New lens - angry wife?

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Just bought a Canon Lens 2,8/28mm in good condition to for 220:- euros... - is that a good or a bad buy? (lets hope its not a good-bye)

It also came with a 28mm finder which after a quick test seams to work fine with my elmarit 2,8/21mm. Well, anything is better than guessing...
 
That's a good buy! I bought mine for US$400, without the external finder. It is a very small and compact lens, enjoy.
 
new lens, angry wife

and the corollary:

happy wife, happy life



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FrankS said:
happy wife, happy life
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are you implying that this is a causal relationship, i.e., in order to have a happy life, one must have a happy wife? If so, i respectfully and wholeheartedly disagree. :eek: :D
 
My wife is usually pretty good about my gear purchases as I tend to sell stuff as much as I buy, it all lends itself to a perfect balance... that is until a couple of days ago when I picked up this lot... the look on her face was priceless. Guess I'll be selling gear and not buying for a bit now.
 
terrence that is more D1s and nikon gear than i have ever seen in my entire life, dare i even ask how much you dropped on that? ill bet the look on your wife's face was priceless, then outrageously angry.
 
The local paper was having a sale of their old gear so I HAD to get the lot. I'm not sure if they even work, some of them look like they've been used as footrests. Most of the lenses work pretty well but I haven't had a chance to try the bodies out as they didn't come with batteries.

I'd admit she got a little anxious until I showed her the receipt. :)
 
Is that you SK? Looking forward to that studio shoot. I've suddenly discovered the joys of shooting with strobes.
 
Terence,
I'm willing to bet that even if you put them on Ebay one at a time "untested-unknown working condition/ for parts/repair" that you will get about $150 per body. With "tested and Known working, no battery/charger" closer to $250. I paid $600 for a D1 set LNIB on a BIN, so have been watching for a while. Amazing that the price differential on used Digital stuff is not greater.
 
Terence,
What's that strange looking Leica on the left of your attached photo? Did you pick it up from the sale too?
 
Asim, I'm not implying a casual relationship at all! It was not a flippant remark, it is one of those simply stated truths in life.
 
...cause you chase them with your new lens instead! ;)

Anyway, I think the picture from Terence can come in handy showing our better halves how modest we all are (the rest of us) in our business.

Haven´t had time to try the canon lens yet though, can´t wait to see its drawing (influenced by Sean as I am... )
 
fstop said:
Terence,
What's that strange looking Leica on the left of your attached photo? Did you pick it up from the sale too?
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Wow, you got sharp eyes. And no, I definitely did not get that at the sale! It's one of THESE
 
I love that lens. It's on the camera right now. $220 Euros seems like a fair price if it is a good copy.

Cheers,

Sean
 
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