Ughhhhh... What to do?

[cgratti]

I got my new Digital Rebel and finally got a chance to take some shots with it, I made the dire mistake of showing my wife how awesome this camera is and how well it takes pictures. [mental note KEEP MOUTH SHUT FROM NOW ON].

Well she was impressed to say the least with its performance and wants to use it during the day while im at work & school. Ughhhh.. It not that I am being greedy or not wanting to share it with her, but..... It my new toy, and she has this habit... The habit of not taking care of her things like I do. She has a 35mm Rebel G, it was purchased by her and it sits on her computer desk [not in a case] with dust collecting on it. She has also taken it to Florida on vacation with her family and left it on a stroller and it dropped and smashed the UV filter.

I fear this may happen to my camera in time. I take EXTRA care of my things, My cameras are cased all the time when not in use, even if its only for an hours or so. I clean my eqiptment regularly and take special care of where my camera is when im out with it so it doesnt fall and smash.

We had this dilemma with our home PC, and I ended up buying her a PC of her own and now I have my own PC which she doesnt ever touch. But, I dont have the cash to buy her her own camera at this time. It's going to turn into a problem I can see it, any ideas of a solution?

-- G

[CyberDyneSystems]

Drop a little hint
Immediately explaining that you are
Very possesive
Of the new "toy". Try to
Reason with her that the
Consequnces may in fact be
Extreme......


:roll: 8)

[SnJPhoto]

Yep thats how it starts...then its an issue of "sharing" the good lenses...next thing you know you've dropped 20K on another body and completely new (and duplicate) set of lenses.......

Atleast this makes it easier to convince her to get more stuff....

[PacAce]

Buy her an A80 or a G5 and tell her it's got the same Canon technology and know-how in it and will take just as good as and sometimes better pictures than the DRebel. Be sure to emphasis the manageable size, weight and the slick body design compared to the ugly, heavy and cumbersome DRebel and I'm sure she'll go for it. :wink:

[JZaun]

I say let her use it enough to fall in love with it,, then make a gift then you have to have a replacement, I can think of several,,,hahaha

[timmyquest]

You guys are ALLL wrong

Use this as a tool, give the camera to her and go buy a 10D or even....a mark II

:D

[Phil Hall]

You were obviously never in the Beavers (Canadian pre cubs) Their motto is "Sharing, Sharing, Sharing" Who knows, maybe she will get interested, then of course she could become better than you.

Buy her a 1D Mk II

[IanD]

Drop a little hint
Immediately explaining that you are
Very possesive
Of the new "toy". Try to
Reason with her that the
Consequnces may in fact be
Extreme......


:roll: 8)
Love it. Going to print this and tape it to the wifes screen.

[Tom W]

You guys are ALLL wrong

Use this as a tool, give the camera to her and go buy a 10D or even....a mark II

:D

And tell here that you'll sacrifice and use the "ugly" black camera. ;)

[cgratti]

You guys are ALLL wrong

Use this as a tool, give the camera to her and go buy a 10D or even....a mark II

:D

And tell here that you'll sacrifice and use the "ugly" black camera. ;)

LOL...

I may have to try that.....

[Belmondo]

I have the salvation to your marriage.

I have a little-used 10D with a BG-ED3 grip, and eyepiece extender, a second battery (to fill the Big Ed), and I'll sell it to you for less than a new 10D by itself.

Have you priced the cost of a typical divorce lately?

Compared to lawyers, cameras are cheap!

[khkohl]

When you get your Mark II, tell her you ordered it from Dell and really never expected to get it!

[LiquidMantis]

next thing you know you've dropped 20K on another body

Just make sure that one doesn't have any interest in photography. :wink:

[Jesper]

Just tell her that if she breaks it, she will have to buy a new one for you.... but NOT from Broadway Photo! :roll: 8)

[rick barclay]

...for better or worse; in sickness, and in health...yadadda, yadda, yadda...

The upgrading to the 10D and giving her the crappy old Rebel idea is a good one that I intend to use on my own sweet other as soon as my
karma tells me it's the right time. I did this when I upgraded my
laptop recently and everything went smoothly.

[martcol]

You guys are so devious! Tell me, what on this earth has a full frame sensor, 11 Million Pixels, sealed magnesium body, shoots at 3 fps, and could ever, ever replace the love of a good woman?

Hmmmmm :roll:

Martin

[scottbergerphoto]

Have you thought about sitting down with your wife and having a conversation about your concerns? They seem pretty reasonable to me. I suggest having a frank and open conversation with her about your concerns about how she doesn't take care of certain things as well as you'd like her to. She may get a little upset at first, but if she's a reasonable person, she'll understand. I think if you don't say anything and the new camera gets damaged, the problem gets bigger.
Scott

[Ikinaa]

Why don't you take your cam with you to work...
A lot of interesting subjects are on the way to work and at work...
So if the cam isn't in the house, your wife isn't tempted, so she won't take it, she won't break it, you won't have to kill her (anyway it isn't a good idea to kill someone, because I don't think that you can keep your cam in prison... :twisted: )

[Moses]

.......... She may get a little upset at first, but if she's a reasonable person, she'll understand. ...........Scott

"Reasonable" and women? :roll:

[LiquidMantis]

Why don't you take your cam with you to work...
A lot of interesting subjects are on the way to work and at work...

Yup, my 10D hasn't left my side in the week and a half that I've had it. It's funny, I used to lament that my G3 wasn't more pocketable and was tempted by an S400 when they came out (mainly for mountain biking) but now I carry the 10D and a couple of lenses everywhere...

I just got my Bob Krist camera bag (http://www.digitalfocus.net/sections/reviews/BobKristBag/BKB_1.htm) and that is going to help too because as of this afternoon I'll have to tote a 70-200/4L as well. :D

[Belmondo]

Right now, if you go to San Francisco, they'll let you marry your camera.

[cgratti]

Have you thought about sitting down with your wife and having a conversation about your concerns? They seem pretty reasonable to me. I suggest having a frank and open conversation with her about your concerns about how she doesn't take care of certain things as well as you'd like her to. She may get a little upset at first, but if she's a reasonable person, she'll understand.
Scott

Scott,
Are you married? Let me break down your suggestion while adding my perdicted results (my perdicted results are in BOLD)

1. I suggest having a frank and open conversation with her about your concerns about how she doesn't take care of certain things as well as you'd like her to. (about now she would be loading the gun, or grabbing something heavy to throw at me)

2. She may get a little upset at first, but if she's a reasonable person, she'll understand. (This one almost made me fall off my chair, let me give you a little hint as to what this could be like.. Get 3 BIG Rottweilers, dont feed them for 3-4 days, make em good and hungry. Then throw a big, fat , juice steak in the room with them. Once they start eating it, run over and try and take it from them. Just reach in a grab that big boy.)

3. I think if you don't say anything and the new camera gets damaged, the problem gets bigger. (Naw, aint gonna happen.. I am not giving her the camera to have that chance. I will buy her a cheaper digital camera for her birthday in April and she can have her own camera to shoot with.)

[scottbergerphoto]

Have you thought about sitting down with your wife and having a conversation about your concerns? They seem pretty reasonable to me. I suggest having a frank and open conversation with her about your concerns about how she doesn't take care of certain things as well as you'd like her to. She may get a little upset at first, but if she's a reasonable person, she'll understand.
Scott

Scott,
Are you married? Let me break down your suggestion while adding my perdicted results (my perdicted results are in BOLD)

1. I suggest having a frank and open conversation with her about your concerns about how she doesn't take care of certain things as well as you'd like her to. (about now she would be loading the gun, or grabbing something heavy to throw at me)

2. She may get a little upset at first, but if she's a reasonable person, she'll understand. (This one almost made me fall off my chair, let me give you a little hint as to what this could be like.. Get 3 BIG Rottweilers, dont feed them for 3-4 days, make em good and hungry. Then throw a big, fat , juice steak in the room with them. Once they start eating it, run over and try and take it from them. Just reach in a grab that big boy.)

3. I think if you don't say anything and the new camera gets damaged, the problem gets bigger. (Naw, aint gonna happen.. I am not giving her the camera to have that chance. I will buy her a cheaper digital camera for her birthday in April and she can have her own camera to shoot with.)
I hope that what you wrote above is tongue in cheek. If not, well then I'm sorry to say that you have a much bigger problem then the care of your camera.
Good luck,
Scott

[CoolToolGuy]

Right now, if you go to San Francisco, they'll let you marry your camera.

Oh, no - images from the honeymoon - can't shake them... :x

Down the road - Merry Christmas from Thos, Mark(2), Pro 1, A80, and the twins - S400 and S410. :roll: :) :D :lol:

Have Fun
Rick 8)

[cgratti]

Have you thought about sitting down with your wife and having a conversation about your concerns? They seem pretty reasonable to me. I suggest having a frank and open conversation with her about your concerns about how she doesn't take care of certain things as well as you'd like her to. She may get a little upset at first, but if she's a reasonable person, she'll understand.
Scott

Scott,
Are you married? Let me break down your suggestion while adding my perdicted results (my perdicted results are in BOLD)

1. I suggest having a frank and open conversation with her about your concerns about how she doesn't take care of certain things as well as you'd like her to. (about now she would be loading the gun, or grabbing something heavy to throw at me)

2. She may get a little upset at first, but if she's a reasonable person, she'll understand. (This one almost made me fall off my chair, let me give you a little hint as to what this could be like.. Get 3 BIG Rottweilers, dont feed them for 3-4 days, make em good and hungry. Then throw a big, fat , juice steak in the room with them. Once they start eating it, run over and try and take it from them. Just reach in a grab that big boy.)

3. I think if you don't say anything and the new camera gets damaged, the problem gets bigger. (Naw, aint gonna happen.. I am not giving her the camera to have that chance. I will buy her a cheaper digital camera for her birthday in April and she can have her own camera to shoot with.)
I hope that what you wrote above is tongue in cheek. If not, well then I'm sorry to say that you have a much bigger problem then the care of your camera.
Good luck,
Scott

Yes.. LOL..

My wife isnt that bad... she is sweet actually, but she has her moments, dont we all... I am sure I can find a reasonable medium to this little problem. I seriously will buy her a cheaper camera if she shows interest in it, then maybe in the future I can get a better DSLR and give her my REBEL.