How do you answer? :)

SlickYamaha · 01-12-2011, 04:03 PM

Originally posted by eddie1960

the best answer i've ever seen was this

Its funny you posted that, I put that quote in my signature a few weeks ago. Never knew there was a cartoon to go with it. Lol

Gene Temple · 01-13-2011, 05:41 AM

I tell them anything they want to know if they show interest in anything I've done. Brand-ology and camera envy is a two way street by the way. Most of my photog friends and I suspect most people don't really care what kind of camera each of us shoots, they just want to see the fruits of your "labor" so to speak.

**BigDave** · 01-17-2011, 10:39 PM

Anyone that thinks the camera took the good images is obviously ignorant of what it TAKES to get good images. Be nice and be candid. Tell them what you have but make certain they are not casing you to take it! Not everyone that has a socket wrench is a master mechanic and curious people are not always honest!

kalison · 01-18-2011, 01:36 AM

Honestly, I don't know what I hate more. The question of the camera... or when someone compares their photos to yours and says something like "man, this is nothing like your professional camera, you just have to aim and you get it"

I had just got done shooting a derby and a guy came up and complimented me on my past photos (I post them to the team on their facebook site), which was very nice... but then he started comparing his point and shoot to my camera and how easy it is for me to get a shot with a professional camera. Don't get me wrong you need the right equipment to do the job, but over simplifying what you do really does irritate you sometimes.

I really was in no mood and tired... I just thanked him and walked on.

Frogfish · 01-18-2011, 06:50 AM

I just tell them there's a How and a What. Describe what you did to make that shot and then tell them what gear you used. No misunderstanding it wasn't just the camera at work ! Then no matter how the question was meant the answer still works.

lavascript · 01-18-2011, 09:49 PM

Another one that bugs me is being complimented on the looks of your camera without seeing any photos. I guess you just say thanks?

My favorite reply to "what kind of camera" though is "I bought it at the same shop Picasso bought his brushes."

**mattb123** · 01-20-2011, 10:50 AM

I was just asked this morning (online). At least she started with "I know it's not the camera but the photographer...".

I just answered the question.

**Kerrowdown** · 01-24-2011, 03:48 PM

Originally posted by yusuf

wow!! which camera?

A gud un.

SpecialK · 01-24-2011, 06:55 PM

A Nikonian, leading a group on Segways, stopped behind me, near where I was seated on a bench on a small hill with a non-functional lighthouse with my camera on a tripod, facing away.

We finally made eye-contact, and he asked "What kind of Canon is that?" Apparently, the 800mm mirror lens hanging off the front intrigued him.

I said "this?" and partially turned it toward him, and he mumbled, "What Canon - oh, it's not a Canon." I said (pointing to camera) "is a Pentax, and this" (pointing to lens) "is a Vivitar".

I explained the focal length, let him look though it, said it was so-so quality but a fun and cheap alternative to other (unobtainable) long glass, and could be used with a Nikon T-mount.

Then they left.

01-13-2011, 05:41 AM	#32
Gene Temple Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Lynchburg Virginia Posts: 182	yep I tell them anything they want to know if they show interest in anything I've done. Brand-ology and camera envy is a two way street by the way. Most of my photog friends and I suspect most people don't really care what kind of camera each of us shoots, they just want to see the fruits of your "labor" so to speak.

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01-12-2011, 04:03 PM	#31
SlickYamaha Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Bel Air MD Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 840	Originally posted by eddie1960 the best answer i've ever seen was this Its funny you posted that, I put that quote in my signature a few weeks ago. Never knew there was a cartoon to go with it. Lol

01-17-2011, 10:39 PM	#33
BigDave Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Hudson Valley, NY Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,626	Anyone that thinks the camera took the good images is obviously ignorant of what it TAKES to get good images. Be nice and be candid. Tell them what you have but make certain they are not casing you to take it! Not everyone that has a socket wrench is a master mechanic and curious people are not always honest!

01-18-2011, 01:36 AM	#34
kalison Veteran Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Utah Posts: 376	Honestly, I don't know what I hate more. The question of the camera... or when someone compares their photos to yours and says something like "man, this is nothing like your professional camera, you just have to aim and you get it" I had just got done shooting a derby and a guy came up and complimented me on my past photos (I post them to the team on their facebook site), which was very nice... but then he started comparing his point and shoot to my camera and how easy it is for me to get a shot with a professional camera. Don't get me wrong you need the right equipment to do the job, but over simplifying what you do really does irritate you sometimes. I really was in no mood and tired... I just thanked him and walked on.

01-18-2011, 06:50 AM	#35
Frogfish Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Shanghai Posts: 4,490	I just tell them there's a How and a What. Describe what you did to make that shot and then tell them what gear you used. No misunderstanding it wasn't just the camera at work ! Then no matter how the question was meant the answer still works.

01-18-2011, 09:49 PM	#36
lavascript Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Baton Rouge Posts: 395	Another one that bugs me is being complimented on the looks of your camera without seeing any photos. I guess you just say thanks? My favorite reply to "what kind of camera" though is "I bought it at the same shop Picasso bought his brushes."

01-20-2011, 10:50 AM	#37
mattb123 Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Colorado High Country Photos: Gallery Posts: 10,872	I was just asked this morning (online). At least she started with "I know it's not the camera but the photographer...". I just answered the question.

01-24-2011, 03:48 PM	#38
Kerrowdown PEG Moderator Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Highlands of Scotland... "Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand" - William Blake Photos: Gallery Posts: 57,819	Originally posted by yusuf wow!! which camera? A gud un.

01-24-2011, 06:55 PM	#39
SpecialK Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: So California Photos: Gallery Posts: 16,480	A Nikonian, leading a group on Segways, stopped behind me, near where I was seated on a bench on a small hill with a non-functional lighthouse with my camera on a tripod, facing away. We finally made eye-contact, and he asked "What kind of Canon is that?" Apparently, the 800mm mirror lens hanging off the front intrigued him. I said "this?" and partially turned it toward him, and he mumbled, "What Canon - oh, it's not a Canon." I said (pointing to camera) "is a Pentax, and this" (pointing to lens) "is a Vivitar". I explained the focal length, let him look though it, said it was so-so quality but a fun and cheap alternative to other (unobtainable) long glass, and could be used with a Nikon T-mount. Then they left.