Before you buy your next prime...

[Sporgon]

Oh... and... she's HOT. I'm a pretty lucky husband

Some pictures would be nice and make the thread more interesting than that video of an incredibly boring a*** at the beginning who's special talents appear to be the bleeding obvious.

 

[jebrady03]

Oh... and... she's HOT. I'm a pretty lucky husband

Some pictures would be nice and make the thread more interesting than that video of an incredibly boring a*** at the beginning who's special talents appear to be the bleeding obvious.

She had some pictures taken for me and here's one that's been downsized, posted online (compressed), saved from online to my phone and emailed to me (so probably compressed again) so it ain't of the greatest quality but hey... it's better than the dude in the video... right?

 

[Sporgon]

She had some pictures taken for me and here's one that's been downsized, posted online (compressed), saved from online to my phone and emailed to me (so probably compressed again) so it ain't of the greatest quality but hey... it's better than the dude in the video... right?

VERY nice

 

[Menace]

Oh... and... she's HOT. I'm a pretty lucky husband

Some pictures would be nice and make the thread more interesting than that video of an incredibly boring a*** at the beginning who's special talents appear to be the bleeding obvious.

She had some pictures taken for me and here's one that's been downsized, posted online (compressed), saved from online to my phone and emailed to me (so probably compressed again) so it ain't of the greatest quality but hey... it's better than the dude in the video... right?

You sure are one lucky husband sir - hat off to you both

 

[jdramirez]

you know you are too deep into photography when you see a picture of a beautiful woman and your primary thoughts are how did they lighte the subject

 

[Menace]

you know you are too deep into photography when you see a picture of a beautiful woman and your primary thoughts are how did they lighte the subject

I had a similar conversation with my wife many years ago. I could see was the beautiful lighting, shadows, lovely form and composition whilst all she could see was a naked woman!

 

[Badger]

Guess what came in the mail today? 35mm f2 IS!!!

I would like to think this was and is a well thought out choice for me...Ask me next week ;D

 

[gordonbb]

Several years ago the wife and I were heading off to Greece for our second honeymoon and while she was planning her wardrobe I was planning what gear I wanted to take and how to carry it. I decided to go minimalist with a single body, 17-40, 24-105 and 70-200 with the nifty 50 thrown in (this was also the frequency of use but one of my favourite images was with the 50 and I would not have gotten it without a wide aperture) I was going to be dragged to a bunch of really old places whose history wasn't particularly of interest to me so I was going to spend my time taking pictures. So I needed a new bag to hold just this gear.

I got the bag home a was merrily sitting on the floor arranging the dividers with the kit spread out around me when the wife walks in and says "Another Camera Bag? You already have at least 5 what do you need another for?" I simply asked her why she had so many purses? She scowled and muttered a bit about that but saw the essential truth in the statement.

Likewise when I get a new body or lens she now understands that I also have to "Accessorize" so the care packages with the extra caps or filters in the new diameter or the spare batteries, grips, remote cables, flashes etc. go by without comment.

Returning the favour I tease her about her on-line shoe habit but always compliment her about how great the new shoes look while she is wearing them.

Photography is what I do to keep the other side of my brain from atrophying and after many years my wife understands this. We had some fights at first about my L addiction but she has realized that I usually only acquire one lens or body a year and usually after months of research and waiting for the right price. I'm up front about my purchases and the net cost is similar to what she spends over time on many smaller purchases.

When she buys a purse and shows it to me and proudly says "it only cost $400!" I don't question her sanity and likewise when my 85 1.2L arrived before Christmas and I proudly said that it only cost $1650 she didn't question mine and one of my first images with it of one of the kids has been her wallpaper on her iPad since.

 

[nda]

i couldn't watch past about 3 minutes as i almost died of boredom

;D
Worst Photography Video Ever, this guy has no idea his strategy is based on the theory that humans are logical, HUMANS are not logical, that's why there are addicts and lenses are an addiction that's why we buy them, not that we need them, because there available, manufactures know this, that's whey they make so many

 

[mrsfotografie]

HUMANS are not logical, that's why there are addicts and lenses are an addiction that's why we buy them, not that we need them, because there available, manufactures know this, that's whey they make so many

I'm an addict too with 25 system lenses in total (I have a few camera's with fixed lenses too but I'm not counting those).

Other lenses I own in addition to those listed in my signature (all Canon FL & FD mount):

Vivitar C/FD 28mm f/2.8 Auto Wide Angle
Canon FDn 28mm f/2.8
Canon FL 50mm f/1.8 II
Canon FL 50mm f/1.8 II (yes I have two of these and FT-QL bodies to match)
Canon FDn 50mm f/1.8
Canon FL 50mm f/3.5 Macro
Canon FL 135mm f/2.5
Canon FD 200mm f/4 S.S.C.

Of course all of these can be adapted for use on my Sony NEX, but the Macro lens is the one that remains fixed to the adapter most of the time because it is also the dedicated macro lens for my NEX system.

Come to think of it I own six 50mm lenses.

..and 7 zooms, so that means 18 primes

 

[Rienzphotoz]

i couldn't watch past about 3 minutes as i almost died of boredom

+1

 

[wickidwombat]

Oh... and... she's HOT. I'm a pretty lucky husband

Some pictures would be nice and make the thread more interesting than that video of an incredibly boring a*** at the beginning who's special talents appear to be the bleeding obvious.

She had some pictures taken for me and here's one that's been downsized, posted online (compressed), saved from online to my phone and emailed to me (so probably compressed again) so it ain't of the greatest quality but hey... it's better than the dude in the video... right?

I think you need to check your AFMA its not focused on her left eye but I think more on her left breast... or is that correctly focused...?

 

[wickidwombat]

you know you are too deep into photography when you see a picture of a beautiful woman and your primary thoughts are how did they lighte the subject

I had a similar conversation with my wife many years ago. I could see was the beautiful lighting, shadows, lovely form and composition whilst all she could see was a naked woman!

I know, photography obsession completely ruined porn...

 

[wickidwombat]

HUMANS are not logical, that's why there are addicts and lenses are an addiction that's why we buy them, not that we need them, because there available, manufactures know this, that's whey they make so many

I'm an addict too with 25 system lenses in total (I have a few camera's with fixed lenses too but I'm not counting those).

you counted? I'm too scared to go down that road... :-[

 

[mackguyver]

you counted? I'm too scared to go down that road... :-[

+1, what a foolish thing to do

 

[mrsfotografie]

you counted? I'm too scared to go down that road... :-[

+1, what a foolish thing to do

Well, if 'n' is the amount of lenses one owns, the ideal amount is 'n+1' ;D

 

[wickidwombat]

you counted? I'm too scared to go down that road... :-[

+1, what a foolish thing to do

Well, if 'n' is the amount of lenses one owns, the ideal amount is 'n+1' ;D

Lol the math does not lie

 

[mackguyver]

you counted? I'm too scared to go down that road... :-[

+1, what a foolish thing to do

Well, if 'n' is the amount of lenses one owns, the ideal amount is 'n+1' ;D

Lol the math does not lie

That's for sure and I keep waiting to see dolina reply to one of these posts. He seems to own just about every lens Canon makes by virtue of all of the awesome photos he posts in all of the lens sample forums!

 

[skitron]

I suppose my strategy is to buy what I want and then sell them later when I find myself not using them. That said, I'm left with a 70-200 is2, 100 L, 24-105L, Sigma 50 DG. LOL, I could probably just go with my least favorite,but most used, the 24-105 and call it a day...