This is a pet peeve of mine - names used for photo gear. I can understand Canon and Nikon using "D" in their DSLR names, but they should have given more thought to what goes along with that "D." Does it really have to be called a Canon EOS 5D Mark IV? Nikon's naming system is a bit cleaner, but what will happen after several updates to the D750? Will it become the D800?

Look at the names given to lenses. If someone asks what you want for your birthday, isn't "Canon EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM lens" just a bit of a mouthful? Of course, all of those characters mean something, but are they essential to the name? Not everyone knows what each of those characters represents. Here's a lens from Tamron: Tamron 18-400mm F/3.5-6.3 DI-II VC HLD. Consider how camera manuals are written, and you can see that camera companies have trouble with words.

Imagine if car names included engine size, gearbox, fuel tank capacity, safety features, etc. I might go shopping for a Ford Taurus 3.8 A ABS RE FLR 5P.

What got me thinking about this again was a link someone provided to the Nikon Message service. I downloaded it and found that it was named "S-NMC2_-020101WF-ALLIN-32BIT_"
Later in the day, I received an email telling me there was an update, so I downloaded "S-NMC2_-020300WF-ALLIN-32BIT" I added "Nikon Msg" to the beginning of each name so I would know what it is. Why not call it Nikon Msg_1, Nikon Msg_2, etc?

Thanks. That's my rant for the day.

"Canon EOS 5D Mark IV" is a bit of a mouthful. Naming it 5D, 6D, 7D, etc., would be simpler. If you say you have a 5D, the immediate question that comes to mind is what Mark is that? I just think that simplicity of naming makes things easier all around.

Look at the Microsoft Surface. They introduced the Surface Pro in 2013, followed by half a dozen new editions. Now, four years later, they've introduced the brand new Surface Pro, so using that name doesn't tell someone what device you're talking about. I know a Surface isn't a camera, but the same naming problem carries over.

What really gets me is the labeling on shampoo and shower wash or conditioner bottles. The hardest thing to read on the bottle is 'shampoo' or 'conditioner'. I have no trouble reading that it is 'arctic pine' or 'tropical blossom' but can't tell what it IS without my reading glasses and they steam up in the shower. It takes ages to rinse shower soap out of your hair - at least it does for those of us lucky enough to still have hair.
The other day, I complained to my wife about the flavor of the new tooth paste only to discover that it was actually a tube of cortisone cream for her rash.