Worst Photographic Buzzword

[Kevin Crisp]

"statement"

"light cleaning marks"

[Alan Davenport]

"light cleaning marks"

We may have a winner......

[cjbroadbent]

"statement"

"light cleaning marks"

+1 for "statement"

[Bob Salomon]

Absolute WORST photographic buzzword (though it's not used much in LF circles) is "Prime Lens." Poster child for the misuse and repurposing of technical terms because people don't understand what the hell it means, or because they simply like the way it rolls off the tongue.

Why not? There are zoom lenses, varifocal lenses and prime lenses. These are terms that have been in use for decades in photography. But more common in movies and video then in still work.

[christopher walrath]

'Professional' in regards to any camera being pushed upon the general public. 'Buy this camera and you could be a professional' is what the use of that word screams to me. Absurd.

[Marko]

"light cleaning marks"

That reminds me of "Minty".

But speaking of selling terms, "User" is not far behind either.

[PViapiano]

capture

[Roger Cole]

That reminds me of "Minty".

But speaking of selling terms, "User" is not far behind either.

Humm, I don't know - I've always felt like I knew what "user" meant - "works fine (perhaps except as otherwise explained) but doesn't look so great" aka "cosmetically challenged."

[Brian Ellis]

equivalent/equivalence

[sun of sand]

Gosh darn, guys
Which words can we still use?

maybe you'd be better off asking yourself why people use them


many if not most of these aren't even buzzwords