Do you name your camera?

Lensmith

Lensmith

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Here in Central America, at least in Nicaragua, it's common practice to name your camera.

I know, it sounds silly but it's true. I think part of the reason is because to buy a camera costs some money to own and maintain, especially here, but the close relationship does begin to become more than a normal "man and machine" type of thing.

When I first moved here in '96, the local guys kidded me about not having a name for my Betacam, then they found out for security reasons I keep the camera in my bedroom at home close by my bed...just like a child. They dubbed it (her) La Niña for little girl. Now with my DVX100a they insist the newest member to the family has a name and decided, keeping with the theme of things, to call her La Nieta...which is granddaughter in Spanish.

Just curious, anyone else out there have a name they carry in their hearts when talking about their own "loved one"?

Of course...there are times I use other names for my cameras when they aren't "behaving".:shocked:
 
Wasn't there a thread a while back where someone was trying to sell a DVX & had actually WRITTEN its name on the camera? I could be remembering it wrong, but I'll have to do a search...

By the way, it's "Megatron" for my shoots!

David Kuznicki
Production Manager, WGTE-TV30
 
I actually don't name my camera, but I also don't name my kids. I think, anyway. Maybe they have names, but I can't remember them.

I call them "the blonde" and "the other one".

EDIT: I think I'll refer to the HVX as, "the quiet one."
 
I refer to "her" as such, "she"s been good to me

eignacio said:
When I first got mine, I was inspired to call it "Clunker".
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ANd yeah, what's with that clunk, mine does that too. hmmmmm :happy:
 
I'm surprised this many people name their cameras. In the USA it's pretty common for people to name their vehicles. My Stinson's name is Charlene. But, I've never thought of naming my camera.
 
ye, "camera", or "the sony camera" :)

it is enough for me to memorize, my girlfriend's name :evil: :grin:
 
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