New lens - angry wife?

[Rocamadour]

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...

 

[andrewch]

That's a good buy! I bought mine for US$400, without the external finder. It is a very small and compact lens, enjoy.

 

[ent2b]

i very much agree with your title...."New lens [minus] angry wife" [= happy man].

 

[FrankS]

new lens, angry wife

and the corollary:

happy wife, happy life



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[Doug]

Secret new lens, oblivious wife

 

[ent2b]

happy wife, happy life

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. 😱 😀

 

[Honu-Hugger]

Many lenses, understanding wife :angel: (it's my hobby)

 

[Terence T]

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.

 

[agoglanian]

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.

 

[Terence T]

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. 🙂

 

[zuikologist]

I guess you'll be over at DSLRechange for a while ..... see you back here next January!

 

[Terence T]

Is that you SK? Looking forward to that studio shoot. I've suddenly discovered the joys of shooting with strobes.

 

[Sonnar Brian]

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.

 

[RObert Budding]

Whenever I want a new lens, I remind my wife that I'm not asking for a little red sports car so that I can chase young women.

Robert

 

[fstop]

Terence,
What's that strange looking Leica on the left of your attached photo? Did you pick it up from the sale too?

 

[FrankS]

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.

 

[Rocamadour]

...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... )

 

[Terence T]

Terence,
What's that strange looking Leica on the left of your attached photo? Did you pick it up from the sale too?

Wow, you got sharp eyes. And no, I definitely did not get that at the sale! It's one of THESE

 

[Sean Reid]

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

 

[Little Prince]

...."new lens, angry wife"........

is this a 'which one should i keep' type? or some other sort of trick question?