Originally posted by monochrome I've owned several Orvis cane rods but never purchased anything new from them. At the stupid point I had eBay Hardy Perfects and cane rods in several line weights. Kinda like K lenses. But I also fished for years in rubber waders and tennis shoes and had one Lamiglass rod and a cheap reel.
I used to have a classic car but that took all my dough, sold it 4 years ago and started to get back into photography seeing as digital finaly reached a stage of similar quality as film.
I had a K-x to start out then moved up to the K-5(wifey was a little against that because she originally got mr the K-x as a Christmas gift, and it kinda hurt her feelings because she felt that I felt the K-× wasnt good enough, even though I told her I just outgrew it and needed something more rugged, weathersealed and more automated buttons to make shooting easier for me when I no longer have to go digging around a bunch of menues during criticle shooting moments. I still use the K-x too)
Two years ago when I moved up to the K-5, I also got the 18-135lens for our summer vacation walk around lens, she freaked out over the $400 price tag too.
over the past two years I have convinced her of the value of a good lens, but still really had no way to justify buying them for just a "hobby". Now I have a golden opportunity to make some serious dough with my photography, I am renting two lenses for my first gig for around 150 bux, now wifey is asking me how much they will cost to just buy them, some some reason she is NOW seeing the investment potential in such lenses........THEY CAN MAKE US SOME SERIOUS MONEY!.....lol its funny how they come around when it involves potential income possibility.
She does however agree this hobby is a LOT cheaper than my classic car hobby I used to have.
I know once she sees me getting gigs and making money, she will actually push me to get whatever I need when it comes to eqipment, and she also knows that no matter how expensive the lens is, there is a good chance we can resell them for close to our original purchase price, she is starting to understand the value a lens holds........now I just need to convince her to get a K-3 body or two to compliment future lenses