Strangest thing youve done to get that new lense

Just from Photoscouts thread, whats the wierdest thing you have done to get a new bit of kit? that new lense you've wanted for ages?

There must be so pretty crack up lengths that people have gone to.


(ahh procrastination from uni study)

i purposely bought a cheaper less nice truck just so i could get a 100-400L and a 30d. so i bought the truck for 3000 and the next day went to the camera store and spent 3100. that was a beautiful day

i just sold some clothes.

Sold the security system out of our house and used the proceeds for a 70-200 f/4, and oddly a better securty system.

took out a loan.

If I hide the receipts then things don't exist, right?

Although my Canon Fever is pretty manageable, I've been working double shifts at work and earmarking the extra money for lenses and for another camera body. As exhausting as the work can be, the hunger for another lens fuels the drive. I guess I'm crazy because I can't stop!!!!

Is begging considered strange?

Haven't had to do anything yet, but it looks like I'm actually going to work at Wal-Mart just to fund camera gear. Now that's desperate.

Tom W wrote in post #2175377
Is begging considered strange?

haha imagine the sign

"need money for new 70-200 f2.8, desperate. Will dance or do standup for change"

Well after stripping for 2 years I gathered up enough dollarbills to purchase a body, from there I simply planted foreign objects into my meals at large restraunt chains until I had a really good fake choking case lawsuit, that paid for my lenses. Now I am giving up the crack and getting healthy and I am going to sell some of my organs for a better body (no pun intended).

Actually I just saved up for awhile and spent what had to have been like 6k on camera stuff by the end. It is a understatement to say that I'm hooked now on cameras.

I was stripping and people came and paid me to put my clothes BACK on!!!

Im considering selling my soul to the devil to get a 70-200 2.8 IS... From what i hear about that lens, itll be a good trade

ummm... overtime. I've been known to work a substantial amount of extra hours if I feel like more gear....that's about it. I suppose i'm not desperate enough....

sari

Bought a Tamron 17-50 last week. Found it too whiny. Called the store if they will accept store credit, they did. 4:15, left work from Irvine, CA. 5:10, arrived home in Fullerton. Talked with roommate, left around 5:50. Arrived at the store in Santa Ana, 6:30. Processed store credit, paid another 800ish for the Canon 17-55 USM IS.
I was in hurry to lose more money

I took up a 2nd job as a valet just to get started! haha