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Lenses with Nicknames - Brightcolours - 05-18-2011 Certain lenses have gained nicknames in user communities. The ones I know are names of affection, but maybe there are ones with a negative meaning too. Here are 4 that I know of: - Nifty fifty (Canon EF 50mm f1.8) - Beercan (Minolta 70-210mm f4) - Magic drainpipe (Canon EF 80-200mm f2.8 L) - Cream machine (Nikon AF 85mm f1.4 D) Which other names of affection have been given to certain lenses? Lenses with Nicknames - Klaus - 05-18-2011 [quote name='Brightcolours' timestamp='1305721296' post='8499'] Certain lenses have gained nicknames in user communities. The ones I know are names of affection, but maybe there are ones with a negative meaning too. Here are 4 that I know of: - Nifty fifty (Canon EF 50mm f1.8) - Beercan (Minolta 70-210mm f4) - Magic drainpipe (Canon EF 80-200mm f2.8 L) - Cream machine (Nikon AF 85mm f1.4 D) Which other names of affection have been given to certain lenses? [/quote] Bigma (Sigma 50-500) Sigzilla (Sigma 200-500/2.8) Sucker (Canon 100-400L) Precious (Voigtlander APO-Lanthar 125/2.5). Yogurt Cup (Cosina 100/3.5 macro) As far as cream machine is concerned - I would oppose this. The Sony 135/2.8 STF is certainly better. Internally I'd also list the following: Hell (Canon 24-70L) Nightmare (Zeiss 24-70) Beelzebub (Nikkor 70-200/2.8 VR I) Menace (Pentax 16-50/2.8) Lenses with Nicknames - mst - 05-18-2011 [quote name='Klaus' timestamp='1305722750' post='8502'] As far as cream machine is concerned - I would oppose this. The Sony 135/2.8 STF is certainly better. [/quote] No doubt ... however it's still the lens' nickname among Nikonians. -- Markus Lenses with Nicknames - Brightcolours - 05-18-2011 Oh. remembered another one.. - Plastic fantastic (same Canon 50mm f1.8) Oh and one of Klaus' nightmare lenses: - The Brick (Canon EF 24-70mm f2.8 L USM) Lenses with Nicknames - PuxaVida - 05-18-2011 105mm VR featuring as "FatBoy"... Lenses with Nicknames - Albert - 05-18-2011 [quote name='PuxaVida' timestamp='1305726637' post='8515'] 105mm VR featuring as "FatBoy"... [/quote] well, as for FatBoy, we use it more often on the Nikkor 200/f2 in our country. Also, the Three Princesses (Pentax 43mm,77mm,31mm limited). Lenses with Nicknames - edge - 05-18-2011 The Beast (Nikon 28-70/2.8) Lenses with Nicknames - Rainer - 05-18-2011 [quote name='Albert' timestamp='1305727783' post='8518'] Also, the Three Princesses (Pentax 43mm,77mm,31mm limited). [/quote] Well then ... "the holy trinity" (Canon 35L, 85L, 135L) Lenses with Nicknames - JDVF - 05-18-2011
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