Fun with SLR lens nicknames

Some bit of equipment fun here.

A lot of lenses have nicknames in the photography world. Here’s a bunch that I compiled:

Nifty-fifty/Fantastic Plastic:

50mm 1.8 (for Canon, not sure if Nikon version is made of plastic as well), name given for the bang-for-buck level of this lens: for P4,000 it’s very sharp, opens wide and is relatively cheap.

The Beast:

I’ve seen a handful of Nikon lenses given this nickname, but seems that this mainly refers to the 28-70mm f/2.8. Any Nikonian care to clarify?

The Brick:

Canon’s EF 24-70 f/2.8L. Good for bashing zombies, and gives good image quality too!

The Nikon Trinity (from clubsnap.org):

AFS 70-200mm F2.8 Vr… the (holy) angel and the Virgin Mary

AFS 28-70mm F2.8 ….. the father

AFS 17-35mm F2.8 ….. the son
 

The Canon Holy Trinity (from Photography-on-the.net):

EF 35mm f/1.4L

EF 85mm f/1.2L

EF 135mm f/2L

Chosen because of “Nearly legendary image quality in the right hands” according to the site.

The Four Riders of the Apocalypse (also from POTN):

EF 200mm f/1.8L

EF 300mm f/2.8L

EF 400mm f/2.8L
EF 600mm f/4L

Also known as the white bazooka/nuclear missile prime lenses of Canon.

Wigma:

The Wide Sigma. A 10-22 ultra wide lens. A good choice for cropped bodies.

Bigma:

The Big Sigma. 50-500mm lens. Enough said.