What is your Least Used Piece of Gear?

[jdramirez]

LOL and not the most suitable car for outdoor photography with it's 4 inch ground clearance . I keep saying I'm going to buy an old beat up Jeep or something as a third car so I can get to the places I'd really like to shoot that don't have paved roads.

Nice ... enjoy! (And remember that the name "Porsche" has two syllables.) For my money, Jeeps (specifically Wranglers) are the best go-anywhere vehicles ever made.

Where did the one syllable use of Porsche come from? We don't see people saying Ja-eeps, Fa-ord, etc.

 

[mackguyver]

Disclaimer - perhaps some beers were consumed before writing this post!

Always a recipe for some amusing posts! I had nothing but a bike for a while, too, and my finances have gone from scraping up change under the couch for dinner to living pretty comfortably...right now things are good, but my multi-year consulting gig is coming to an end this month, so gear purchases are on hold for a while...

Nice ... enjoy! (And remember that the name "Porsche" has two syllables.) For my money, Jeeps (specifically Wranglers) are the best go-anywhere vehicles ever made.

Where did the one syllable use of Porsche come from? We don't see people saying Ja-eeps, Fa-ord, etc.

I've definitely enjoyed my car for the last 8 years / 40,000 miles - other than when I've had to pay for the service bill And yes, I have a T-shirt that shows the correct pronunciation...and I have no idea why people mispronounce it. It's a person's name! The worst instance I've seen was watching a show where Jay Leno got to drive the then-new Carrera GT at Talladega in front of Porsche's executives. He told that that it was a "great Porsh" and I cringed and hoped that they wouldn't consider him an ambassador for all Americans!

 

[jdramirez]

Jay should know better considering he is renowned as a car guy.

Disclaimer - perhaps some beers were consumed before writing this post!

Always a recipe for some amusing posts! I had nothing but a bike for a while, too, and my finances have gone from scraping up change under the couch for dinner to living pretty comfortably...right now things are good, but my multi-year consulting gig is coming to an end this month, so gear purchases are on hold for a while...

Nice ... enjoy! (And remember that the name "Porsche" has two syllables.) For my money, Jeeps (specifically Wranglers) are the best go-anywhere vehicles ever made.

Where did the one syllable use of Porsche come from? We don't see people saying Ja-eeps, Fa-ord, etc.

I've definitely enjoyed my car for the last 8 years / 40,000 miles - other than when I've had to pay for the service bill And yes, I have a T-shirt that shows the correct pronunciation...and I have no idea why people mispronounce it. It's a person's name! The worst instance I've seen was watching a show where Jay Leno got to drive the then-new Carrera GT at Talladega in front of Porsche's executives. He told that that it was a "great Porsh" and I cringed and hoped that they wouldn't consider him an ambassador for all Americans!

 

[scyrene]

Disclaimer - perhaps some beers were consumed before writing this post!

Always a recipe for some amusing posts! I had nothing but a bike for a while, too, and my finances have gone from scraping up change under the couch for dinner to living pretty comfortably...right now things are good, but my multi-year consulting gig is coming to an end this month, so gear purchases are on hold for a while...

Nice ... enjoy! (And remember that the name "Porsche" has two syllables.) For my money, Jeeps (specifically Wranglers) are the best go-anywhere vehicles ever made.

Where did the one syllable use of Porsche come from? We don't see people saying Ja-eeps, Fa-ord, etc.

I've definitely enjoyed my car for the last 8 years / 40,000 miles - other than when I've had to pay for the service bill And yes, I have a T-shirt that shows the correct pronunciation...and I have no idea why people mispronounce it. It's a person's name! The worst instance I've seen was watching a show where Jay Leno got to drive the then-new Carrera GT at Talladega in front of Porsche's executives. He told that that it was a "great Porsh" and I cringed and hoped that they wouldn't consider him an ambassador for all Americans!

I'm afraid I grew up saying (and hearing) 'porsh' (one syllable pronunciation, and still find the original pronunciation pretentious. Just because it's not what I heard (I suspect the former is more widespread in general usage in the UK, but that's just a feeling - no doubt car aficionados would say it the other way). I wouldn't say one was wrong though, since foreign company names are sometimes - even often - not pronounced in other languages the same as they are in their native one. Hyundai has a US pronunciation, a UK pronunciation, and an original Korean one - none of which are the same. Schwartzkopf is even 'mis'pronounced on its own adverts here

 

[dshipley]

The worst so far was when I brought home my current car which was a somewhat extravagant purchase. I ended up saying it was her birthday present knowing full well that she'd never drive it. She was all excited but as I thought - a few days of dealing with two seats, limited trunk space, and really harsh suspension took care of her desire to drive the car. It's been my 'daily driver' ever since ;D

Don't keep us in suspense ... what did you buy?

A Porsche, but nothing fancy compared to other members of this forum. I told my wife I was going to buy something sensible this time around like a Honda Accord or something...but I love cars 8)

Fun car and great for hauling gear to shoots...




All of this...
• ThinkTank Airport International v2 (fully loaded)
• Profoto D1 Air 500/500/1000 Kit
• PCB 2x Einstein e640+VML Kit
• Large Tripod & 2x Light Stands in Softcase
• Laptop Bag
• 2x Scrim Jims (frames + panels)
• 5x C-Stands in Hardcase
• Sandbags (multiple)
• Dufflebag (full of lighting modifiers/reflectors/gaff tape/etc)
• RocknRoller Multi-Cart



Easily fits...

 

[mackguyver]

Fun car and great for hauling gear to shoots...

All of this...
• ThinkTank Airport International v2 (fully loaded)
• Profoto D1 Air 500/500/1000 Kit
• PCB 2x Einstein e640+VML Kit
• Large Tripod & 2x Light Stands in Softcase
• Laptop Bag
• 2x Scrim Jims (frames + panels)
• 5x C-Stands in Hardcase
• Sandbags (multiple)
• Dufflebag (full of lighting modifiers/reflectors/gaff tape/etc)
• RocknRoller Multi-Cart

Easily fits...

Very impressive cargo capacity and AWD to boot!

 

[dshipley]

Fun car and great for hauling gear to shoots...

All of this...
• ThinkTank Airport International v2 (fully loaded)
• Profoto D1 Air 500/500/1000 Kit
• PCB 2x Einstein e640+VML Kit
• Large Tripod & 2x Light Stands in Softcase
• Laptop Bag
• 2x Scrim Jims (frames + panels)
• 5x C-Stands in Hardcase
• Sandbags (multiple)
• Dufflebag (full of lighting modifiers/reflectors/gaff tape/etc)
• RocknRoller Multi-Cart

Easily fits...

Very impressive cargo capacity and AWD to boot!

Also has a twin turbo v6 and a manual transmission.