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framer

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I was looking to show her a monopod I wanted for Christmas. Well they didn't have it but she was listen to a salesman pitch the V1 to someone next to her. Before we left the store she said, "I not happy with my camera", an S8100 coolpix. It did not focus fast enough for her... Well when I got it she wanted something to put in her purse. We started looking at the V1 and move to the J1. She liked the speed, focus speed and viewfinder of the J1. I was ready to buy it for her but at the last second I asked to show her the D3200 w/18-55 vr lens. Her comment was, "its so light", she had allways thought DSLR were heavy. When I told her that it could use many lenses that I have, she wanted the D3200 over the J1.

So I went to the Camera store for me and bought the wife a D3200. Have I opened up a Pandora's Box...

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Posted 6 months ago #
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In a word..."yes"

But is is OK, because she might let you use her new D4 when she gets it....

Posted 6 months ago #
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lol .. and you know what the worst thing is ? she is probably better than you at it! ;-)

Posted 6 months ago #
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This is a total win-win. Now that you've sparked her interest she'll "get" why you feel the need to spend $1,500-$2,000 on a lens. Also, now when you guys spend money on gear its price is spread amongst two users, thereby adding to its value. Genius!

Posted 6 months ago #
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excellent news

If you are allowed to get your hands on it

Please let us know how your super teles work on a D3200

Posted 6 months ago #
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Wow, thats a smart move. I may have to try that. I have been leaving copies of Nikon D600 ads all over the house( just like Ralphie in Christmas Story)for my wife to "find".I just hope she gets the HINT!

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crizman said:
Wow, thats a smart move. I may have to try that. I have been leaving copies of Nikon D600 ads all over the house( just like Ralphie in Christmas Story)for my wife to "find".I just hope she gets the HINT!

No, you can't buy that D600 for your wife and then use it yourself.

:) nice try...

framer

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proudgeek said:
This is a total win-win. Now that you've sparked her interest she'll "get" why you feel the need to spend $1,500-$2,000 on a lens. Also, now when you guys spend money on gear its price is spread amongst two users, thereby adding to its value. Genius!

Plus 1. Very clever framer. I may have to try that with my wife, only I'd be concerned about letting her anywhere near a camera store, in case she recognised some of my "cheap" lenses / flash guns, and wondered why they were marked up for so much more than I said they cost!! :-). I can see this thread becoming the "confession box" for all us guys on the forum! Should make for some great reading LOL.

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My tactic has been to keep moaning about the high price of Film and D&P on my slides and muttering about being forced to go digital against my better judgement. Mission Control thinks I am an ejit for sticking with film and is making encouraging comments about me getting with the times ..... now where should I strategically leave the D4 brochures for maximum impact?
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Posted 6 months ago #
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My spouse went Christmas shopping for me at the local camera store. They almost talked her into an RX100 (which wouldn't have been a bad choice, since we don't have a point a shoot). However I received a gift certificate instead. Now they can try and talk me into it ;-)

Posted 6 months ago #
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Assuming you haven't fibbed about expensive gear...let her use some of your better lenses and then make her use the kit lens again. When she finds out the difference then either buy yourself better and give old ones away or somehow work in see it does matter! And buy better for both ;)

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tcole1983 said:
Assuming you haven't fibbed about expensive gear...let her use some of your better lenses and then make her use the kit lens again. When she finds out the difference then either buy yourself better and give old ones away or somehow work in see it does matter! And buy better for both ;)

She can use whatever I got, what's mine is her's. I only got 4 AFS lenses. The 17-35 and the 70-200 are the ones she most likely will use. It will be interesting if she really gets interested in this as a hobby. She a very smart lady and should pick it up quickly. Well if she takes a good photo I might have to get it framed and hang it on the wall.

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Posted 6 months ago #
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Or give her the ultimate honor and post it on PAD!

Posted 6 months ago #
rensuchan

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Well why do you think I'm letting my girlfriend use my D7000? The plot thickens...

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heartyfisher said:
Or give her the ultimate honor and post it on PAD!

Noooooow, don't let the missus know about NRF! If mine found out who SkintBrit was, I'd have to go through half my historic posts and delete them (including this one) :-) What we say on NRF stays on NRF.

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@skintrbit - I wish we had a "like" button :)

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adamz said:
@skintrbit - I wish we had a "like" button :)

+100

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SkintBrit said:
Noooooow, don't let the missus know about NRF! If mine found out who SkintBrit was, I'd have to go through half my historic posts and delete them (including this one) :-) What we say on NRF stays on NRF.

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adamz said:
@skintrbit - I wish we had a "like" button :)

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Framer, that's awesome. I wish I could get my wife to like SLRs, but I think we're now a really happy family, photographically. She has her smartphone, I have both a D7000 and NEX-5N I carry around with me, and I just bought my older boys each a coolpix s3300 for Christmas ($75 each and they're actually pretty nice little cameras...er...I mean, they look nice. Well, I had to open them to make sure they worked, right?).

crizman, you'll shoot your eye out!

Posted 6 months ago #
Ken Hill

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Did you get your monopod?

Posted 6 months ago #
framer

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I ordered it and gave her the box when it came in. I hope she wraps it and gives it to me for Xmas. I hope......

framer

Posted 6 months ago #
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hahaha... she's gonna try it out first and make sure she doesn't want it before wrapping it up for you ;)

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jonnyapple said:
I just bought my older boys each a coolpix s3300 for Christmas ($75 each and they're actually pretty nice little cameras...er...I mean, they look nice. Well, I had to open them to make sure they worked, right?).

Hahaha. Sounds just like the F100 I've got under the tree.....not sure how I know errhum, but I have reason to believe it is in very fine condition and FULLY functional! :-)

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framer said:
I ordered it and gave her the box when it came in. I hope she wraps it and gives it to me for Xmas. I hope......

framer

I hope so too, as it worked out to be the dearest monopod ever!

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framer

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OKeeee, the wife has taken 200 pictures of the Christmas tree, 20 of each house plant and me with my hair looking like bozo the clown.

The Christmas tree shots were a lesson that started off in full auto mode and ended in Aperture Mode using aperture to control outside lighting and flash compinsation to control inside lighting. It's now back on the green thingy and works wonderful:)

Soon she will be the master and I the student...

framer

Posted 5 months ago #
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That's great framer!

Posted 5 months ago #