Pet names

**blues_hawk** · 12-08-2020, 08:12 AM

Has any of your photography equipment ever earned a name? And if so how did it earn the title?

Some of mine has earned titles, a few are unprintable.

But the one that stands out, and some older members have probably seen this: "Pentax the Red" is a take on a podcast that uses wizard types in a very tolkenesque ...Gandalf the grey sort of way. The name just stuck, especially since the bright red frame never fails to get attention in a crowd, with surprisingly positive results in the right conditions...but not always welcome, much like an egotistical old wizard. :P

I still think it looks like a Ferrari...but a bit less expensive...or mullet.

**pepperberry farm** · 12-08-2020, 08:56 AM

all camera bodies and all lenses are named here....

**gaweidert** · 12-08-2020, 09:09 AM - **3 Likes**

When they fail they can get all sorts of creative names. Other than that I do not name my equipment.

**MossyRocks** · 12-08-2020, 09:34 AM - **3 Likes**

Calling Mr. Kerrowdown your assistance is requested.

pschlute · 12-08-2020, 09:44 AM

Originally posted by MossyRocks

Calling Mr. Kerrowdown your assistance is requested.

35mmfilmfan · 12-08-2020, 10:01 AM

My K20D is called Peregrine

My K3 is called Pendragon

My friends say I need therapy

**From1980** · 12-08-2020, 10:27 AM

Originally posted by MossyRocks

Calling Mr. Kerrowdown your assistance is requested.

Yes, indeed. Kerrowdown is NEEDED. He has pet female names for his entire Pentax lens lineup - a bevy of beauties

Saltwater Images · 12-08-2020, 10:28 AM

My wife used to call my K-5II my mistress as I kept sneaking off with her every chance I got. I often refer to the K-5II with DBG-4 grip and DA* 60-250 as "Beastie" but have yet to create a nickname for the KP with a HD DA Limited attached.

**pentaxus** · 12-08-2020, 11:52 AM

My 1st camera was Spotmaticus Magnificus. No names since then.

sergeremy · 12-08-2020, 11:54 AM

When I was a kid one of my cats was named Catou (a mix of 'cat' and 'minou' - french for 'kitty). Oh, wait a minute...

timb64 · 12-08-2020, 12:23 PM - **1 Like**

I have enough trouble remembering the wife’s name let alone inanimate objects!

**Michail_P** · 12-08-2020, 12:37 PM

Originally posted by blues_hawk

Has any of your photography equipment ever earned a name? And if so how did it earn the title?

Some of mine has earned titles, a few are unprintable.

But the one that stands out, and some older members have probably seen this: "Pentax the Red" is a take on a podcast that uses wizard types in a very tolkenesque ...Gandalf the grey sort of way. The name just stuck, especially since the bright red frame never fails to get attention in a crowd, with surprisingly positive results in the right conditions...but not always welcome, much like an egotistical old wizard. :P

I still think it looks like a Ferrari...but a bit less expensive...or mullet.

That’s a beautiful camera. It is a very nice red.

**blues_hawk** · 12-08-2020, 01:52 PM

Originally posted by MossyRocks

Calling Mr. Kerrowdown your assistance is requested.

Oh yeah! I remember those. Those great names!

'
I've got this ancient 400/5.6 vivitar I call "the big kahuna" that works great for wildlife, esp. paired with my m43 camera..which is small enough to cause balance issues on a tripod.

shyrsio · 12-08-2020, 01:58 PM - **1 Like**

I call my FA* 85/1.4 "Saturn", because in my eyes, with the hood mounted on, it looks like the F-1 engine of the Apollo rocket. Every time I take it on my hands I admit I make the rocket jet whistle and mimic it taking off( OK, perhaps this is too much information!)

**aslyfox** · 12-08-2020, 05:23 PM - **1 Like**

I refer to my D FA 150-450mm zoom as " the big guy " but it didn't catch on

unlike the " big mama " Sigma 50-500mm

12-08-2020, 08:12 AM	#1
blues_hawk Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: Patrick Co. Virginia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,534	Pet names Has any of your photography equipment ever earned a name? And if so how did it earn the title? Some of mine has earned titles, a few are unprintable. But the one that stands out, and some older members have probably seen this: *"Pentax the Red"* is a take on a podcast that uses wizard types in a very tolkenesque ...Gandalf the grey sort of way. The name just stuck, especially since the bright red frame never fails to get attention in a crowd, with surprisingly positive results in the right conditions...but not always welcome, much like an egotistical old wizard. :P I still think it looks like a Ferrari...but a bit less expensive...or mullet.

12-08-2020, 05:23 PM - 1 Like	#15
aslyfox Seeker of Knowledge Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Topeka, Kansas Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 24,581	I refer to my D FA 150-450mm zoom as " the big guy " but it didn't catch on unlike the " big mama " Sigma 50-500mm Last edited by aslyfox; 12-08-2020 at 05:30 PM.

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12-08-2020, 08:56 AM	#2
pepperberry farm amateur dirt farmer Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: probably out in a field somewhere... Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 41,660	all camera bodies and all lenses are named here....

12-08-2020, 09:09 AM - 3 Likes	#3
gaweidert Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Rochester, NY Photos: Gallery Posts: 5,325	When they fail they can get all sorts of creative names. Other than that I do not name my equipment.

12-08-2020, 09:34 AM - 3 Likes	#4
MossyRocks Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2017 Location: Minnesota Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,982	Calling Mr. Kerrowdown your assistance is requested.

12-08-2020, 09:44 AM	#5
pschlute Moderator Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Surrey, UK Photos: Gallery Posts: 8,198	Originally posted by MossyRocks Calling Mr. Kerrowdown your assistance is requested.

12-08-2020, 10:01 AM	#6
35mmfilmfan Pentaxian Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: Norfolk, UK Posts: 4,329	My K20D is called Peregrine My K3 is called Pendragon My friends say I need therapy

12-08-2020, 10:27 AM	#7
From1980 Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Essex, Ontario Posts: 682	Originally posted by MossyRocks Calling Mr. Kerrowdown your assistance is requested. Yes, indeed. Kerrowdown is NEEDED. He has pet female names for his entire Pentax lens lineup - a bevy of beauties

12-08-2020, 10:28 AM	#8
Saltwater Images Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Newfoundland Photos: Gallery Posts: 501	My wife used to call my K-5II my mistress as I kept sneaking off with her every chance I got. I often refer to the K-5II with DBG-4 grip and DA* 60-250 as "Beastie" but have yet to create a nickname for the KP with a HD DA Limited attached.

12-08-2020, 11:52 AM	#9
pentaxus Site Supporter Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Central Coast, CA Posts: 1,313	My 1st camera was Spotmaticus Magnificus. No names since then.

12-08-2020, 11:54 AM	#10
sergeremy Pentaxian Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Périgueux Posts: 733	When I was a kid one of my cats was named Catou (a mix of 'cat' and 'minou' - french for 'kitty). Oh, wait a minute...

12-08-2020, 12:23 PM - 1 Like	#11
timb64 Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: /Situation : Doing my best to avoid idiots! Photos: Gallery Posts: 9,510	I have enough trouble remembering the wife’s name let alone inanimate objects!

12-08-2020, 12:37 PM	#12
Michail_P Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2019 Location: Kalymnos Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,006	Originally posted by blues_hawk Has any of your photography equipment ever earned a name? And if so how did it earn the title? Some of mine has earned titles, a few are unprintable. But the one that stands out, and some older members have probably seen this: *"Pentax the Red"* is a take on a podcast that uses wizard types in a very tolkenesque ...Gandalf the grey sort of way. The name just stuck, especially since the bright red frame never fails to get attention in a crowd, with surprisingly positive results in the right conditions...but not always welcome, much like an egotistical old wizard. :P I still think it looks like a Ferrari...but a bit less expensive...or mullet. That’s a beautiful camera. It is a very nice red.

12-08-2020, 01:52 PM	#13
blues_hawk Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: Patrick Co. Virginia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,534 Original Poster	Originally posted by MossyRocks Calling Mr. Kerrowdown your assistance is requested. Oh yeah! I remember those. Those great names! ' I've got this ancient 400/5.6 vivitar I call "the big kahuna" that works great for wildlife, esp. paired with my m43 camera..which is small enough to cause balance issues on a tripod.

12-08-2020, 01:58 PM - 1 Like	#14
shyrsio Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Tirana Posts: 780	I call my FA* 85/1.4 "Saturn", because in my eyes, with the hood mounted on, it looks like the F-1 engine of the Apollo rocket. Every time I take it on my hands I admit I make the rocket jet whistle and mimic it taking off( OK, perhaps this is too much information!)