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OT..do other photographers talk to you?

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Guess the beard scares them away perhaps ;)... but usually no other photographers talk to me and I don't talk to them, shooting rock concerts makes talking a bit difficult of course and in the forests I usually don't meet that many other people...

Maybe the long hair, the beard and the fact that I usually dress in black with symbols of rock bands on my t-shirts scares people off since almost no one talks to me anyway...
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Rriley said:
i doubt its that

its an old street shooters trick popular with Leica users who probably rather not get beaten up and have their gear swiped. It is said to make the camera less visible,
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And then there's also a number of people who dislike logo's on general. A bit of a backlash against all the cameras plastered with irrelevant details like 15MP, Hypercrystal, IS, ...
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had someone ask me what camera I'm using... sometimes they had an Olympus at home, sometimes they shrug and walk off.

Once had someone (not a photographer) ask if I had that big lens on to compensate (it was the 12-60) Knowing the guy, I wasn't particularly surprised or offended by the comment, so I showed him the lens inside my jacket (70-300)
For the most part though, strangers don't talk to strangers around here...

Oh, way back in my film days, while shooting a hummingbird on it's nest, had someone comment (or maybe I started) Anyway, we were comparing lenses, and at first glance he was thinking my lens was comparable in price to his, while my guess was his was 10x the cost of mine (well, at around $300, my Samyang 100-500 was worth nowhere near his Canon of similar size)
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Mithandir said:
Rriley said:
i doubt its that

its an old street shooters trick popular with Leica users who probably rather not get beaten up and have their gear swiped. It is said to make the camera less visible,
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And then there's also a number of people who dislike logo's on general. A bit of a backlash against all the cameras plastered with irrelevant details like 15MP, Hypercrystal, IS, ...
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yeah i must admit, i usually get rid of the sling pretty quick and use something else. Its a valid course of action not to freely advertise on someone elses behalf

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Once when I was borrowing a friend's old Pentax 6x7, it must have grabbed a fellow hiker's attention. I didn't know anything about the camera or lens, but he was able to educate me a little.

The second time was the photographer at my brother's wedding. He noticed me taking a bunch of candid shots with my E-500/11-22, and between the ceremony and reception we chatted about shooting film and the importance of good glass.

Both experiences were pleasant. I think if a conversation began to deviate from photography to brand wars, I would politely move on my way. Discussing gear in general is vastly different and much more interesting than discussing who makes the better camera.
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... and before that, my main camera was a Fuji s9000. I'm the guy who finds the cheap way to get over. Some of the newer members may ask, but no one challenges my gear anymore.
 
I get asked quite often about what im using, and its usually negative comments. I'd say this is mainly because im surrounded by young university students. Was taking some shots of a friends work at a her show last week and from behind me i heard a scoff and,
"why would anyone waste their money on olympus?"

I generally ignore it, or if they engage me in conversation i ask them why they chose the brand they did and the typical response is,
"because [insert brand] is the best"
 
illy said:
I've noticed quite a few comments were other photographers have been criticised for their choice of equipment when out and about taking pictures, does this happen often?
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People wouldn't dare criticize me when I'm out on camera club outings...being an instructor at our club I've earned a certain level of respect, and while I am asked, and it usually ends with them saying, "Oh, OK".

I think it has more to do with them looking for Nikon or Canon specific advice.
 
kallmalm said:
Guess the beard scares them away perhaps ;)... but usually no other photographers talk to me and I don't talk to them, shooting rock concerts makes talking a bit difficult of course and in the forests I usually don't meet that many other people...

Maybe the long hair, the beard and the fact that I usually dress in black with symbols of rock bands on my t-shirts scares people off since almost no one talks to me anyway...
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lol i would talk to you but not about photography, but then again i am led to believe by a very close friend that Varg Vikernes took a p!ss up the side of my house many many years ago whilst giving him a lift in our transit van(i was a bit drunk at the time) so i'm used to scary people and the music scene i believe you're into :)
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The only conversation I have had with another photographer was a few weeks ago when I was taking flower pictures full of bokeh and a canon user asked me how he could get bokeh. I examined his kit lens with a beginining f-stop of 4.0 and politely told him he needed another lens. He didnt say another word to me and walked away appearing like his feelings were hurt. Meanwhile I continued taking my bokey pictures with my 50 and 28mm OM lenses. Do all canon photogs cry like that? :)
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I think mostly when I tell other photogs that I shoot Olympus, they look kind of confused, like I just said something in a language they had never heard. Kind of reminding me of the way a dog might **** his head when his master taks to him.
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Bootstrap said:
But rarely about gear.

Most of our discussions are polite and respectful. I suspect that many of the folks I talk to have never heard of DPReview.
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Nice one, Bill. Right over their heads. :)

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Quite a bit actually, especially at rowing regattas populated with eager parents who just like me have only one camera and try to make the most of what they have.

These discussions are never brand-central, but tend to focus on lenses, as crew action tends to be far away, but fortunately often in good light. So big zooms are essential, but most of these parents (like me) don't have the $$$ to invest in top glass. I can tell you that the inexpensive 70-300 gets a lot of respect, especially when I show them the 'results' (on the LCD).

Dorus
 
rssarma said:
Are all photogs generally overweight with beards??? :P
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haha! That guy with a beard was a riot. We all arrived far before dawn, most of us with zero coffee and zero food, and we were all pretty tired. But he kept the livelihood in the background.

But to answer your question, well, not me!





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I often speak to photographers at work when they visit. I am usually covering the same thing they are for our internal use. The talk is usually about the lighting for a shot, or the time spent hanging around just waiting for something to happen. Occasionally about gear, they are generally CaNikon users, but the attitude to Olympus is normally favourable. On occasions they have used my pictures, with credit to me of course.

Away from work, and like others here, I am often alone on the beach, or by a lake etc, early in the morning so no one to talk to. Does happen occasionally though. Last time was while photographing a sunset, only me and another chap taking pictures, probably because it was windy and a bit chilly no one else around. He had a P&S, no idea what brand, asked about my E-1 (with 11-22 fitted) as he had an OM-2 at home. Took a couple of shots with it, but thought it was a bit heavy. Said he was just a “holiday snapper” these days so not in the marked for a DSLR. The time before that was a very windy day on the beach, crashing waves and all that. Only other guy on the beach, about 6:30 AM, also had an E-1.

John.

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