Enthusiastic shutterbug immortalizes Nikon on his forearm
By Joseph L. Flatley 
posted Oct 21st 2009 5:09PM
posted Oct 21st 2009 5:09PM
Since time immemorial, man has used the tattoo to signify rites of passage and status, to look like a bad-ass, and to tell the rest of us what he holds dear -- whether it be the Zune, Storm, or PS3. Now camera buffs are getting in on the action, with a certain Manny Williams becoming so infatuated with his Nikon D3X that he had one inked to his forearm. According to his email to the company, this guy has been a photographer for over twenty-five years, but "since using a Nikon product, I am convinced that I will never use anything else...EVER AGAIN." You know, there are enough naysayers in the gadget biz that whenever we see someone happy it makes us happy. It really does. We just hope the body mod here isn't really another regretful symptom of some sort of manic episode. More Manny after the break.
So lame.
*failpalm*
Actually, he can pretend it's a huge ornamental hammer from the Mayan civilization or something.
I bet he has a tattoo of barbed wire on his upper arm. A painting, a drawing! Doesn't impress me. Tell you what, Junior, you come back when you have the real thing on there and I will be sure to squeeze it on real good and tight for you.
That's going look really old in 15 years.
Not old enough to be cool, just old enough to see same cameras gathering dust in the junk shelf in camera shops.
Kind of tough to upgrade...
is this the Zune guy again?
DOH!
He’s got a Permanent mark, of his temporary insanity
He will have to saw his arm off if he want to change lens.
I'm going to get one of the LCH.... it might save me?
What's a LCH?
You mean the LHC.
Large Chocolate Hat.
Leave the Swiss with a massive international budget, and thats what they give you.
Oli D seems to be the only knowledgeable one here! I was clearly talking about the Large Chocolate Hat.
Large Hadron Collider lulz
Large Hardon Collider seems much more applicable here.
I wonder if it'll win or lose clients.
What will he do when the D4 is released???
Not news or blogworthy.. wtf..
You're absolutely right; your post is completely not worthy.
Woot. Free advertising for Nikon... fail (unless you're seeing some cash for that sin)
...why
Because some people are incredibly stupid when it comes to getting ink.
Oh no.....
That's a one way ticket to regret right there with a stopover in laser removerville...
They didn't do a very good job. It looks like it was made by a sharpie.
Let's hope it was.
totally agree. it's not even well done, which makes this so much worse.
So this guy has a Nikon D3 and all we get are some crappy cell phone camera photos of his tattoo?
Picture was taken with a $40 dollar camera.
well, he spent all the money on the tattoo.
if you look at it quickly, it kind of looks like a very detailed d*ck
You're d*ck looks really weird.
"you're" d*ck? who is this buffoon?!? it should have been "your"...sheesh.
I looked really quickly and still didn't see a d*ck. Clear your thoughts and try again.
Why not include the charger, battery, strap, extrernal flash and the rest of the zoom lenses and filters? That would make it look "extra" professional on your skin, eh?
Different strokes for different folks........
he must have an issue if we went with that big of a lens!
what a donut! lol
If it were me, I would've saved up and had a tattoo artist do it, you know, instead of an 8 year old.
yeah, this is not a good tattoo. I'm sure that in a couple of weeks he is going to be thinking "WHY!!!!!"
It's not even done that well...
haha wow what a loser.. that looks terrible
...Kind of looks like some sort of mechanized penis at first glance.
He has been a photographer for 25 years and has no web presence? hmmmm
And that shit is permanent.
FAIL. Should have a D3s on his forearm.
it must be painful to switch lens
I don't know... but the tattoo is really crappy. Almost looks like self-made.
The more I look at these pictures, the more I just keep thinking IDIOT!
I just glanced down as I was skimming comments, and I thought yours said:
"The more I look at these pictures, the more I just keep thinking I'D DO IT!"
Wow. That's seriously one of the worst tattoos I've ever seen.
people like this just make me want to punch them....
seriously loser?!?
What a d-bag. He's the kind of guy that wears the band t-shirt to the concert he's going to. t00t t00t failb0at has arrived!
His tattoo only shoots in P mode, what an amateur.
I have a tattoo of you on my arm.
And I thought I was cool when I tattooed a Pentium II on my butt...
I almost had an Intel 8088 chip tattooed on my wrist in 1998...
I tried something similar but his execution and forethought were better. I was always forgetting which candy bar I like so I tatooed Kit Kat to my ass. Unfortunately, to use it I have to drop trou and stand over a mirror. Do that twice in the presence of a minor and you can only imagine the trouble. Do you know of any adult-only vending machines?
I think this guy needs to be aware of / associated with tattoofailure.com.
from pictures, I would judge he just got his dream camera...
IDIOT! He realizes he cant take pictures with that right?
That'll impress the ladies no end!
What a twonk.
Looks like ass, the lines are crooked too! Why oh Why? I mean he could have gotten a stylized lens or something...so lame.
That's hot.
The last picture is blurry with no artistic purpose. So I really hope he didn't use his Nikon on a tripod to do that, because that'd be a poorly done job.
"you're" d*ck? who is this buffoon?!? it should have been "your"...sheesh.
Tattoos are for sheep....follow the herd!!
Couldn't he have just commissioned a set of TatSleeves, like Wollowitz and Koothrapali?
Well that was a wasted fifteen minutes of fame. Glad it wasn't mine.
If other morons can get tattoos of Harley-Davidson's logo, why shouldn't this moron tattoo himself with a Nikon?
Yeah..."immortalized"...
now that's just stupid
And his D3x is set to "P"rogram, monkey mode. Bet he chimps the screen tattoo'd on his elbow after every shot. I don't want to know where he had the CF card slot!!!
Wait, I could see there is some sort of building design underneath the tattoo....
But then again....you are not Michael Scofield....
i understand why tattoo's have been able to break into main stream and become increasingly popular. However I find it unfortunate that most of this influx are tattoo's which make me glad I'm too fickle for such things.
you'd think he would take a better pic of the tat, since he's been a photog for 25 years.
Not the best artwork but the camera body is iconic no matter what brand and the concept is awesome. not as fanboyish as it seems. But warning to future body modifiers. Tattoos last forever (at least ur personal forever). Pay for the best.
That doesn't immortalize it at all. Unless this guy is undead, a robot, or has found the fountain of youth....
Ken Rockwell, you have finally gone too far...
Who the hell buys a D3X and uses it in Program mode?
He might have well tattooed a fanny pack to his waistline cause this guy is a loser.
He'll probably commit suicide when Canon takes over the crown again. It won't be long.
similar
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bearandyeti/4027491253/
idiot! 30 years and its gonna be a nikon compact.
Guaranteeing him a permanent virgin...
I hope this guy puts more effort into his photography than he did into finding a tattoo artist.
By an insanely shitty artist. Should've paid the extra dough for an actual tattoo artist. Now you're stained dumbass.
Lets get him drunk, and ink a red stripe on the end of the lens ;)
The new 70-200mm with nano coating? It's not even available yet...
seems like that tatoo was done by a 8yr old!
he did it on his fore amr because there was not enough space on his foreskin...
Well, at least he didn't put a Canon camera on his arm!
We were made to worship. For some it's God, for some it's a band, for some it's a sports team... and for some it's their camera.
Face in the studio!
We must see his face! - everyone in the world should know that stupid hero...
Good luck turning that into a cool dragon when you change your mind.
He now needs another camera tattooed to his other arm, as a backup just in case his main tattoo fails.
Did anyone notice that the camera is on Program that is a little embarrassing. I don't know to many pros that shoot on program very often.
Some photographer... the tattoo looks like the D3X is set for Program Mode.