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May 23, 2018 11:12:45   #
Charlie'smom
 
CHG_CANON wrote:
I just say "thank you". They're usually impressed more by the lens even though they said camera. Unless they want to engage in a discussion, anything other than thank you just seems snaky to me to something that was likely given as a compliment.


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May 23, 2018 11:16:06   #
BebuLamar
 
Same respond as someone say you have a nice watch, a nice car etc..

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May 23, 2018 12:40:34   #
rook2c4 Loc: Philadelphia, PA USA
 
Generally I will respond with a simple "thank you".
However, in some neighborhoods, a compliment by a stranger often means he/she wants something from you... perhaps even the camera.

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May 23, 2018 13:03:15   #
speters Loc: Grangeville/Idaho
 
Wellhiem wrote:
I have a couple of cameras. A Canon EOS 600D fitted with an 18 - 270 lens, that I use when I go somewhere where I don't know what I'll be shooting. And, a Canon EOS 1Ds Mk3, usually fitted with a 24 -105mm L series or other lenses if I know in advance what to expect. Either way, in these days when everyone uses a phone to take pictures and anyone under the age of about 25 doesn't know what a viewfinder is, I often get total strangers come up to me and say "That's a nice camera". I'm tempted to reply "Oh, is it? thank you, I was worried I may have wasted a lot of money". I wondered how everyone else responds to this.
I have a couple of cameras. A Canon EOS 600D fitte... (show quote)

Maybe, "Thanks for letting me know" So far I had not to worry about that, because that has never happened to me yet!

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May 23, 2018 13:08:28   #
SharpShooter Loc: NorCal
 
Wellhiem wrote:
I have a couple of cameras. A Canon EOS 600D fitted with an 18 - 270 lens, that I use when I go somewhere where I don't know what I'll be shooting. And, a Canon EOS 1Ds Mk3, usually fitted with a 24 -105mm L series or other lenses if I know in advance what to expect. Either way, in these days when everyone uses a phone to take pictures and anyone under the age of about 25 doesn't know what a viewfinder is, I often get total strangers come up to me and say "That's a nice camera". I'm tempted to reply "Oh, is it? thank you, I was worried I may have wasted a lot of money". I wondered how everyone else responds to this.
I have a couple of cameras. A Canon EOS 600D fitte... (show quote)


I don't recall I've ever been asked, so have never had to grapple with such a difficult answer!!!
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May 23, 2018 15:25:06   #
Rab-Eye Loc: Indiana
 
Wellhiem wrote:
It is and that's what I normally say. But, it seems a strange remark that does seem to need a response.


I think people are just trying to be friendly and nice. Some might be happy to see a photographer with a camera, not just millennials with cell phones. Who knows?

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May 23, 2018 21:09:12   #
bsprague Loc: Lacey, WA, USA
 
amyinsparta wrote:
LOL

I was at Yellowstone a couple years ago. Lots of photographers were lined up shooting a now deceased white wolf. It was a long ways away. A nice lady with a $20K+ Nikon set up was next to me.

I said, "That's a nice camera!"

She had a boyfriend that hauled her gear from a Suburban with a custom back deck for holding cameras and lenses. She felt sorry for me with my little gear and offered me a look through her viewfinder. I accepted and felt that her stills might need some cropping. Mine was on video record and I offered her a return look. The best shot might have come with a P&S over her expression when she saw my viewfinder had more wolf than her viewfinder.

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May 23, 2018 21:31:02   #
FreddB Loc: PA - Delaware County
 
bsprague wrote:
Since I don't have a Canon or Nikon, nobody ever says anything nice about my cameras.


Then I would have to say you have an exceptional camera. 😈😈😈

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May 23, 2018 21:42:04   #
FreddB Loc: PA - Delaware County
 
rmalarz wrote:
Try setting up a 4x5 in a national park to photograph something. The funniest thing I have experienced was on the patio of the El Tovar Lodge at The Grand Canyon. I put the tripod in place, pulled out the 4x5 and was placing it on the tripod when I heard, "Stand back folks. Give him room. He knows what he's doing". That was from another guest at the lodge. I had everything I could do to keep from laughing uncontrollably.

I do courteously thank people who compliment my camera equipment, then go on about taking the photograph.
--Bob
Try setting up a 4x5 in a national park to photogr... (show quote)


You could've said "I'm just the roadie, the photographer doesn't show up until the mood strikes." 😈😈😈

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May 23, 2018 22:59:45   #
bsprague Loc: Lacey, WA, USA
 
FreddB wrote:
Then I would have to say you have an exceptional camera. 😈😈😈


Based on actual results that end up as wall hanging travel keepers, the cameras are a Sony RX100 (version 1) and a Panasonic LX100. They look like toys for amateurs and get no attention at all.

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May 23, 2018 23:50:20   #
Acountry330 Loc: Dothan,Ala USA
 
I simply say, Thank you.

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May 24, 2018 00:35:34   #
jcboy3
 
Wellhiem wrote:
I have a couple of cameras. A Canon EOS 600D fitted with an 18 - 270 lens, that I use when I go somewhere where I don't know what I'll be shooting. And, a Canon EOS 1Ds Mk3, usually fitted with a 24 -105mm L series or other lenses if I know in advance what to expect. Either way, in these days when everyone uses a phone to take pictures and anyone under the age of about 25 doesn't know what a viewfinder is, I often get total strangers come up to me and say "That's a nice camera". I'm tempted to reply "Oh, is it? thank you, I was worried I may have wasted a lot of money". I wondered how everyone else responds to this.
I have a couple of cameras. A Canon EOS 600D fitte... (show quote)


You shoot Canon. People are just trying to be kind.

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May 24, 2018 06:05:38   #
Cdouthitt Loc: Traverse City, MI
 
People stand back when I press the shutter on my 645...ka pow.

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May 24, 2018 06:22:15   #
jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY
 
Wellhiem wrote:
I have a couple of cameras. A Canon EOS 600D fitted with an 18 - 270 lens, that I use when I go somewhere where I don't know what I'll be shooting. And, a Canon EOS 1Ds Mk3, usually fitted with a 24 -105mm L series or other lenses if I know in advance what to expect. Either way, in these days when everyone uses a phone to take pictures and anyone under the age of about 25 doesn't know what a viewfinder is, I often get total strangers come up to me and say "That's a nice camera". I'm tempted to reply "Oh, is it? thank you, I was worried I may have wasted a lot of money". I wondered how everyone else responds to this.
I have a couple of cameras. A Canon EOS 600D fitte... (show quote)


Repaying a compliment with an insult won't win you many friends, but maybe that's your goal.

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May 24, 2018 06:52:00   #
billnikon Loc: Pennsylvania/Ohio/Florida/Maui/Oregon/Vermont
 
Wellhiem wrote:
I have a couple of cameras. A Canon EOS 600D fitted with an 18 - 270 lens, that I use when I go somewhere where I don't know what I'll be shooting. And, a Canon EOS 1Ds Mk3, usually fitted with a 24 -105mm L series or other lenses if I know in advance what to expect. Either way, in these days when everyone uses a phone to take pictures and anyone under the age of about 25 doesn't know what a viewfinder is, I often get total strangers come up to me and say "That's a nice camera". I'm tempted to reply "Oh, is it? thank you, I was worried I may have wasted a lot of money". I wondered how everyone else responds to this.
I have a couple of cameras. A Canon EOS 600D fitte... (show quote)


I usually say, "Thank you, thank you very much".

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