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Last Updated ( Aug 03, 2009 at 06:12 PM )
Canon Lens Nicknames
Written by Joe Zasada
Jan 29, 2009 at 06:58 PM
here is the most up-to-date list of nicknames:
Sorted by lens (many have more than one nickname): Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8 L USM: Coke Bottle, 1/3 of the "Zoom Holy Trinity" Canon EF 17-40mm f/4 L USM: 1/3 of the "Baby L Set" Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6: Dogtoy Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM: Breadwinner Mark II, Red Brick, 1/3 of the "Zoom Holy Trinity" Canon EF 24-85mm f/3.5-4.5 USM: Goldfinger Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM: Dust Trumpet Canon EF 28-70mm f/2.8 L USM: Breadwinner Canon EF 35mm f/1.4 L USM: 1/3 of the "Holy Trinity" Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM: Nifty Fifty, Fiddy Canon EF 50mm f/1.8: Granddad Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II: Thrifty Fifty, 1/3 of the "Baby L Set" Canon EF 55-200mm f/4.5-5.6 II USM: Pocket Rocket II Canon MP-E 65mm f/2.8 1-5x Macro Photo: Magic Mole Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS USM: Milkbottle Canon EF 70-200mm f/4 L USM: 1/3 of the "Baby L Set" Canon EF 75-300mm f/4-5.6 III USM: BogRoll Canon EF 85mm f/1.2 L USM: Canonball, 1/3 of the "Holy Trinity", Hand Grenade Canon EF 80-200mm f/2.8: Magic Drainpipe Canon EF 80-200mm f/4.5-5.6 II: Pocket Rocket Canon EF 100-300mm f/4.5-5.6 USM: Coffee Grinder Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 L IS USM: Dust Trombone, Dust Pump Canon EF 135mm f/2 L USM: Hyper Pipelet, 1/3 of the "Holy Trinity" Canon EF 200mm f/1.8 L: Eye of Sauron Canon EF 200mm f/2.8 L II USM: Prime-Pipe Canon EF 300mm f/2.8 L IS USM: The Beast, Phat Boy Canon EF 400mm f/4 DO IS USM: DO Plenty Canon EF 400mm f/2.8 L IS USM: The Stanley Cup Canon EF 400mm f/5.6 L USM: Flightdelite Canon EF 1200mm f/5.6 L USM: The Cannon Sigma 12-24mm f/4.5-5.6 EX Aspherical DG HSM: Popeye Sigma 14mm f/2.8 EX Aspherical HSM: Twinkles Sigma 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 DC: Doall Sigma 20mm f/1.8 EX Aspherical DG DF RF: Bargain Bucket/El Hombre Sigma 50-500mm f/4-6.3 EX DG APO RF HSM: Bigma Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 EX DG APO IF HSM: Fake Drainpipe Sigma 170-500mm f/5-6.3 APO Aspherical: Radar Gun Sigma 180mm f/3.5 EX DG APO Macro IF HSM: Bokeh Baby Sigma 300-800mm f/5.6 EX DG APO HSM IF: Sigmonster Tokina AF 193 - 19-35mm f/3.5-4.5: Plastic Fantastic
Sorted by Name: 1/3 of the "Baby L Set": Canon EF 17-40mm f/4 L USM 1/3 of the "Baby L Set": Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II 1/3 of the "Baby L Set": Canon EF 70-200mm f/4 L USM Bargain Bucket: Sigma 20mm f/1.8 EX Aspherical DG DF RF The Beast: Canon EF 300mm f/2.8 L IS USM Bigma: Sigma 50-500mm f/4-6.3 EX DG APO RF HSM BogRoll: Canon EF 75-300mm f/4-5.6 III USM Bokeh Baby: Sigma 180mm f/3.5 EX DG APO Macro IF HSM Breadwinner Mark II: Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM Breadwinner: Canon EF 28-70mm f/2.8 L USM The Cannon: Canon EF 1200mm f/5.6 L USM Canonball: Canon EF 85mm f/1.2 L USM Coffee Grinder: Canon EF 100-300mm f/4.5-5.6 USM Coke Bottle: Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8 L USM DO Plenty: Canon EF 400mm f/4 DO IS USM Doall: Sigma 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 DC Dogtoy: Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 Dust Pump: Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 L IS USM Dust Trombone: Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 L IS USM Dust Trumpet: Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM El Hombre: Sigma 20mm f/1.8 EX Aspherical DG DF RF Eye of Sauron: Canon EF 200mm f/1.8 L Fake Drainpipe: Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 EX DG APO IF HSM Fiddy: Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM Flightdelite: Canon EF 400mm f/5.6 L USM Goldfinger: Canon EF 24-85mm f/3.5-4.5 USM Hand Grenade: Canon EF 85mm f/1.2 L USM 1/3 of the "Holy Trinity": Canon EF 35mm f/1.4 L USM 1/3 of the "Holy Trinity": Canon EF 85mm f/1.2 L USM 1/3 of the "Holy Trinity": Canon EF 135mm f/2 L USM Hyper Pipelet: Canon EF 135mm f/2 L USM Magic Drainpipe: Canon EF 80-200mm f/2.8 Magic Mole: Canon MP-E 65mm f/2.8 1-5x Macro Photo Milkbottle: Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS USM Nifty Fifty: Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM Phat Boy: Canon EF 300mm f/2.8 L IS USM Plastic Fantastic: Tokina AF 193 - 19-35mm f/3.5-4.5 Pocket Rocket II: Canon EF 55-200mm f/4.5-5.6 II USM Pocket Rocket: Canon EF 80-200mm f/4.5-5.6 II Popeye: Sigma 12-24mm f/4.5-5.6 EX Aspherical DG HSM Prime-Pipe: Canon EF 200mm f/2.8 L II USM Radar Gun: Sigma 170-500mm f/5-6.3 APO Aspherical Red Brick: Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM Sigmonster: Sigma 300-800mm f/5.6 EX DG APO HSM IF The Stanley Cup: Canon EF 400mm f/2.8 L IS USM Thrifty Fifty: Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II Twinkles: Sigma 14mm f/2.8 EX Aspherical HSM 1/3 of the "Zoom Holy Trinity": Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8 L USM 1/3 of the "Zoom Holy Trinity": Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM 1/3 of the "Zoom Holy Trinity": Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS USM
