Early birthday present!

[john dough]

My wife asked me, several months ago, what I wanted for my birthday (not for a couple of months yet). I told her "a Zeiss prime lens."

I get home today to find this sitting on my desk:



:woot: :woot: :woot: :woot: :woot: :woot: :woot:

Knowing how much this lens costs, I am floored! I think she called Adorama and said that she wanted "a Zeiss lens" and of course, they sold her the most expensive one (for my camera).

I am STOKED!

[DP]

I think you need to keep her. Is that for a Hasselblad?

[john dough]

It is for a D700. No Hasselblad...yet.

For me, a Hasselblad is like a vintage car, built today. I have held one before and they are built like a tank and almost as heavy. Even though I have had a good 2009 and 2010 (so far), If I were to ask my wife for one of these:



I think she would smack me in the head.

I think that I would rather have this:



and this:



for the same price (about $35K).

[Racer X]

My mom has an R8 film camera, and I love that thing. The lenses are unbelievable.

[jdc]

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[vision63]

I love your wife.

[RAMd®d]

Ok, ok, some I'm more than a little jealous.

Congratulations!

(On several levels!)