290
Term: Cmoths
Definition: Dust on your sensor.
Usage: I haven't used my camera in a while and now it has Cmoths.

Both Totally

PhantomII wrote in post #7421290
Term: Cmoths
Definition: Dust on your sensor.
Usage: I haven't used my camera in a while and now it has Cmoths.

I like this one!!!

Term: Satisfraction
Definition: Having a lens that is too wide for the shot you're trying to get but realizing your camera has enough resolution to get a decent image after cropping.

PhantomII is on a roll...

Term: Sigmata, Sigmatized
Definition: Going to a photo meet with a bunch of folks all sporting big, white L glass and all you have is a 70-300 DG Macro.

Term: sExif
Definition: What could happen when that attractive woman who appears to be so utterly fascinated by your camera gear makes a coy opening remark and you can think quickly on your feet.

PhantomII wrote in post #7421262
Term: Brokeh
Definition: The result of constantly buying new equipment.
Usage: "I came down with a bad case of feveL and bought a 400mm f2.8L to compliment the 1DS II I bought last week and now I'm brokeh.

PhantomII wrote in post #7421290
Term: Cmoths
Definition: Dust on your sensor.
Usage: I haven't used my camera in a while and now it has Cmoths.

PhantomII wrote in post #7421388
Term: Sigmata, Sigmatized
Definition: Going to a photo meet with a bunch of folks all sporting big, white L glass and all you have is a 70-300 DG Macro.

Impressive!

Perfect!

Term: Asigmatism
Def: The condition of being convinced that Sigma is an L

Term: To "85L"
Def: To shoot a portrait so that one eye is in focus, and everything else is completely OOF
E.g. "dude, that shot would have been much nicer if you hadn't 85L-ed it"

Term: Aussie Lenses
Def: Tamron Lenses/Nikon Lenses
Why: Their focus and zoom rings turn the wrong way.

Term: "the holy grail"
Def: The 5D (sorry I had to)

perryge wrote in post #7421707
Term: "the holy grail"
Def: The 5D (sorry I had to)

Boom, boom, boom, boom....

Keeps going and going. Beating the same drum.

Term: Jive view
Def: Using live view with AF