Grown Men and Their Diminutives

Having visited online photography forums for years, I've seen scores of Hasselblad aficionados refer to their cameras as "Hassies."

Other photographers swear by their "Olys" or their "Bronnies" (Olympus and Bronica cameras).

Hey, whatever floats their boaties. They can call their gear "babycakes" or "snookums" for all I care, and spoon it nightly.

Just thought I'd point out that to some of us with a well-developed gag reflex, this inclination is unfortunate, roughly on a par with a grown man referring to his ride as his Bimmer or, in at least one case, his Bimmy (I needed ear bleach after that one).

Anyway, don't mind me. To each his binkie, blankie, or Hassie.

Comments

[Jozef]

Good thing Holga is already a short and sweet name; I don't have to pussify it anymore ;)

[Windypundit]

You gotta come back at them with your best I'm-a-pro-and-my-camera-is-just-a-tool attitude. Sure, it happens to be a Nikon D5X with a 12-400/F2.8 VR lens, but that's really just what any photographer needs to stay competitive...