[Brightcolours]

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?

[Klaus]

[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?

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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)

[mst]

[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.

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No doubt ... however it's still the lens' nickname among Nikonians.



-- Markus

[Brightcolours]

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)

[PuxaVida]

105mm VR featuring as "FatBoy"...

[Albert]

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105mm VR featuring as "FatBoy"...

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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).

[edge]

The Beast (Nikon 28-70/2.8)

[Rainer]

[quote name='Albert' timestamp='1305727783' post='8518']

Also, the Three Princesses (Pentax 43mm,77mm,31mm limited).

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Well then ... "the holy trinity" (Canon 35L, 85L, 135L)

[JDVF]

• King of Bokeh (Leica Summicron 35mm f2 v4)
  
  
• Wundertüte (means something like "grab bag") (Beroflex 500mm f8)

Greg

[joachim]

"Hollywood distagon" Carl Zeiss Distagon 2/28 for Contax/Yashica http://www.pbase.com/recbo/cz282