Funny Comments you get when you have your "big" camera

[Pure]

"ohhh, nice camera, how much did it cost?"

i hate that question.

my response: a lot.

 

[MBasile]

I was photographing a friends band playing in a bar and this guy comes up:

Him:"Taking pictures?"
Me:".....yeah....."
Him:"Why?"
Me:"Because the drummer is a good friend of mine?"

I refrained from being a smartass because I had gone to high school with the guy, and I knew it was only a matter of time before he remembered! haha

 

[dpolston]

My "big camera" has gotten me press "access" numerous times. I've walked onto the field of all kinds of sporting events. One time I asked a police man if I could get onto the field of some football game and he said "Sure. It looks like you know what you're doing."

 

[dpolston]

"ohhh, nice camera, how much did it cost?"

i hate that question.

my response: a lot.

I get that a lot too! I just smile.

 

[table1349]

I was photographing a friends band playing in a bar and this guy comes up:

Him:"Taking pictures?"
Me:".....yeah....."
Him:"Why?"
Me:"Because the drummer is a good friend of mine?"

I refrained from being a smartass because I had gone to high school with the guy, and I knew it was only a matter of time before he remembered! haha

This would have been my response:

Him:"Taking pictures?"
Me:".....yeah....."
Him:"Why?"
Me:Because they're moving to fast for me to paint..... Here's your sign!

 

[Joves]

So that was one of my first experiences on your continent

Your story reminds me of when my uncle his freind Jonathan and, I were traveling to Florida. Jonathan is from London and, he was talking about something. We were in a gas station in some little Ville in Alabama and, the guy pumping the gas asked him where he was from. Jonathan told him England and, the guy asked him what language do you speak there?
No on topic I live in the poorer side of town here and, what I hear most often is God I bet that cost alot!

 

[PhilGarber]

I also find it funny when you are taking a picture and people practically dive out of the way so they're not in your shot. Women will scream at their kids to get out of the "photographer's" shot, like we have more power than the Pope.

Hahah! Yeah, I get that a lot.

I don't get many 'Funny' comments. It always either "Nice camera" or "Wow..You wasted your birthday present on THAT?" (<--From my classesmates:er: 7/8 grade sucks).

 

[Josh66]

I don't really get any funny comments either.

Sometimes I get the "nice camera" type comments; I just agree - "Yeah, it's not too bad" or something like that.

 

[smyth]

I was out shooting on a street corner, and I take the camera away from my eye, and pick up my bag, and this guy is standing there and it goes like this:

guy: nice camera, what kind is it?
me: oh, just a Nikon D40 (I turn it so he can see the badge
guy: cool I have a Pentax *** (I don't remember what he said)

Guy walks off.

lol

I take a lot of photos on campus of events and what not, and I get the "what newspaper are you with" which is nice, because then I can just rattle off the name of the student newspaper lol

 

[LuckySo-n-So]

I actually made this comment when I was shooting a gymnastics meet with my D40 and 55-200mm kit lens.

Two girls from the student newspaper decided to sit in front of me. One had a Canon Full Frame, the other had a Nikon D2. Each had a 70-200 2.8.

I got the girls' attention, showed them my camera and said,"This is the first time I've been intimidated by a girl whose equipment is bigger than mine..."

 

[mrodgers]

What's so funny about "Nice camera" comments? If you have a nice camera, there's nothing funny about it.

I've had people tell me nice truck, nice car, nice bike, nice dog, nothing ever funny about it. It's simply the truth. If you have a dSLR from the D40 to the most expensive, it is only the truth if someone says, "nice camera." I wouldn't exactly respond with "Nah, it's a D40, it's a piece of crap" because the D40 is a nice camera.

 

[epp_b]

I'm at the park with my dog and camera one day when I cross paths with one of my mom's co-workers who is on her cell phone. We do a casual "hi" and she mentions something to the person on the other end about my "mega-camera".

Apparently, the D40 and 55-200 VR is a "mega-camera"

 

[Battou]

I'm at the park with my dog and camera one day when I cross paths with one of my mom's co-workers who is on her cell phone. We do a casual "hi" and she mentions something to the person on the other end about my "mega-camera".

Apparently, the D40 and 55-200 VR is a "mega-camera"

Ah that reminds me about a time before my GF and I got together and she was talking to one of her girlfriends and pointing at my "huge...THING" pointing towards my waist where my 400mm and camera rested. :mrgreen:

 

[smyth]

What's so funny about "Nice camera" comments? If you have a nice camera, there's nothing funny about it.

I've had people tell me nice truck, nice car, nice bike, nice dog, nothing ever funny about it. It's simply the truth. If you have a dSLR from the D40 to the most expensive, it is only the truth if someone says, "nice camera." I wouldn't exactly respond with "Nah, it's a D40, it's a piece of crap" because the D40 is a nice camera.

Well, if you referring to me, It's not like I was insinuating (sp?) that the D40 sucks. I love my D40. What I found funny was that he asked what kind of camera it is told me what kind of camera he has and walks away. It was awkward lol. I was expecting him to start talking about how he shoots architecture of landscapes or something (I was taking pictures of a building) but he just jaunted off.

 

[epp_b]

My main problem with people can be said to be my heavy usage of irony and sarcasm, which isn't necessarily that wrong among people who know you, but among the public might not be the smartest thing. So with my mouth think faster than my brain, I make the following comment: "Hey, I didn't recognize you with your clothes on. We sure had a good time at **** (the name of a well know gay bar) tonight." And no, I'm not gay.

Suddenly I got a fist into my face.

Ah, violence. The last resort of a limited mind.