Calm down. These are businesswomen. Someone with a big professional camera
might be an official, accredited photog for someone or other so they lock on as
a reflex on the off chance that you can give them exposure. That's the
business.
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On 04/02/2014, at 11:43 AM, DZDub wrote:
> Whatever might be said about the portability of the mirrorless cameras, not
> to mention IQ, I think a certain type of woman locks on when a big camera
> is pointed at her.
>
> I went to the parade in Honolulu's Chinatown the weekend before last to
> celebrate the Chinese new year. Surprised and delighted as I was with the
> whole spectacle, the quotient of tiara'd ladies was quite high as Miss
> Chinatown, Miss Hawaii Chinese and runners-up, the Narcissus Queen and
> runners-up, Miss Hawaii, and Mrs. Hawaii passed by (I think the contests
> favored talent as the runners-up looked like they might be more fun at a
> party, but I'm getting off-track), I was extremely surprised that I seemed
> to get more eye contact than I expected. Here are some examples:
>
>
> My kit was the Canon 5D with Tamron SP 24-135, big enough in itself, but I
> was also using a battery grip, so it is a whopper. If I carry any more
> than one lens, I can't get it into my Domky "journalist's" bag without
> removing all lenses from the camera first..
>
> I am willing to attribute a few of these to brilliant timing or the
> appearance, rather than the reality, of eye contact, but I now believe that
> if you want a lady who is proud of how she looks to pick you out of a
> crowd, use a very big camera.
>
> Joel (err, this is all in fun, OK?) W.
> --
>
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