Whats everyones feelings like about listing lots of gear in sigs?

fi20100 wrote in post #9397457
Personally, I can't see any harm done in listing your gear. I just see it as a positive thing.

If someone likes showing off, I still can't see what harm that does to me.

Totally agree some of us work really hard for what we have. It doesnt hurt to put it out there.

professorman wrote in post #9397282
It has been tremendously useful for me in my learning to see the gear listed in their signatures. Whether it be proud, showing off, informative, etc, it doestnt matter. This is a camera forum, and I want to know what people have and what they use use for me to answer questions, learn from them, etc.

I WANT to see the gear! I think all newbies will benefit from seeing the gear, no matter the reason.

My sentiments exactly. When i first started out i was always curious what everyone used. It helped me learn about the hardware side of it all. In time you wont think much about gear. Someone said when he gets together with other photogs they dont talk gear but rather the photos themselves. I think with time you learn not to spend so much time thinking about gear but rather achieving great photos. Does it hurt to put it in a sig or a gear thread. Not at all some people are intrested to see what you have and sometimes your intrested in showing what you have for whatever reason it is. Both are reasonable decisions.

And for the whole L comments. I think its about being accurate. Canon puts it on the lens and the box why cant you put it in your sig When i had my tammy 28-75, i wrote Tamron like that

vipergts831 wrote in post #9400739
Totally agree some of us work really hard for what we have. It doesnt hurt to put it out there.

Thats right. Still doesn't mean we're rubbing others noses in it though as some people would like to imply.

Absolutely Fabulous wrote in post #9400680
Totally lost me, more like when you snogged the hottest boy in town and just had to tell everyone about it!

I dont know what that means, but it sounds dirty!

Pmolan wrote in post #9401109
I dont know what that means, but it sounds dirty!

I, for one, have never snogged a boy, hot or otherwise.

-- Snogged --

Chairman7w wrote in post #9401384
I, for one, have never snogged a boy, hot or otherwise.

I never want to be.

Those who complain about gear lists are jealous.

Don't see anything wrong with it.

Silly debate.

OP: what else are you going to add to your site?

nicksan wrote in post #9402693
Those who complain about gear lists are jealous.

Don't see anything wrong with it.

Silly debate.

I don't think everyone is jealous.

nicksan wrote in post #9402693
Those who complain about gear lists are jealous.

Don't see anything wrong with it.

Silly debate.

I agree with not seeing anything wrong in it.

On a side note nick don't people tell you when your out of the city that you have a New York attitude . I get that all the time in California and Florida when i travel.

ConDigital wrote in post #9394805
Whats everyones feelings like about listing lots of gear in sigs?

Showing off?
Irritating looking at them?
Very handy to know what people are using?
Hate them?
Everyone should list their gear?

Your thoughts?

I put my gear in my gear list to assist others in making judgements, whether that's to satisfy any curiosity as to what equipment I may have used for any photographs posted, or maybe just to give them an idea of whether I might have experience (and therefore a valid opinion) of a particular piece of equipment.

It's not for showing off as I used to put my gear in my gear list when I had nothing worth showing off about!

Mike

I use it for credentials (I own or have owned the equipment in question; therefore what I mentioned about it has some sort of validity) and for my own record-keeping purposes. I'm kind of amused by how ridiculous it has become during the last three years or so. Ironic that I went through all this gear while I was in college, and now that I have a full-time job (and hence more income) I hardly buy anything these days. That is not to say anything about the TS-E 17mm that is on the way...

Besides, it's a link and only those that are interested will click on it, so it's not showing off. People that think equipment lists are a way of showing off won't click on the link in the first place.

It goes both ways positive or negative. But I think it's more misleading or intimidating for a lot of the new photographers because they might think buying expensive equipments such as camera bodies and lenses are necessary to take great photos. Though some specialized lenses or camera bodies are required to do certain things, expensive equipments does not replace technique, composition, style, etc. The best camera or lenses are the ones that we got. People sometimes compliment me for my photos. "wow that's a great picture, you must have a very expensive or really good camera!" This statement is like giving compliment to a chef after eating a delicious meal, "Wow, you must have expensive or really good pots and pans!"If someone is really unsure about the performance of a camera or a lens, they can check out reviews on dpreview or fredmiranda.

In terms of using your list of equipments for credential or proving one's validity, why not have a your website listed on the bottom so anyone who feels you're bull****ting could see your work and experience. Personally, you can have all L lenses on your sig and all 1 body series and it doesn't mean anything but you spend way too much money on your camera gear. Look at some of the best photographers in history, Henry Cartier Bresson, Robert Cappa, Lewis Hine, Ansel Adams, etc they were able to make amazing photographs with equipments that now we would think outdated by our standard.

As for professional photographers talking shop, I attended Look3 festival of the photograph last year in Virginia and met some of the best photographers in the world from Magnum, VII, Noor, etc Surprisingly, they talk about their equipments very little, well at least from my experience.

A great photograph is still a great photograph with cheap or expensive equipments
A bad photograph is still bad with cheap equipments and even worst with expensive ones.

Just my 2 cent

Andri

nphsbuckeye wrote in post #9402849
OP: what else are you going to add to your site?


I don't think everyone is jealous.

Yeah they are, if they complain about something mundane as a gear list.

vipergts831 wrote in post #9402857
I agree with not seeing anything wrong in it.

On a side note nick don't people tell you when your out of the city that you have a New York attitude . I get that all the time in California and Florida when i travel.

Depends. I am usually polite when I visit other parts of the country or world, so no, I don't get that reaction from people.

I personally think it's helpful since I often ask questions regarding gear.