What Your Choice of Camera Says About You

Darren Turner

XProPhotographer
Just as the clothes you choose to wear, the food you like to eat, and the people you associate with say something about you, so does the camera system you buy into. The following observations are based on close association with the various groups of camera owners and from having belonged to each group at one time or another. Those who belong to the “lacking any sense of humor” or “offended at the drop of a hat” groups are strongly advised to read no further.

Canon owners
You appreciate the benefits of owning a camera system that leads in cutting-edge digital imaging technology and that offers a wealth of body, lens, and accessory options for every level of photographer, from lowly consumer to top professional. You will switch to Nikon.

Nikon owners
You appreciate the benefits of owning a camera system that leads in cutting-edge digital imaging technology and that offers a wealth of body, lens, and accessory options for every level of photographer, from lowly consumer to top professional. You will switch to Canon.

Sony owners
You believe that Sony’s innovations in consumer electronics and video technology, its leadership in digital imaging chip production, its in-body image stabilization, and its use of Zeiss optics results in a unique design synergy and products of exceptional value—because that’s what it says in the product literature. You also believe in astrology, UFOs and the Easter Bunny.

Pentax owners
You’re the sort of person who would buy a $1500 DSLR body so your stash of thread-mount, K-mount and M-mount lenses from decades ago (collectively worth $75.00 at a flea market or yard sale) won’t go to waste; either that, or you’ve never heard of a Spotmatic, Pentax LX or Takumar, you just think you look cool sporting a day-glo red camera that takes real pictures. You think people are laughing with you, not at you.

Olympus owners
You’re the sort of person who buys North Korean beer, Peruvian underwear, and French computers, not because you actually like them but because no one else does. When people question your choice of camera system you respond that Olympus images have a certain “soul” and that photographs are what matter, not the camera. You have no friends.

Leica owners
You know that no other camera other than a Hasselblad gains as much instant respect among the cognoscenti as a Leica. Although this relieves the pressure of demonstrating actual photographic prowess, it increases the need to be familiar with the subtle differences in visual signature between an Elmar, Elmarit, Summitar, Summicron, and Summilux. You are either stinking rich, living in your mother’s basement, or one lens purchase away from a divorce.

This Is Purely Just For Fun Of Course...............!!
 
Hahahaha!!!! Absolutely $#!¥ myself laughing!!! Classic Olympus users desciption !! And accurate it is........ Except the part where it states I have no friends, I have ...... Erm.. his name is......... er...... Right, moving on....... Haha!! :)
 
Ahhh poor dan me and Tom will be fried with you .... Just like I'm gonna switch to canon one day!
Hahahahahaaaa
Good beers last night?
I got some cracking pictures ... :)
How did you 2 fair
 
Okay okay, I'm low on the friends list :( lol hahahah !! Great fun
I seemed to get better pictures on the iPhone last night for some reason. I'll see what I can do about the pics I'd taken on my Olympus, I might find that certain "soul" to show you what it's all about. Lol
 
I've been in the shop today and didnt ant to do them on the laptop there ... Started them on the pc last night ... The one with you walking isn't as good as I would have liked ... Got some ok shots though ...
You start your own thread ... I wanna see what you got!
 
Ahhh poor dan me and Tom will be fried with you .... Just like I'm gonna switch to canon one day!
Hahahahahaaaa
Good beers last night?
I got some cracking pictures ... :)
How did you 2 fair

Intrigued by the descriptions. and the fact that Hamish........haven't you recently bought a C------A-------N--------O--------N, even if tit its and oldie it's still a C------A-------N--------O--------N :D:D
 
Well, I regularly do sit in front of my French computer in my paruvian underwear whilst sipping on a bottle of north Korean larger........ Googling the word 'soul' ! :D:D:D
How about you Davie? As an Oly man surely you do that too?? :D:D
 
of course Dan :D then to carry it one step further I trim my bonsai while chanting... these Nikon and Canon people just don't get the whole Feng Shui nature of the whole thing :D :D :D
 
Exactly! What with these Ni..... What is it? Nikon users? And gun...er..canon users too? Davie, there's only one thing I can say about that......... They got no 'soul' !! :D:D:D
 
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