joezasada wrote:
Canon EF 300mm f/2.8 L IS USM: The Beast, Phat Boy
I can't believe I'm responding to this, but indeed, I independently came up with a similar name for this lens (had not seen a nickname for this lens before though)..
In Iceland the 100-400 was always called ”The Masturbator”! If Sigma 24-70 can be called ”The Buttplug” then I think what I said isn’t too vulgar for this thread.
Those who like to be able to focus manually and have used a Canon 35 f2 will agree with me that it might be called the Rubik cube, not just for the build quality but also because focussing it manually requires as much dexterity, determination, and spare time as solving that more deliberate puzzle.
My 200 f1.8 reminds me of a megaphone or loud-hailer, but attracts attention more successfully.
My canon 500 4.5 was labelled the Moose Canon this past weekend... ironic, since it was hunting moose and couldn't find any... just a bride and groom...
Aug 04, 2009 at 02:36 PM
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I think Greg Feldman coined the term, but on the alt forum people have taken to calling the Sigma 50mm f/1.4 the Sigmalux. Some of the Leica people don't seem to like it, but the name seems to have stuck.
