Help - I need an alibi or cover story

[nick the grief]

I'm a keen amateur photographer and I saw a very special lens for my camera on offer.

Before I knew it, my card was out and I was leaving the shop very happy but feeling guilty about the purchase.

Now, how do I tell the OH?

Do I say, "What this old thing - no, I've had it for years, you've seen it before, I took that picture of Uncle Charlie with it at the wedding in 2002, don't you remember"

or do I simply come clean and offer to take it back?

or do I simply offer wine, chocolates and Jimmy Choo shoes?

I'm pretty sure I've fallen for the "You've seen these before" answer when I've suddenly noticed, (I thought), a new pair of shoes or a new (to me) dress

Do I come clean, tell a lie or take her shopping in return?

Will I ever be able to use the lens without feeling guilty?

"I only bought the lens because I thought the world was going to be swallowed up by a black hole from Cern today"........(worth a try perhaps?)

Do what I did when I bought my 100-400 IS lens say nothing ... infact we're still not speaking 18 months later

Seriously, if it's your hobby and you don't do it all the time then you shouldn't have a problem, just don't criticise when your other half does the same

Was this meant to be what he's saying?

Lets hope it isn't a 600mm telephoto then !!!

[Nicos]

Oh heck..I wonder who's advice he took???....one of us is in for it!!!!

[lynda66]

well hopefully she's buried him under the patio ...... first dibs on the skeleton

[HayleyB]

well hopefully she's buried him under the patio ...... first dibs on the skeleton

Methinks not, She'd be worried she'd get a vengeful Bramley sprout up right in the middle of the patio, how would she explain that to the neighbours ,

I reckon she's thrown poor Johnny in the newly dug out bean trough, she'd get great runners next year

[Mrs Dobby]

Do what I did when I bought my 100-400 IS lens say nothing ... infact we're still not speaking 18 months later

Seriously, if it's your hobby and you don't do it all the time then you shouldn't have a problem, just don't criticise when your other half does the same

Lets hope it isn't a 600mm telephoto then !!!

Oooh, I'm hugely green wiv envy NTG!! Thats one of the lenses I want to get, tho I'm sure its gonna be a while before I can afford to buy any L series lenses!

[nick the grief]

Oooh, I'm hugely green wiv envy NTG!! Thats one of the lenses I want to get, tho I'm sure its gonna be a while before I can afford to buy any L series lenses!

It is a cracking lens I use it all the time but the Sigma 80 -400 (?) OS isn't a bad one either and a bit less pennies. I'll flog you me Tamron 200-500 if you like but you have to hold it V still

Here are a few examples

Grief Encounters with Birds :: Fotopic.Net
Grief Encounters with Wildflowers :: Fotopic.Net
Grief Encounters with Insects :: Fotopic.Net
Grief Encounters with wildlife :: Fotopic.Net

[Mrs Dobby]

Some cracking piccies on there Nick! I've voted on a few of them for you!

If you're a fellow EOS owner, there is a Canon EOS forum thats pretty good, especially for me as a noob to DSLR and PP, lots of good advice n some cracking shots for inspiration!

If you'd like to take a look at some of my piccies, then take a look at Dobbygraphs blogspot Dobbygraphs where I've a few posted, but I must say I like the format you've used for your piccy gallery, especially the voting bit! Must have a look at setting something similar up myself when I get some time to do it!

[HayleyB]

He's nowhere to be seen, do you think he's nowt but an apple seed now, I hope it wasn't a painful death

[lynda66]

lol, i think he's just forgotten, he was online yesterday, unless that was his OH making it look like she hasn't fed him to the cats

[Headfry]

Mrs Dobby
Mr HF came in saying you had been busy on the forum!
When did you get your EOS?

[Headfry]

ps lovely pic Mrs D!

[Mrs Dobby]

Mrs Dobby
Mr HF came in saying you had been busy on the forum!
When did you get your EOS?

Lol! The EOS forum is almost as much fun as here (tho it is very photography orientated, so good place to learn and share!)

I got my EOS on the 26th July, so still very much learning how to get the best from it, but at least I've a bit of knowledge from having a 35 mm SLR in the past, unlike Mr D who's decided that he now wants to get into photography too, so wants a camera of his own, and has a lot to learn, but I'll be gentle with him! Honest!

As to nice piccy, I'm assuming you're on about the snowdon streams ones I posted on the EOS forum? Thanks for the kind words!! I am going to post them onto the dobbygraphs blogspot shortly, along with some others from the trip to North Wales!

PS - which one is your hubby on the EOS forum?

[maytreefrannie]

Where's Johnny? And what I want to know is - where's the lens?

[zazen999]

I ordered a new lens last night - a lensbaby.

It's the bendy one, so you get the effects of a holga, digitally. I already use a holga regularly, with a wide angle lens gaffertaped to the front; so can't wait for this.

One of my chums at photo school last night has bought a fish eye lens and one of these; and I got the shakes when I was playing with them. Fisheyes cost alot of cash, so I'll wait until the next NYC trip to get one; but the lens baby I found for £50 - will hopefully arrive on monday.

I haven't told the OH yet - but for £50 I probably will.

He never knew about the macro lens purchase...but did get on his high horse about the 70-300 lens purchase. Hence my tactics ever since.