Uhmm....fellas....
I think it is about now in the discussion I usually jump in and tells you
that my spouse gets very very upset if I bring home new gear.....and
doesn't show it off and share the fun of playing with it
....and that it more often is said spouse than it is I, who says "I saw
XXX with Olympus or Zuiko on it in YYY photoshop, want to go look
tomorrow?" (now, we just need to work on the fact that OM10 bodies and
50/1.8 zuikos are not worth going to look for - but the spirit all the
same is there).
Ok, just thought I would make all of you jealous. If I brought home a
350/2.8, the comment would be "Cool, let's go somewhere exciting next
weekend so WE can try it out".
Maybe I should write up a "howto pick an understanding spouse"? ;) - nahh,
I am sure that all your "other halves" have been selected at least as
carefully as the photo-gear you are trying to sneak home.... ;)
Best regards
--thomas
On Fri, 20 Oct 2000, Motor Sport Visions Photography wrote:
> In a message dated 10/20/00 Charlie Stricklen <charlie@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> offers some sage advice on sneaking Zuikoholic urges past our spouses...
>
> That almost worked with the Tamron 80-200 as I thought it looked enough
> like the Tamron 60-300 I used to use. Took two days at the track before
> she noticed it was different...I used some lame excuse since it doesn't
> look ultra fancy or expensive to the un-trained eye.
>
> I screwed up on the Zuiko 350/2.8. I knew it was coming on loan and told
> her about it in advance. (I know...silly me.) It was only after it
> became a "bird in the hand" offers to sell were made and by then it was
> spousally too late to slip anything past her. The bright side is I think
> in time I can get her to accept reality and meanwhile the lens ships in
> a few weeks for Gary to test anyway so she'll see it leave. It is when
> it comes back to me after that I'll have some 'splainin' to do...but
> like all things put off to the future, I'll worry about that then ;-)
> There actually will be a mass sell-off of everything I don't really
> need. I'll post the FS items here first of course.
>
> Heed Charlie's advice...it was good.
>
> Mike Veglia
> Motor Sport Visions Photography
> http://www.motorsportvisions.com
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