**Might offend** my wifes reaction to the news of my recent order

[zacker]

So I ordered my 30D from B&H yesterday and when I told my wife she asked, " I thought you were'nt going to get a new camera, I thought you said it wasnt much better than yours?" ... then she looks at me with a puzzled look on her face and says.. " Is this a Penis thing?" I wasn't expecting that so I didnt know what to say, so I thought it through and finally said, Yes... Yes it is!
She didn't know what to do since I obviously didn't give the answer she was expecting, so she told me ... "clean off your desk, it looks like a bomb went off on it" then walked away.
Does that mean she won???
lol, I guess that is why I love her!
-zacker-

[steved110]

A 30D is a pretty good jump from a 350D , and you shgould get reasonable resale on the 350D - so it's not that bad, truthfully - is it...?
Tho if you did promise not to get one and then you did, you are toast, and a reciprocal 'present' would be in order!
Do you think she might like your old 350D?

[Familia]

LOL, that's great! how funny.

[cosworth]

The fact that you think it is possible to win shows it is a penis thing. :)

[Elton Balch]

So......when are you ordering the 5d? Tell her you need full frame to take a picture of your----well, never mind!!:p

[Titus213]

Finally, a thread that ISN'T asking for pictures so it can be analyzed.

[saravrose]

that's funny... But, once she sees the two side by side she'll get it...

sari.

[delhi]

you should've held off from admitting it until you went out and buy some long L lenses! Now that's for the penile compensation. LOL! Too late now.

[Doom1701e]

Does that mean she won???


Of course she won, women always win. :confused: Luckly I am buying all my gear before the wedding. Got about a year left to stock up. :D

[bones]

I think she just wanted the last word.....(Cleaning up etc) But getting new Camera and glass is like a Penis thing......He who has the biggest gets all the good pix/girls........

[beckybun]

Of course she won, women always win. :confused: Luckly I am buying all my gear before the wedding. Got about a year left to stock up. :D

Yeah...you better...because I'm looking for the best hand me downs I can get sweetie! :D

[Tsmith]

That is funny and maybe not a significant IQ upgrade from the XT but gonna be amazed at the upgrade it will be.

[sti jaguar]

Damn, I originally thought that you had upgraded from the 20D, then you would've been in really big trouble.

[Curtis N]

Is this a Penis thing?Sure. And every pair of shoes she owns is a vagina thing. Now I wonder who has made the greater investment in his/her genitalia.

[condyk]

Leave it where it is Zacker son ... you got a good result with just tidying your desk. She sounds feisty LOL

[saravrose]

I think she just wanted the last word.....(Cleaning up etc) But getting new Camera and glass is like a Penis thing......He who has the biggest gets all the good pix/girls........

and the equivilant for the ladies would be?? :D :D :D

[Claire]

I hope you explained to her that it's a bit like buying a nice expensive watch, and then still want to get that Rolex.

[greg20d]

The fact that you think it is possible to win shows it is a penis thing. :) too funny how wifes put things
hey you got the 30D and she didnt shoot ya thats a good thing ..hahahahaha:lol:

[Claire]

and the equivilant for the ladies would be?? :D :D :D

Buying Gucci shoes and upgrading to Manolo Blahniks.

Upgrading your handbag. To the newest hottest model.

For women we don't do it so the opposite sex will look at us, but to make all other females envious. :)

[ibdb]

A friend's husband recently went on a short (less than 1 week) business trip to North Carolina. Upon his return, and much to his wife's amazement, he announced he'd bought a house. Mind you, they currently live in Washington (state, not DC), had just put a bunch of $$$ into remodeling their house, and, as far as the wife was concerned, had no plans of relocating.

Luckily for him, and their continued union, the purchase was contingent to inspection, and the house apparently failed inspection with flying colors.

After hearing this, my wife quickly turned to me and said I could buy any lens I wanted to without worry. If I bought a house without telling her, I'd be in trouble. :)

Isn't it nice to have friends to measure up against?

[DocFrankenstein]

30D is a penis thing...

I should try that sometime in a photostore:

"Show me your latest penis thing please"

[Double Negative]

Ah, I came home last week and said, "hey, guess what I got?"

Then promptly whipped out the... 1D2N.

:D

[wiselion]

Zacker:
When I bought my 500, not only my wife, but her friends as well were asking me if it was a penis thing. I as well gave them a simple yes answer, and that shut there friggin pie holes for them. Catch them off balance and they will become confused and disoriented. Don't push it again though by buying another expensive photography toy b/c you may become the next Wayne Bobbitt in the news. Just a fellow brother trying to protect another......


Mike

[ddelallata]

You won! I would have said the same thing I told my elementary school teacher... " boys don't clean up in my house."

[Tom W]

]... then she looks at me with a puzzled look on her face and says.. " Is this a Penis thing?" [/B]

"No, Honey. But the new Harley Davidson in the garage is...."

[Keiffer]

Man, just makes you love em that much more. I love hearing a good wife story! She sounds like a real gem. Your a lucky man. Now don't forget take care of that lady! Plan a nice weekend getaway.........PSSSt don't forget to take the new cam LOL Congrats and welcome to the 30D club:-)

[My Porsche]

So I ordered my 30D from B&H yesterday and when I told my wife she asked, " I thought you were'nt going to get a new camera, I thought you said it wasnt much better than yours?" ... then she looks at me with a puzzled look on her face and says.. " Is this a Penis thing?" I wasn't expecting that so I didnt know what to say, so I thought it through and finally said, Yes... Yes it is!
She didn't know what to do since I obviously didn't give the answer she was expecting, so she told me ... "clean off your desk, it looks like a bomb went off on it" then walked away.
Does that mean she won???
lol, I guess that is why I love her!
-zacker-
two things, she didnt say you couldnt keep the camera ;)

and also if you sell the 350d how much would you like for it?

[MichelleK]

buying the 30D was a "penis thing" for me too :-)

Michelle K

[Mathiau]

Of course she won, women always win. :confused: Luckly I am buying all my gear before the wedding. Got about a year left to stock up. :D

ahha - i know the feeling , single here and buying all my toys while i can, but have that special someone anyways in sight, but she likes to take pictures too, she lets me buy my toys cause she will get to play with them :D

[mkreiger]

Erm... no... I think you won that one. heheh

[Cathpah]

Sure. And every pair of shoes she owns is a vagina thing. Now I wonder who has made the greater investment in his/her genitalia.

HAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHA

that made my night.

[Dante King]

[SIZE=2]Does that mean she won???
lol, I guess that is why I love her!
-zacker-

you must not have been married for very long.....THEY always win.

[zacker]

you must not have been married for very long.....THEY always win.


lol.. im on my second, I like to think of the first marriage as a "Training Mission". She is totally cool with my photography and is constantly trying to encourage me to do something with it. She bought me supplies for christmas like papers and inks and such, she is allways telling me how great this looks or how much she likes that when looking at my work and she always hauls out the photoalbum of my shots when we go to family functions!

As for the 350D, A sale is pending to a member here.. if, for some reason it fails to go, I will re-post it. I hate to sell it as I really do like that camera allot but.... I might not have the chance to buy a 30D for a loooooong time again so I gotta get it now. As for her? My wife loves to point out shots but not take em.. but when she does get her hands on the camera, i have to fight her to get it back...lol

She is a feisty one Condyk, but thats why I like her. we go together quite nicley!
-zacker-

[JMHPhotography]

I think the whole wife thing is hysterical. When I announce that I'm going to buy something, my wife acts as if we won't be able to feed the children for a month because of it. Then after I get it (I ALWAYS get what I want) she asks me if I'm done yet...lol. Yeah right.

For the record, my kids eat very well and NEVER go without. That's not my style. She was ok when I suprised her with a Canon A530 for Easter, and a Panasonic mini-DV camcorder for Valentines day.

[dpastern]

I think you won that contest my friend. She was caught out by your reply and had to think fast to get some sort of comeback line, hence the 'clean your desk'. It definitely smacks of a "boy and his little toys mentality" that many women seem to throw at their male partners. Angie has reacted the same way here when I've eyed the 1D mark IIn over my 1D, and said the same things - boys toys. It's funny, Angie doesn't nag her husband, but she nags me. Are there any anti nagging tablets that you can slip a woman to stop them from nagging you?

Dave

[MDJAK]

Wow, a penis thing. I didn't' know Pecker allowed such talk on this staid forum.

As for my wife, I'm Extreme III lucky. I can buy whatever I want, whenever I want it, as long as I can afford it. In fact, she encourages me. And she never tells me to clean my desk. I do that without being told. All right, my cleaning lady does and I take the credit for it. :lol:

mark

[Double Negative]

Are there any anti nagging tablets that you can slip a woman to stop them from nagging you?
It's called Ambien. ;)

[denMAR]

That's pretty good, but leave it at what it is. Just hope once it arrives she's not like "When did you tell me about that?"

[zacker]

lol.... i guess we all go through it from time to time.. she is more than ok with the purchase.. its just that i just came home with the 70-200 L three weeks ago and told her that i was gonna buy the 30D but opted for the lens instead.. then when she hears i bought the 30D she was...Amused?!? I guess thats the word..Plus, we always make wise cracks to eachother and its not "uncommon" for us to flip each other the bird..lovingly...lol Its just how we are... believe me, its gotta be love because if it werent, we'da killed each other by now! ..Psst I just got her $160.00 worth of plants for her birthday, and have pledged my federal Incometax check to remodeling the bathroom, but the CT. state tax check is funding my 30D..Yeah baby..Yeah!
-zacker-

[tdaugharty]

that's funny... But, once she sees the two side by side she'll get it...

sari.

Right! Maybe I'll try this with a Shelby next to my project from last year (A tricked out Kawi 1600 MeanStreak Cruiser).

I just brace for impact.

[bonefish]

It's that whole " men mars woman venus thing " my latest girlfriend/wife will never understand why i need the latest lens, processor, drill, tv etc and I will never understand why she needs 30 pairs of shoes for one pair of feet or 30-50 tops when i can make a favorite shirt last years.
But if you can get a partner that will at least tolerate it you're doing o.k.

[dpastern]

It's called Ambien. ;)

How much and does it work!

Dave

[dpastern]

lol.... i guess we all go through it from time to time.. she is more than ok with the purchase.. its just that i just came home with the 70-200 L three weeks ago and told her that i was gonna buy the 30D but opted for the lens instead.. then when she hears i bought the 30D she was...Amused?!? I guess thats the word..Plus, we always make wise cracks to eachother and its not "uncommon" for us to flip each other the bird..lovingly...lol Its just how we are... believe me, its gotta be love because if it werent, we'da killed each other by now! ..Psst I just got her $160.00 worth of plants for her birthday, and have pledged my federal Incometax check to remodeling the bathroom, but the CT. state tax check is funding my 30D..Yeah baby..Yeah!
-zacker-

Well, that's great then!!! Humour and fun is great in a relationship, it helps avoid those awkward fighting moments!

Dave

[mbellot]

when i can make a favorite shirt last years.
Years? You're not trying very hard son.

I've got a t-shirt that is nearly two DECADES old. :D

[Johnny V]

buying the 30D was a "penis thing" for me too :-)

Michelle K

In your case, it's techncially called "Penis Envy".

When related to photography the technical term is "Look at my big photo unit"

[Specialhawk]

My roomate see's my 120-300 and monopod and insists that i have "Falic issues"

[kwsanders]

I suggest cleaning off the desk and staying away from her for a little while. It sounds like she will get over it after a while.

At least she told you to clean off the desk and not to pack your clothes. ;-)

[Dunnomuch]

So I ordered my 30D from B&H yesterday and when I told my wife she asked, " I thought you were'nt going to get a new camera, I thought you said it wasnt much better than yours?" ... then she looks at me with a puzzled look on her face and says.. " Is this a Penis thing?" I wasn't expecting that so I didnt know what to say, so I thought it through and finally said, Yes... Yes it is!
She didn't know what to do since I obviously didn't give the answer she was expecting, so she told me ... "clean off your desk, it looks like a bomb went off on it" then walked away.
Does that mean she won???
lol, I guess that is why I love her!
-zacker-

Oh man!!! I'll bet you would've ordered a 1-series and the 70-200IS if you knew her reaction yould be to simply relate it to a "Penis thing"..

[Lord_Malone]

So I ordered my 30D from B&H yesterday and when I told my wife she asked, " I thought you were'nt going to get a new camera, I thought you said it wasnt much better than yours?" ... then she looks at me with a puzzled look on her face and says.. " Is this a Penis thing?" I wasn't expecting that so I didnt know what to say, so I thought it through and finally said, Yes... Yes it is!
She didn't know what to do since I obviously didn't give the answer she was expecting, so she told me ... "clean off your desk, it looks like a bomb went off on it" then walked away.
Does that mean she won???
lol, I guess that is why I love her!
-zacker-

At least your honest. Hiding a major purchase from the wife can prove to be deadly. :shock:

[Dunnomuch]

I like to downplay it a little sometimes. I psyched my wife for nearly 4 mths (that's how long it took for me to save for it anyway) before I got the 1D2N and when I did get it she was pretty cool about it.. A week later I got the 70-200IS and hoped she didn't notice the size difference between the f4L and the IS. Over the weekend I passed her the camera to shoot our daughter and me, and she didn't seem to notice the difference. If she didn't notice the difference then the difference is too small to mention right? :p

[Lord_Malone]

I like to downplay it a little sometimes. I psyched my wife for nearly 4 mths (that's how long it took for me to save for it anyway) before I got the 1D2N and when I did get it she was pretty cool about it.. A week later I got the 70-200IS and hoped she didn't notice the size difference between the f4L and the IS. Over the weekend I passed her the camera to shoot our daughter and me, and she didn't seem to notice the difference. If she didn't notice the difference then the difference is too small to mention right? :p


My wife didn't notice a difference when I switched from the 20D to the 5D and then to the 1dmkIIn. I think she still thinks I'm using the 20D.

[DocFrankenstein]

My wife didn't notice a difference when I switched from the 20D to the 5D and then to the 1dmkIIn. I think she still thinks I'm using the 20D.
LOL

the trick to increase the size gradually :lol:

[Jesper]

You only have a 30D?
MINE IS BIGGER THAN YOURS! :rolleyes: :lol: :p :cool:

(But unfortunately I'm still single... I'd rather have a 30D and a nice girlfriend than a 5D and no girlfriend... :D ).

Have fun with your new camera!

[Lightstream]

ROTFLMAO....this thread really made my day!

[Andy_T]

At least your honest. Hiding a major purchase from the wife can prove to be deadly. :shock:

My wife didn't notice a difference when I switched from the 20D to the 5D and then to the 1dmkIIn. I think she still thinks I'm using the 20D.

I really like that you admire honesty ... in others :p

After getting some small, inconspicuous black primes that look very much the same, I am now curious to see if an 85/1.2 L might go unnoticed in between the 17/3.5, 30/1.4, 50/1.4 or if I'd rather limit myself to the 85/1.8 instead... maybe I could convince my wife that I got an improved lens hood :lol:

Best regards,
Andy

[JCR]

Just say sorry, agree you need help and ask how much therapy would cost.

[Claire]

Just remember to not say anything to your partner when she comes home with clothes, shoes, handbag & makeup worth as much as an L...

;)

[Andy_T]

And maybe mention that story you heard on the forum about the guy that went out and bought a house without telling his wife :lol:

I also now and then tell my wife how much I really would like to get a Porsche as fun car again (OK, just an old & used one, but still... :wink: ) That should prepare her to agree to more lens purchases (although my 3 year old son would certainly prefer the Porsche :p )

Best regards,
Andy

[Lester Wareham]

Does that mean she won???


Depend if you wake up on the drive in the morning with your luggage packed!:)

I think you got away with it - but be prepared for it to come up in the future.:rolleyes:

[Double Negative]

Who's got the number for the 12-step program? :D

Do you shoot alone? Do you sneak purchases from shady camera stores? Do your friends worry about you?

"Hi everone. My name is Michael. I have a problem."

[zacker]

Oh man!!! I'll bet you would've ordered a 1-series and the 70-200IS if you knew her reaction yould be to simply relate it to a "Penis thing"..

What are you trying to say?
Im perfectly happy with the size i have... thank you very much ......lol

and it should be here tomorrow, cant wait to use it, although i will be alone when i take it on its trial run.
ok, this is starting to tread on really weired ground for a photography forum....:lol:
-zacker-

[jiggling_john]

Who's got the number for the 12-step program? :D

Do you shoot alone? Do you sneak purchases from shady camera stores? Do your friends worry about you?

"Hi everone. My name is Michael. I have a problem."

haha!! this is quality...

my problem isnt buying new stuff, its wanting it and having no money for it!

[zacker]

quick update... the 30D is out for delivery... should be seeing it this afternoon... and to think, like a dumbarse, I (without thinking) paid for two day shipping when B&H is right down the highway!!
Oh well, I do it all the time in the heat of the moment.. now, I cant wait to see what i'll have to "clean up" tonight when Christine sees it!
lol
I know my saturday is dedicated to a truckload of Mulch and a pitch fork!!
In the Immortal words of Barney gumbal (the simpsons) "Dont cry for me, I'm already dead"
-zacker-

[jmckell]

Please post photos of your wife right after you open up the box.

We need to help you check the IQ on the 30D

[zacker]

lol ok, im sure she will be "giving me the bird" too!
lol
-zacker-

[I Simonius]

So I ordered my 30D from B&H yesterday and when I told my wife she asked, " I thought you were'nt going to get a new camera, I thought you said it wasnt much better than yours?" ... then she looks at me with a puzzled look on her face and says.. " Is this a Penis thing?" I wasn't expecting that so I didnt know what to say, so I thought it through and finally said, Yes... Yes it is!
She didn't know what to do since I obviously didn't give the answer she was expecting, so she told me ... "clean off your desk, it looks like a bomb went off on it" then walked away.
Does that mean she won???
lol, I guess that is why I love her!
-zacker-

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

why are women so bossy? and why do we love it?

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

My fiendish plan worked - I asked her what camera she would like for her B'day and she asked for a particular P+S, didn't even notice that my 20D now has a 30D label on it.. muaaahahahahah

[Double Negative]

In the Immortal words of Barney gumbal (the simpsons) "Dont cry for me, I'm already dead"
ROFL! Classic. That was a great episode. "Fin." Heh. :lol:

[zacker]

well its here..weeee. and its an "03" siereal number.. (if youve been reading the "noise" thread.. Whew!
also, in came about 40 other boxes of stuff i need to do today so I gotta wait till lunch time to try it out..Booo!
I feel like giving my boss the finger right now!
Who does he think he is giving me work to do at work? doesnt he know i just got my new penis/ ahh errrr camera?
yeah thats it!
-zacker-

[Double Negative]

Ahh, but work is the doubled-edged sword that both enables and hinders our hobby. On one hand, it pays for our toys - on the other, we're always working instead of shooting. Unless of course you're a full time photographer... :)

Now that spring is in the air, it's particularly hard. We'll get through it. We have each other. LOL.

[I Simonius]

well its here..weeee. and its an "03" siereal number.. (if youve been reading the "noise" thread.. Whew!
also, in came about 40 other boxes of stuff i need to do today so I gotta wait till lunch time to try it out..Booo!
I feel like giving my boss the finger right now!
Who does he think he is giving me work to do at work? doesnt he know i just got my new penis/ ahh errrr camera?
yeah thats it!
-zacker-

:eeek: what's the 'noise' thread?

[saravrose]

Well I have an argument to prove to my family that I really am a rational person about my new stuff.. I show them the magazines and show them how much more expensive it could be....... If I didn't show any kind of restraint...

sari.

[zacker]

:eeek: what's the 'noise' thread?

someone poste that the 30D's with an 04 serial# are quite noisey at ISO 100. I saw the shots and they didnt look too bad to me but who the heck am I? just some hack with a camera and over extended credit!
lol
-zacker-

[zacker]

here it is, the first shot...I love it so far, the shutter sounds like my elan7...lol Cant wait to read the manual and play with it (no pun intended) tonight at home!
-zacker-

http://zacker.smugmug.com/photos/66260269-L.jpg

[sapearl]

Of course she won!! Any man deluded enough to believe he's won an argument with his wife just doesn't realize the argument is not yet over. ;) AND.... there is always a price to pay if she thinks that you think you DID win - she just hasn't handed you the bill yet.

Does that mean she won???
lol, I guess that is why I love her!
-zacker-

[bgmike]

Zacker, you are hands down the winner here. You got a new camera and all you had to hear was a wise crack about your manhood and clean your desk. Hell, Sunday I told my wife that I wasn't going to play golf, then I ended up playing (just 18 holes and $30 not a new 30D and $1,400 like you) and I am cutoff for at least a week and had to sweep and mop the floors. Good job, bro.

[kwsanders]

Considering the discussion going on in this thread, I thought I would ask this question. I am about to move my family into a brand new house on 3 acres of land where my wife has been wanting to move to ever since we met 12 years ago. Do you think she will let me purchase the 100mm Macro f/2.8 now? :)

[Jon]

Considering the discussion going on in this thread, I thought I would ask this question. I am about to move my family into a brand new house on 3 acres of land where my wife has been wanting to move to ever since we met 12 years ago. Do you think she will let me purchase the 100mm Macro f/2.8 now? :)No. First she needs new curtains for all the windows, then to repaint to match the curtains, then to get everything reupholstered so it fits the new decor. But look at the bright side - with all that needing to be done, you wouldn't have been able to use it even if you had got it, and that'd be still worse than not getting it.

[zacker]

Zacker, you are hands down the winner here. You got a new camera and all you had to hear was a wise crack about your manhood and clean your desk. Hell, Sunday I told my wife that I wasn't going to play golf, then I ended up playing (just 18 holes and $30 not a new 30D and $1,400 like you) and I am cutoff for at least a week and had to sweep and mop the floors. Good job, bro.

lol.... I guess i got away pretty easy huh?
Sorry to hear that.
-zacker-

[zacker]

Considering the discussion going on in this thread, I thought I would ask this question. I am about to move my family into a brand new house on 3 acres of land where my wife has been wanting to move to ever since we met 12 years ago. Do you think she will let me purchase the 100mm Macro f/2.8 now? :)

nows the time.. Work it into the loan.. i think every ten grand works out t about 10 extra per month on a 30 year loan.. that is if im not mistaken which i could be because im not to smart at times!
lol
-zacker-

[PEACHMAN]

Hey, she may have had the last word, but I'm declaring you the happy winner !

[cgratti]

Does that mean she won???
lol, I guess that is why I love her!
-zacker-
Who cares if she won, you got your 5D!

[sapearl]

....hmmmmm.... beware.... when things get quiet... too quiet, that's when they attack. She's probably waiting until your guard is COMPLETELY DOWN, and then WACK!!:lol:

lol.... I guess i got away pretty easy huh?
Sorry to hear that.
-zacker-

[zacker]

lol.. no, shes called me a few times from home, shes been gardening all day and I told her I was really busy and had no time to check out my new camera, she actually said she was sorry to hear that!... But i know why, she's sorry because she knows that now, tonight, ill be sitting in my recliner while we are watching TV, ill have the manual in one hand and ill be snapping pics with the other... and the flash will be going off and ill be saying "Cool" or Honey, Check this out".. lol she's sorry for her.. not me!
-zacker-

[kwsanders]

No. First she needs new curtains for all the windows, then to repaint to match the curtains, then to get everything reupholstered so it fits the new decor. But look at the bright side - with all that needing to be done, you wouldn't have been able to use it even if you had got it, and that'd be still worse than not getting it.

I found out today that I am not going to be able to purchase the lens right now anyway. I have to spend $2000+ on dirt. Yea... dirt... to backfill around the house. :(

[zacker]

I found out today that I am not going to be able to purchase the lens right now anyway. I have to spend $2000+ on dirt. Yea... dirt... to backfill around the house. :(


well that just stinks.. hey, at least you'll have a nice new house! Mine was built in 1909 and when ever i have to fix something im reminded as to why i hate old houses!
plus the fact that it doesnt even look that old, its ugly with no style and very plain jane..except for the gardens ..but thats all Chris's doings, she's like a maniac in the spring/ summer!
lol
-zacker-

[I Simonius]

someone poste that the 30D's with an 04 serial# are quite noisey at ISO 100. I saw the shots and they didnt look too bad to me but who the heck am I? just some hack with a camera and over extended credit!
lol
-zacker-


04?
PHEW! ( wipes beads of sweat from brow with oily rag, not noticing the black smear now across forehead)....mine starts with serial no :02 - I thought you were going to say it was all numbers up to 03...I have hadrly had time to use it so I haven't checked it out properly yet - the 02 lot is OK yeah:confused: ?

[I Simonius]

....hmmmmm.... beware.... when things get quiet... too quiet, that's when they attack. She's probably waiting until your guard is COMPLETELY DOWN, and then WACK!!:lol:

yeah - in a sweet voice as you sit at the table: 'Hi honey here's your tea..." - tips it on head and storms out and you're like WTF?

:lol: :lol: :lol:

[Double Negative]

But i know why, she's sorry because she knows that now, tonight, ill be sitting in my recliner while we are watching TV, ill have the manual in one hand and ill be snapping pics with the other... and the flash will be going off and ill be saying "Cool" or Honey, Check this out".. lol she's sorry for her.. not me!
ROFL! I did the same thing for the past week or two.

Not so much the manual, but the laptop on the lap, the camera in hand... Snap. Snap. Snap. Flash. Snap. "Wow!" :D

[Lord_Malone]

I really like that you admire honesty ... in others :p



Best regards,
Andy

It's not that I'm being dishonest really. It's just that I've chosen not to disclose the information. ;)

In all seriousness, I'm going to end up telling her when she gets back from her business trip this week. She just asked me if I wanted the 1d mkIIn for our upcoming anniversary. She's so thoughtful. I didn't have the heart to tell her that I already got it. Maybe I can get away with having two! No. I couldn't possibly take advantage like that. Well, maybe.... I really have to get her something nice.

[chancellor]

you must not have been married for very long.....THEY always win.
Words of a wise-man!

[chancellor]

zacker, congrats on a great camera! If you're willing to attempt to prove her wrong, buy yourself a Minox: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=productlist&A=details&Q=&sku=159801&is=USA&addedTroughType=categoryNavigation.

If she's right, start saving money for this: http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/24/big-red-one-digicam-that-is-debuts-at-nab/ and upon your purchase we'll ask the mods to change your nick to Ron Jeremy :D

[chancellor]

It's not that I'm being dishonest really. It's just that I've chosen not to disclose the information. ;)

In all seriousness, I'm going to end up telling her when she gets back from her business trip this week. She just asked me if I wanted the 1d mkIIn for our upcoming anniversary. She's so thoughtful. I didn't have the heart to tell her that I already got it. Maybe I can get away with having two! No. I couldn't possibly take advantage like that. Well, maybe.... I really have to get her something nice.

Lord, you didn't hear her, she said: "Honey, do you want 1dS mkIIn for our anniversary". And you should say: "No, hon, that's too much money, why don't we get a 300L f/2.8 instead and invest the rest" :D

[cjm]

I am so offended! I thought the big pop out telephoto lens represented the... Never mind :lol:

[C.K.]

So I ordered my 30D from B&H yesterday and when I told my wife she asked, " I thought you were'nt going to get a new camera, I thought you said it wasnt much better than yours?" ... then she looks at me with a puzzled look on her face and says.. " Is this a Penis thing?" I wasn't expecting that so I didnt know what to say, so I thought it through and finally said, Yes... Yes it is! ......
-zacker-
Isn't it obvious? ......"3" "0" "D"..... 30D. Think about it. "Yes it is!" indeed.. She saw the code, 30D is "short" for penis.. After you read the manual, you'll show her that you know how to use it... :p:lol:

[weka2000]

I am so offended! I thought the big pop out telephoto lens represented the... Never mind :lol:

ROTFLMAO

Size matters

[weka2000]

Mine told me to buy the 5D "you will sell the other one wont you 20D" the trouble started when I said I need "L" glass from now on due to it been FF

[Jello]

Here's the deal with me..I am the wife! 8 months ago hubby comes along and out of the blue he wants to buy "ME" a 20D..hmmm ok..only thing about that was I didn't need a camera, shoes, clothes or anything else for that matter. NOW 8 months later, he says "I" use the 20d too much and he wants a 5d..hmmm, and for his birthday that is coming up on the 28th.." What a good little wifey" I think and order it for him..with just ONE trade off...I get my 100-400 and some other great stuff.. :)
It's ALL being delivered tomorrow..

A Penis thing? well for me it was the opposite part of my body, forget the shoes and clothes..I'll just go naked to get my equipment bigger and better, ;-) forget his stuff...it's not used much anyways. LOL


Trish...Jello's best half ;-)

[I Simonius]

Here's the deal with me..I am the wife! 8 months ago hubby comes along and out of the blue he wants to buy "ME" a 20D..hmmm ok..only thing about that was I didn't need a camera, shoes, clothes or anything else for that matter. NOW 8 months later, he says "I" use the 20d too much and he wants a 5d..hmmm, and for his birthday that is coming up on the 28th.." What a good little wifey" I think and order it for him..with just ONE trade off...I get my 100-400 and some other great stuff.. :)
It's ALL being delivered tomorrow..

A Penis thing? well for me it was the opposite part of my body, forget the shoes and clothes..I'll just go naked to get my equipment bigger and better, ;-) forget his stuff...it's not used much anyways. LOL


Trish...Jello's best half ;-)

:lol: :oops: :oops:

[zacker]

It's not that I'm being dishonest really. It's just that I've chosen not to disclose the information. ;)

In all seriousness, I'm going to end up telling her when she gets back from her business trip this week. She just asked me if I wanted the 1d mkIIn for our upcoming anniversary. She's so thoughtful. I didn't have the heart to tell her that I already got it. Maybe I can get away with having two! No. I couldn't possibly take advantage like that. Well, maybe.... I really have to get her something nice.

Tell her you instead, want a new lens!
-zacker-

[zacker]

Here's the deal with me..I am the wife! 8 months ago hubby comes along and out of the blue he wants to buy "ME" a 20D..hmmm ok..only thing about that was I didn't need a camera, shoes, clothes or anything else for that matter. NOW 8 months later, he says "I" use the 20d too much and he wants a 5d..hmmm, and for his birthday that is coming up on the 28th.." What a good little wifey" I think and order it for him..with just ONE trade off...I get my 100-400 and some other great stuff.. :)
It's ALL being delivered tomorrow..

A Penis thing? well for me it was the opposite part of my body, forget the shoes and clothes..I'll just go naked to get my equipment bigger and better, ;-) forget his stuff...it's not used much anyways. LOL


Trish...Jello's best half ;-)

now thats funny...lol

What is it called when a woman wants the latest and greatest? its not a penis thing.... would it be penis envy? or is it something else? Hmmmmm I definetly understand that the real reason allot of people (esp us guys) buy the bigger, flashiest, faster and newr.. it is definetly ego... Males are driven by Ego .. no doubt about it, I do admit it. BUt what makes a woman want all that? Like the new shoes or the rich handsome man, or the trendy new bag? I know she has to impress her friends so thats kinda egotistical but is there other reasons?
-zacker-

[zacker]

Isn't it obvious? ......"3" "0" "D"..... 30D. Think about it. "Yes it is!" indeed.. She saw the code, 30D is "short" for penis.. After you read the manual, you'll show her that you know how to use it... :p:lol:


i was thinking more like "30" D
Bwaaa Haaaa haaaaa!
Now THATS a stretch... get it? ;)
Opps!

[Jello]

now thats funny...lol

What is it called when a woman wants the latest and greatest? its not a penis thing.... would it be penis envy? or is it something else? Hmmmmm I definetly understand that the real reason allot of people (esp us guys) buy the bigger, flashiest, faster and newr.. it is definetly ego... Males are driven by Ego .. no doubt about it, I do admit it. BUt what makes a woman want all that? Like the new shoes or the rich handsome man, or the trendy new bag? I know she has to impress her friends so thats kinda egotistical but is there other reasons?
-zacker-


No way, just competition on my part... I've never been one that "WANTS" things..but I think all this male tostesterone on POTN has been rubbing off...besides if there ever was a divorce I could prove I bought the camera gear..I'll take a tent and the great outdoors..he can have the house and pets! haha

PS ... I haven't an egotistical cell in my body, because I have no woman friends to impress. I just have myself to please :)

[sapearl]

Oh yeah, that will really fly :rolleyes: . While you're at it tell her you've got this nice bridge in Brooklyn to sell. "Not disclosing," " lies of omission".....heh .. heh... hehe... once they figure you're going down that path. Just remember what they say about payback - and they always even the score. ;)

It's not that I'm being dishonest really. It's just that I've chosen not to disclose the information. ;) .

[sapearl]

Some call it "compensating." ;) So if we expand on the analogy, what does that say about those folks who get big telephotos for their medium format gear?

now thats funny...lol

Hmmmmm I definetly understand that the real reason allot of people (esp us guys) buy the bigger, flashiest, faster and newr.. it is definetly ego... Males are driven by Ego .. no doubt about it, I do admit it. -zacker-

[zacker]

Some call it "compensating." ;) So if we expand on the analogy, what does that say about those folks who get big telephotos for their medium format gear?



D'oh! Im never using my 50 F1.4 again.. Its all small and Plasticky!
lol
-zacker-

[sapearl]

No problem - just set up a nice candle lit dinner, fine bottle of wine, ..... and of course the Canon 2X extender for those "embarrassing moments" when your "regular equipment" just is not enough :twisted: .

D'oh! Im never using my 50 F1.4 again.. Its all small and Plasticky!
lol
-zacker-

[coeng]

My wife got over the shock of me getting the 20D and four new lenses when she started seeing the results. Now all she says is " your camera takes such good pictures" when she sees the flash videos of our kids when I upload them to our website.

[zacker]

My wife got over the shock of me getting the 20D and four new lenses when she started seeing the results. Now all she says is " your camera takes such good pictures" when she sees the flash videos of our kids when I upload them to our website.


thats funny, My wife asked me to print out a few shots for our bed room so i used MPIX and the day they came in she called me at work and was acting strange and i asked why she just kept saying "Your an artist" over and over like she was amazed.. Thinking it was funny I shrugged it off . Now when she wants me to do something i dont wanna do, I say "i cant Honey, I'm an artist"... Yeah, it never worked, I just like saying it.
-zacker-

[kwsanders]

This is a great thread. I have noticed recently that my wife is sort of admiring some of the shots that I am taking. I am getting a little better at it.

We had a dinner at the church this past Saturday night. Her mother mentioned that she had to go early to take pictures. My wife spoke up quickly and said "Let Kerry to do it. He can shoot them in RAW mode and then adjust them later." :)

[sapearl]

Last time I told someone I wanted to shoot their job in RAW: "Oh no you will NOT! I am not that kind of girl!!" Gee, was it something I said? :rolleyes:

We had a dinner at the church this past Saturday night. Her mother mentioned that she had to go early to take pictures. My wife spoke up quickly and said "Let Kerry to do it. He can shoot them in RAW mode and then adjust them later." :)

[zacker]

Last time I told someone I wanted to shoot their job in RAW: "Oh no you will NOT! I am not that kind of girl!!" Gee, was it something I said? :rolleyes:

great opening line... "Excuse me m'am.. can i shoot you in RAW? Either shell scream and run away, call the cops, Slap you, or get naked.... 3 to 1 not bad odds.. :lol:
-zacker-

[weka2000]

Yes I can live those odds.

[I Simonius]

Last time I told someone I wanted to shoot their job in RAW: "Oh no you will NOT! I am not that kind of girl!!" Gee, was it something I said? :rolleyes:

:lol: sawthat one coming!

[kwsanders]

Last time I told someone I wanted to shoot their job in RAW: "Oh no you will NOT! I am not that kind of girl!!" Gee, was it something I said? :rolleyes:

Very nice. Thanks for the laugh right before heading out of the office for the day. :lol:

[fotov]

Of course she won, women always win. :confused: Luckly I am buying all my gear before the wedding. Got about a year left to stock up. :D

congratulations :oops: :lol: ;):p

[sapearl]

I fear the reason for that Simon is that you and I may be too much alike ;) .

:lol: sawthat one coming!

[I Simonius]

I fear the reason for that Simon is that you and I may be too much alike ;) .

I was just jealous you got there first! In the RAW! _ boom boom!;)

[sapearl]

Well now Simon... that get's me to thinking ( a dangerous state of affairs ) ... we could go into the wedding trade together and call ourselves " The Full Monty of RAW Photography."

I was just jealous you got there first! In the RAW! _ boom boom!;)

[I Simonius]

Well now Simon... that get's me to thinking ( a dangerous state of affairs ) ... we could go into the wedding trade together and call ourselves " The Full Monty of RAW Photography."

Bottoms up to that!:D

[weka2000]

New slant on the naked chief......the RAW photographer.

[I Simonius]

New slant on the naked chief......the RAW photographer.

I LIKE that idea!:D

[pradeep1]

One way I have found to keep my wife from getting upset at me for spending $$$ on new camera gear when I already have too much is for me to buy her something very expensive and extravagant, i.e. jewellery, which she loves. Once you drop $2000 on something nice, she won't complain if you spend $500 on a lens or something like that. ;)

[dpastern]

Better still, sell the wife, sell the kids and use the proceeds to buy more camera gear :)

Dave

[zacker]

One way I have found to keep my wife from getting upset at me for spending $$$ on new camera gear when I already have too much is for me to buy her something very expensive and extravagant, i.e. jewellery, which she loves. Once you drop $2000 on something nice, she won't complain if you spend $500 on a lens or something like that. ;)

lol... what if you dont have enough for both? I just buy the lens...lol cant take pics with a ring!:lol:

[convergent]

One way I have found to keep my wife from getting upset at me for spending $$$ on new camera gear when I already have too much is for me to buy her something very expensive and extravagant, i.e. jewellery, which she loves. Once you drop $2000 on something nice, she won't complain if you spend $500 on a lens or something like that. ;)


Hey I think you may be on to something here. B&H should sell a "ring lens mount kit". Think about it. You have a big honkin piece of glass that cost a lot of money... mount it on a ring and tell your wife its made of diamond... wink, wink. She'll be lovin the fact that its bigger than any of her friends rings. Convince her that the black tube is a fancy new European style mount that her friends don't have yet. Imagine how proud she'll be when she reaches for a cup of punch at the PTA meeting with an 85mm f/1.2 ring on her finger!

If we could get this to catch on, we'd be having the wives begging us to buy "them" a new lens... I mean ring.

Hmmm.... that probably won't work for a 600mm f/4 though. I've got it. How about a new high-tech rolling pin for the kitchen. It will be the bomb this time of year for making apple pie crusts in preparation for Thanksgiving. Its so heavy that they won't have to put forth a lot of effort to get it to flatten the dough.... not like those old cheap wooden rolling pins. "I'm only thinking of you, honey!"

[dsmithla]

I dunno, in coporate america, "clean off your desk" has a whole different conotation (same as "you're fired"). Might just leave well enough alone.

(old married guy)


You won! I would have said the same thing I told my elementary school teacher... " boys don't clean up in my house."

[whiskaz]

One way I have found to keep my wife from getting upset at me for spending $$$ on new camera gear when I already have too much is for me to buy her something very expensive and extravagant, i.e. jewellery, which she loves. Once you drop $2000 on something nice, she won't complain if you spend $500 on a lens or something like that. ;)

There's the rub. My wife will glady let me buy whatever I want, even if I've managed to talk myself out of it. She's the devil, really. She plays innocent, gets me to pull the trigger and then suddenly I'm on the line to let her go shopping. Thus, I pay nearly double for everything. One of these days I'll wisen up.

[PeaPicker]

Does that mean she won???
-zacker-

I got the 30D for my birthday then a week later got her a diamond for our 25th anniversary.
We both won! :D

I think :confused:

[runninmann]

... then she looks at me with a puzzled look on her face and says.. " Is this a Penis thing?"
-zacker- Hmmmm. I'm not sure that I'd admit to others if my wife asked me this question. After all, who's in a better position to know if you have reason to feel inadequate?;) :)

[steve maec]

My wife has sewing machines And i have my toys.400d 30d 17-85IS 24-105L 70-300IS 50mm 2.5 580 430.Of cource I tell her yhe 400d is for her to use:):)

[NickSimcheck]

Does that mean she won???

Was that a question? Cause it should have been a statement. Let me rephrase it;

That does mean she won...not that anything else is possible.

[StealthLude]

Sure. And every pair of shoes she owns is a vagina thing. Now I wonder who has made the greater investment in his/her genitalia.


WTF LOL hahaha

[nigelr07]

There's the rub. My wife will glady let me buy whatever I want, even if I've managed to talk myself out of it. She's the devil, really. She plays innocent, gets me to pull the trigger and then suddenly I'm on the line to let her go shopping. Thus, I pay nearly double for everything. One of these days I'll wisen up.

My wife and her business partner run a business selling clothes. Amazes the heck out of me how much women will spend on clothes, hair and makeup over the year. I would check your wifes latest clothes / shoes etc next time she walks away from an expected argument over your latest gear...... Your 30D may not have been that bad ;)

[pradeep1]

There is the rub. You must buy her stuff first, then lay the trip on her to let you buy what you want. :D

There's the rub. My wife will glady let me buy whatever I want, even if I've managed to talk myself out of it. She's the devil, really. She plays innocent, gets me to pull the trigger and then suddenly I'm on the line to let her go shopping. Thus, I pay nearly double for everything. One of these days I'll wisen up.

[Mike Reynolds]

you make me proud!

[kwsanders]

My wife mentioned to me this morning that she had just ordered some new software packages for her work. She told me the price and I quickly figured it up in my head and said, "That is almost the same price as a new flash." She just walked away. :)

[cbr929rrerion]

Hope I dont offend but I am into motorcycles and I saw an ad onece that went something like this...

"For Sale, 2005 Suzuki, ridden very little, selling because "Do what ever the **** you want" apparently does not mean what I thought."

[zacker]

nice!!! he must not have been married too long as it seems he made a rookie mistake!

[Double Negative]

"For Sale, 2005 Suzuki, ridden very little, selling because "Do what ever the **** you want" apparently does not mean what I thought."

ROFL! Silly n00b. :D