Okay, so you've gone out and spent $1500 on a 100-400MM IS and you've managed to keep it all from your wife so far. Problem is, you can't hide it forever. Now you're sitting in the back yard, and along comes that rare bird you've been waiting to shoot, and the wife is sunbathing on the deck. You have to take the shot. What do you do?
If the first thing she sees is the lens extended to 400mm with a 2X extender and a four inch lens hood, you're cooked. She'll automatically assume you've spent $5000 and you're in divorce court. So forget the extender and the hood.
Start out with the lens at the 100 (shortest) setting. When she sees the off white color, explain that everyone knows that most lenses are black, this is an indication of one of Canon's "cheaper" lenses. When you extend it out to 400mm, explain that there must be something wrong with it to flop around like that, that must be why you got it so cheap.
Of course, if you have to tell her what you catually paid for it, you better have a tradeoff ready to go. Buy her that sidewalk she's always wanted, or that new set of kitchen cabinets. You ought to be able to get off for $3000-5000.
Or just sleep on the couch with your new lens, extender, and hood.
I do.
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