Enthusiastic shutterbug immortalizes Nikon on his forearm

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.

[Steve2000 Posted Oct 21st 2009 5:09PM]

So lame.

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 21st 2009 5:40PM]

*failpalm*

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 21st 2009 5:41PM]

Actually, he can pretend it's a huge ornamental hammer from the Mayan civilization or something.

[Slappy Wag Posted Oct 21st 2009 5:45PM]

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.

[newone Posted Oct 21st 2009 6:54PM]

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.

[spass Posted Oct 21st 2009 7:04PM]

Kind of tough to upgrade...

[One Love Posted Oct 21st 2009 7:39PM]

is this the Zune guy again?

[iGo Posted Oct 21st 2009 8:58PM]

DOH!

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 22nd 2009 3:53AM]

He’s got a Permanent mark, of his temporary insanity

[SewerShark Posted Oct 22nd 2009 11:24AM]

He will have to saw his arm off if he want to change lens.

[Yoda Posted Oct 21st 2009 5:12PM]

I'm going to get one of the LCH.... it might save me?

[Dew Posted Oct 21st 2009 5:22PM]

What's a LCH?

[einhanderkiller Posted Oct 21st 2009 5:25PM]

You mean the LHC.

[Oli D Posted Oct 21st 2009 5:41PM]

Large Chocolate Hat.

Leave the Swiss with a massive international budget, and thats what they give you.

[Yoda Posted Oct 21st 2009 5:55PM]

Oli D seems to be the only knowledgeable one here! I was clearly talking about the Large Chocolate Hat.

[bohoy2k Posted Oct 21st 2009 6:08PM]

Large Hadron Collider lulz

[Sibuna Posted Oct 21st 2009 6:16PM]

Large Hardon Collider seems much more applicable here.

[Vance Posted Oct 21st 2009 5:15PM]

I wonder if it'll win or lose clients.

[JonSF Posted Oct 21st 2009 5:15PM]

What will he do when the D4 is released???

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 21st 2009 5:15PM]

Not news or blogworthy.. wtf..

[Farris Posted Oct 21st 2009 8:36PM]

You're absolutely right; your post is completely not worthy.

[Xtole Posted Oct 21st 2009 5:15PM]

Woot. Free advertising for Nikon... fail (unless you're seeing some cash for that sin)

[scottjhl Posted Oct 21st 2009 5:16PM]

...why

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 21st 2009 5:38PM]

Because some people are incredibly stupid when it comes to getting ink.

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 21st 2009 5:16PM]

Oh no.....
That's a one way ticket to regret right there with a stopover in laser removerville...

[MJGAMER 1991 XBL Posted Oct 21st 2009 5:16PM]

They didn't do a very good job. It looks like it was made by a sharpie.

[Ksult1 Posted Oct 21st 2009 5:33PM]

Let's hope it was.

[Mr Oos Posted Oct 21st 2009 5:57PM]

totally agree. it's not even well done, which makes this so much worse.

[polvadis Posted Oct 21st 2009 5:17PM]

So this guy has a Nikon D3 and all we get are some crappy cell phone camera photos of his tattoo?

[KR Posted Oct 21st 2009 5:17PM]

Picture was taken with a $40 dollar camera.

[Joeybeast Posted Oct 21st 2009 5:42PM]

well, he spent all the money on the tattoo.

[Teerim Posted Oct 21st 2009 5:17PM]

if you look at it quickly, it kind of looks like a very detailed d*ck

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 21st 2009 6:08PM]

You're d*ck looks really weird.

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 21st 2009 6:13PM]

"you're" d*ck? who is this buffoon?!? it should have been "your"...sheesh.

[brexb Posted Oct 21st 2009 10:03PM]

I looked really quickly and still didn't see a d*ck. Clear your thoughts and try again.

[Toink Posted Oct 21st 2009 5:17PM]

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........

[HINKMAN Posted Oct 21st 2009 5:18PM]

he must have an issue if we went with that big of a lens!

[iPaul Posted Oct 21st 2009 5:20PM]

what a donut! lol

[andthemaniam Posted Oct 21st 2009 5:22PM]

If it were me, I would've saved up and had a tattoo artist do it, you know, instead of an 8 year old.

[HINKMAN Posted Oct 21st 2009 5:27PM]

yeah, this is not a good tattoo. I'm sure that in a couple of weeks he is going to be thinking "WHY!!!!!"

[David G Posted Oct 21st 2009 5:22PM]

It's not even done that well...

[ruby Posted Oct 21st 2009 5:26PM]

haha wow what a loser.. that looks terrible

[nrkcubed Posted Oct 21st 2009 5:27PM]

...Kind of looks like some sort of mechanized penis at first glance.

[pinohhhh Posted Oct 21st 2009 5:28PM]

He has been a photographer for 25 years and has no web presence? hmmmm

[pbase Posted Oct 21st 2009 5:28PM]

And that shit is permanent.

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 21st 2009 5:30PM]

FAIL. Should have a D3s on his forearm.

[ryuken2k5 Posted Oct 21st 2009 5:28PM]

it must be painful to switch lens

[loocas Posted Oct 21st 2009 5:29PM]

I don't know... but the tattoo is really crappy. Almost looks like self-made.

[HINKMAN Posted Oct 21st 2009 5:31PM]

The more I look at these pictures, the more I just keep thinking IDIOT!

[Nathan Sweeney Posted Oct 21st 2009 11:30PM]

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!"