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@@fenglinafl Mine just appeared out of the blue sky. :) Thankfully I have loaner gear from my company coming and going, so it is hard to follow. Did anyone mention that (real) medium format digital - which is absolutely necessary for landscape photography - makes the 600/4 look as a cheap thing. A month ago, when I went for a mixed landscape/wildlife trip to Iceland, the Canon 600 IS mkII I brought with me was the 5th most expensive lens, and the 7th most expensive item in my bag.
That's the kind of conversation I don't have with my wife hahaha, she knows my camera gear is expensive but she doesn't know the exact prices of it or the total cost I've spend in photography 😂
Not too long ago the ask of your best friend was to wipe your internet history if you died. As a photographer, the ask is for them to not let your partner sell your gear for the price you said you paid 😆
Beta move, Alpha doesn't care saying what his gear cost and is not afraid of the reaction, more that this : He will not tolerate his wife to critisize his investments based on her feelings.
Lol, just bought hyundai i30 2010 for 2900€, and r6ii 2700€ + rf 50 1.8, 200€ and EF70-200mm L ii 2.8, 900e and adapter ef-r, 100€.. So yeah, so true in my case, all in span of 3 months
My wife complains that I have had GAS all our married life. 34 years. (Both types) I was also a guitarist, and cameras have overtaken my guitars 8 to 7. To make Sofia a little happier, I think I've spent almost $55,000 au in gear and things like printers (44 inch), computers, and stuff that I may never use again. Good luck...
Thank God my wife and I have separate businesses. I spent over $50k in the last few years on gear. It really helped my write offs during tax season this year 😂
Just picked up that Rokinon lens yesterday, looking forward to seeing what it can do. Crazy the amount we spend on gear sometimes. Beats spending it on drugs and alcohol is how I look at it. 🙂
lol and to think I have around $35k in photo gear, around $60k in videogames collection (from NES to current gen), around $16k in anime scale figures and a $6k computer, all US dollars My wife is cool with it, we both have high salary jobs
My wife assumes the value behind all my gear is much higher than it actually is. In Canadian dollars, I'd estimate my total value is around $7000. Most of my lenses are used, my lights are mostly off auctions, my printer and bag was off an auction, and only my camera and action cam is new. If it was all brand new, it would easily be $12k, which is what my wife assumes.
Valuing the price of lenses by weight is a really good guess actually. Polycarbonate lenses made from plastic are lighter and less expensive than the metal/glass counterparts.
I guess the blessing (and the curse) of having a partner who is also into photography (or at least knowledgeable) is that they know how much all the gear costs and there are no surprises. But also, you can't sneak something past them.
Maybe you can answer a question for me. Do music-based TH-cam content creators have photography gear as background props? Because it seems like a lot of photography-based channels have musical instruments as background props, assuming they're shooting the video from inside their home. My brother is a professional musician, so I get what you're saying about musical instruments. While he owns several instruments that cost a pretty penny, his "baby" is his bassoon - major bucks on that.
@@dw.in.michigan I don’t have much musical content that I’ve created on YT and background stuff tends to be musical detritus. That said, I think that folk just have parts of their other pastimes laying around, although my photo gear lives in bags for quick deployment/protection from dust.
Reminds me of an old GF who got sticker shock when I was buying a few pieces of climbing gear and later realized that I was a relative minimalist (or just cheap).
Too Funny, my wife freaks out anytime I start talking about getting new gear. Just on Computer equipment gear alone, I'm in for about 12K, then there's Camera gear, lighting gear, stands, tripods, filters, drones, mics, action cameras, batteries and a few bags to switch out my load when I'm going on a location shoot. I shoot nikon and I'm now planning on adding the Z6III and Z8 to my kit soon, then the FTZ adapter, cage, a z lens or two... yeah that's going to go over well. Loved this episode. Hope sophia sticks around and good luck with the Channel.
The biggest point to make you rethink a purchase is how much will it generate for you. Other than that it’s just cool to have the latest greatest. Unfortunately people are hip to this and take advantage of techies on the business end.
"Now, what's the most expensive you have ever bought, that's not, like, a car?" If I was in her place, I would start asking myself if the equipment is more expensive than the house itself 😂
I started shooting in high-school using an old nikon d5100 i found in our house and never really bothered to look at lenses or accessories, so i had no idea how expensive this hobby was going to be until just last year when i bought my own camera for the fist time. One year into taking photography a little bit more enthusiastically, ive spent around 3k + usd already like damn im not even a professional photographer lmao
I like the "help out around the house" as if you didn't live there... 😂 Frail looking guy telling a woman she is tiny... woman are huge 🎉 immensity defines women. Don't compare a woman to a kid. Learn that. I love your videos. That one 😂 She will teach you a lot about life. 🎉🎉🎉 continue bringing the great work. ❤
I really suffered with Gear acquisition until about 12 months maybe 18 months ago and I sold everything that cost me a lot of money and I bought lots of stuff that cost me next to nothing my photography if anything has improved and my photographs no longer look like they are over sample digital photographs. In fact when I show my cameras to any photographer friends and show them the images I am getting from them which is mainly Olympus micro four thirds cameras they can't believe how cheap they were and how good the images are.
Love the video! You two have such sweet personalities and charm. I liked when she asked you how much you had made. It brought a smile to my face to know you have at least been able to pay for your gear. I’ve spent thousands on camera gear that just sits on the shelf or rarely gets used on my travels.
Really nice and funny, must admit I never dared to do this line up in front of my husband ;-), he knows I spend an awful lot on my camara gear, but summing it up, oh boy ..... Enjoy the R5markII ;-)
Ha! Small potatoes. I have 40 lenses for my Canon system, and lots of converters / adapters / filters. I have an old digital Pentax system, and an older Pentax film system. In addition to the Canon system, I currently use 3 Insta360 cameras (X1, X3, Ace Pro), and old Sony F828 (for infrared), Olympus TG-6, Lumix TS-200, Nikon P7700. For Processing / viewing / file back-up I have an 8" tablet, 12.4" tablet (brand new addition), a mini travel laptop, and a 14.4" Surface laptop. So you can at least you can defend yourself by saying, "At least I'm not as bad as Ray!"
Ya.... I just recently got married and my wife asked me how much everything costs... That what a very eye opening conversation for her haha luckily (Even though she is extremely frugal) she was pretty understanding that it is my career and I do make decent money and support us both with it. Although my gear costs is closer to 25,000 dollars lol
You are a brave man, Alex. However, in your defence, most of this stuff was bought before Sophia came along to apply the brakes! Can’t wait to see how you get on with buying the new camera!
My man said 1:28 “ everything can’t be on this side” idk she was putting it on the expensive side and that sounds like camera gear to me 😂 really canon so I think she was on to something.
Having just moved from APS-C to full-frame, and thus needing to replace my whole system, it's a bit of a relief to realize that, however much I may have spent on it, it’s still far less than the prices you've given for the equivalent pieces.
All good fun. It don't matter how much you spend on kit. If its' what your into then so be it. Could be worse, could be in the pub or down the betting shop everyday. Nice to have something to show for your hard earned. Upto now my camera gear is still dwarfed by what I used to spend on Mountain bikes and accessories. Wife used to moan about having X mount of bikes, to which I'd reply "do you really need 5 sewing machines" 🤣
Your other half is supremely gorgeous in all things you should consider yourself extremely lucky. And don't let her get away... Good on you for making up on your passion and coming clean.
My question is: why do you own a 70-200 F/4 and a 100-500? They almost entirely overlap, no? Why not get a standard zoom to cover the 35-100mm gap? (unfortunately in RF, they don't have many interesting standard zoom options, like the Tamron 28-75 for example would fit well in that gap, but the 24-105 costs the same as the 70-200 f/4)
good question honestly, but maybe it just doesn't fit his style of photography? also, they have the 24-105 f2.8 now, that's a pretty interesting lens imo that pairs great with the 100-500
My wife doesn't know what things cost, but know its expensive. She also knows that I only buy gear from money I make using said gear! Doesn't come out of our account, just the business account!
Sophia seems very understanding but maybe the shock hasn't worn off yet? WAF or GAF is pretty rare in camera equipment (some white lenses apply) but fortunately great photos and videos are almost always approved.
Dude. When I started out I was in the store and a guy was telling me he had spent over $150,000 ! And I choked yet 15 years later I'm over $100,000. One day it will pay for itself
I just bought a Leica 50mm 0.95 Noctilux two weeks ago brand new because I wanted to own one and still haven’t used it while it lays on a table littered with clutter from Amazon packages of random stuff I need for the house. My Nikon Z9 is on another table with the Z135mm Plena. I’m planning on buying the new Canon R5 Mark II and the RF85mm f1.2. None of these come close in value to the most expensive items I own and collect (that is not camera gear) I’m not rich, I just work very hard, I’m a collector, so I work sometimes for months or even years ( because I don’t earn a lot) to buy the good things I want. But everything I buy I study and research for weeks on end before buying
Between Nikon, Canon, Sony, and Fuji, I think I'd want only one of the brands. Too many different operational modes would break me. The Noctilux on the Z9 seems cool.
If you have the R5 I would get a new lens instead of getting the Mark 2, it's definitely a nice upgrade but not enough to justify all of the extra money in my opinion. same sensor size, a little bit faster read out speed and better auto focus is not worth spending extra thousands of dollars for me anyway
When i worked at a camera shop, i customers knew they could come to me and i would print them a "wife" receipt that had cheaper prices or put another price sticker that was more expensive so the wives would think that box price was the sale price lol
I want to be a videographer and this will save me now if i just show this video to my girlfriend before i buy my first camera so that she will kinda understand in future when i go big😅
so for the tons of iphone vs high end pro camera videos on youtube. was it worth it? will iphone make all of this purchase obsolete in the next 3 years? im figuring out if I should invest on this career or run away from it due to oversaturation, AI and tech catching up ( for the untrained eye) to profesional cameras.
Well I realize that I'm very lucky, because I've roughly spent 50k€ over the last 18 months on photography related equipment and my wife is actually okay with it. And I didn't even earned a dime with all of that. It's just for my personal enjoyment !
Dude if that's all you have what is sitting on your kitchen table then you're doing better than me! My lady has seen my stuff and I think its better I don't even mention the price tag. She has said I should sell it all and buy her a vehicle! 🤣
I think you should remind Sophia that if you get your camera gear used at MPB or KEH that it is always cheaper than full price ... but you'r not gonna get a brand spanking new R5 Mark II on MPB ... 😁
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Imagine her response if you were a wildlife photographer, and bought one of those $13,000 lenses...
I don’t know how to explain the 600f4 for her…
I can't even imagine how she would react to this.
I just bought the Sony 300 2.8….. almost $7k
$13k 😂😂😂 The Canon RF 1200mm f/8 L IS USM Lens was $21,398.93 out the door.
@@fenglinafl Mine just appeared out of the blue sky. :)
Thankfully I have loaner gear from my company coming and going, so it is hard to follow. Did anyone mention that (real) medium format digital - which is absolutely necessary for landscape photography - makes the 600/4 look as a cheap thing. A month ago, when I went for a mixed landscape/wildlife trip to Iceland, the Canon 600 IS mkII I brought with me was the 5th most expensive lens, and the 7th most expensive item in my bag.
That's the kind of conversation I don't have with my wife hahaha, she knows my camera gear is expensive but she doesn't know the exact prices of it or the total cost I've spend in photography 😂
Maybe a good idea haha
Not too long ago the ask of your best friend was to wipe your internet history if you died. As a photographer, the ask is for them to not let your partner sell your gear for the price you said you paid 😆
Absolutely no one's knows how much my gfx lenses cost. I can't even admit to how much I paid... It was so expensive and yet so good, must be a sin...
True Alpha move. She doesn't need to know, much less approve, unless she's the one paying for it.
Beta move, Alpha doesn't care saying what his gear cost and is not afraid of the reaction, more that this : He will not tolerate his wife to critisize his investments based on her feelings.
My wife has no idea what I paid for my camera gear but my first camera 40+ years ago cost more than my first car, ironically it's true today too.
Ironically I sold my car and bought a Nikon D800 and 24-70 F2.8 lens many years ago.
Lol, just bought hyundai i30 2010 for 2900€, and r6ii 2700€ + rf 50 1.8, 200€ and EF70-200mm L ii 2.8, 900e and adapter ef-r, 100€.. So yeah, so true in my case, all in span of 3 months
The backpaddling when she said «Wife?» 🤣🤣
The end of this game was the wrong time to drop that word in.
Her first question was bang on the mark "How much have you made ?" !!!!!
That was pretty awesome. I totally pictured my wife asking the same question lol
What a lovely heartwarming video. At 13:04, after you used the word “wife”, I think Sophia expected you to propose 😇😘
When you said Wife, she was like O_O already? hahaha
Whoopsy
3:58 the look of absolute terror at someone casually one handing L glass
Haha. We have rules off camera
I do that with mine all the time 🤣
"So this is my IMAX film camera. Where would you put this?" "The neighbors table"
instead of being weird about the price congratulate her on pretty much nailing the price order
She is adorable, you have to keep her.
I do not tell my husband what the camera gear costs. He kinda knows it’s bad, but he doesn’t know how bad 😂
Shhhh. Your secret is safe with us!
@@AlexArmitage hahaha thank you!
@@AlexArmitage I also don’t say anything when he buys his hobby equipment (vintage auto parts and electronics)- it’s only fair!
car parts and camera gear, both my hobbies that my wife has little idea what they cost.
She has a really cute personality. Definitely a fun watch.
Shes the best :) im slightly biased
Agreed, I was thinking the same. She handled everything well and did a great job of playing along, adding her own sense of humor along the way.
2:31 "the camera battery is more expensive than the camera" i'm sorry, what? lol. EDIT: OOOH ITS A TOY. I thought it was just an old camera.
I was expecting a proposal 😂
My wife complains that I have had GAS all our married life. 34 years. (Both types) I was also a guitarist, and cameras have overtaken my guitars 8 to 7. To make Sofia a little happier, I think I've spent almost $55,000 au in gear and things like printers (44 inch), computers, and stuff that I may never use again. Good luck...
You might wanna get that checked out haha
Could be worse. You could play violin instead of guitar.
I buy pretty much all my gear used. The holy grail is a widow selling her husband's stuff for what he told her he paid for it.
Black & White lens always means bank account took a heavy dent 😂 😂 😂
red ring on your lens means red numbers in your bank account...
Thank God my wife and I have separate businesses. I spent over $50k in the last few years on gear. It really helped my write offs during tax season this year 😂
That was fun to watch. I'm glad that no relationship were harmed because I think we would all miss Sophia if she kicked you to the curb.
Just for fun :)
Just picked up that Rokinon lens yesterday, looking forward to seeing what it can do. Crazy the amount we spend on gear sometimes. Beats spending it on drugs and alcohol is how I look at it. 🙂
lol and to think I have around $35k in photo gear, around $60k in videogames collection (from NES to current gen), around $16k in anime scale figures and a $6k computer, all US dollars
My wife is cool with it, we both have high salary jobs
Your family is blessed!!!
I clicked for adorable couple thumbnail. Good job!
ty!
This video is the very definition of humble brag.
Great video! I just sold all my photography gear. It was ruining my life financially. After I straighten that out, one day I’ll buy another camera.
Glad your relationship survived the gears cost revelation 😂
Ha! Super fun video! I still try to make sure the majority of my photography and video gear arrives while my wife is at work! LOL
Haha guess where I have to get things shipped :)
My wife assumes the value behind all my gear is much higher than it actually is. In Canadian dollars, I'd estimate my total value is around $7000. Most of my lenses are used, my lights are mostly off auctions, my printer and bag was off an auction, and only my camera and action cam is new. If it was all brand new, it would easily be $12k, which is what my wife assumes.
Ok, here's my list
Canon R7
Canon M50
Canon EFM 22mm f2
Sigma EF 18-35 f1.8
Sigma 17-300 f3.5-5.6
Sigma 150-600 contemporary
Canon EF 70-200 f2.8L vII
Viltrox EFM speedbooster
Meike VND drop-in filter & adapter
DJI Osmo Pocket3 creator bundle
DJI Osmo Action4 adventure bundle
Epson Expression XP970
Lowpro Tactic 450
@@HeadlessChickenTO You're a lightweight. 😂
Valuing the price of lenses by weight is a really good guess actually. Polycarbonate lenses made from plastic are lighter and less expensive than the metal/glass counterparts.
I guess the blessing (and the curse) of having a partner who is also into photography (or at least knowledgeable) is that they know how much all the gear costs and there are no surprises. But also, you can't sneak something past them.
But you can share stuff!!
@@AlexArmitage What's his is mine and what's mine is mine.
GAS is a cruel mistress. In addition to photography, I’m a musician and GAS is a much bigger issue in that department for me. 😬
Maybe you can answer a question for me. Do music-based TH-cam content creators have photography gear as background props? Because it seems like a lot of photography-based channels have musical instruments as background props, assuming they're shooting the video from inside their home.
My brother is a professional musician, so I get what you're saying about musical instruments. While he owns several instruments that cost a pretty penny, his "baby" is his bassoon - major bucks on that.
@@dw.in.michigan I don’t have much musical content that I’ve created on YT and background stuff tends to be musical detritus. That said, I think that folk just have parts of their other pastimes laying around, although my photo gear lives in bags for quick deployment/protection from dust.
Being Married is a cruel Mistress
Reminds me of an old GF who got sticker shock when I was buying a few pieces of climbing gear and later realized that I was a relative minimalist (or just cheap).
how we supposed to buy gear if we not being cheap on everything else xD
With the climbing gear, you do get to say, "This keeps me alive."
Alex, I love the may your eyes bugged when Sophia placed your lav mic down 😅😅
hehe
Too Funny, my wife freaks out anytime I start talking about getting new gear. Just on Computer equipment gear alone, I'm in for about 12K, then there's Camera gear, lighting gear, stands, tripods, filters, drones, mics, action cameras, batteries and a few bags to switch out my load when I'm going on a location shoot. I shoot nikon and I'm now planning on adding the Z6III and Z8 to my kit soon, then the FTZ adapter, cage, a z lens or two... yeah that's going to go over well. Loved this episode. Hope sophia sticks around and good luck with the Channel.
The biggest point to make you rethink a purchase is how much will it generate for you. Other than that it’s just cool to have the latest greatest. Unfortunately people are hip to this and take advantage of techies on the business end.
I love your channel Alex - you can be so proud of what you achieved
"Now, what's the most expensive you have ever bought, that's not, like, a car?"
If I was in her place, I would start asking myself if the equipment is more expensive than the house itself 😂
I started shooting in high-school using an old nikon d5100 i found in our house and never really bothered to look at lenses or accessories, so i had no idea how expensive this hobby was going to be until just last year when i bought my own camera for the fist time. One year into taking photography a little bit more enthusiastically, ive spent around 3k + usd already like damn im not even a professional photographer lmao
I like the "help out around the house" as if you didn't live there... 😂 Frail looking guy telling a woman she is tiny... woman are huge 🎉 immensity defines women. Don't compare a woman to a kid. Learn that. I love your videos. That one 😂 She will teach you a lot about life. 🎉🎉🎉 continue bringing the great work. ❤
I really suffered with Gear acquisition until about 12 months maybe 18 months ago and I sold everything that cost me a lot of money and I bought lots of stuff that cost me next to nothing my photography if anything has improved and my photographs no longer look like they are over sample digital photographs.
In fact when I show my cameras to any photographer friends and show them the images I am getting from them which is mainly Olympus micro four thirds cameras they can't believe how cheap they were and how good the images are.
This was the best what's in my bag video ever. But you did actually forget about the multiple camera packs and the $1000.00 tripod and head combo.
Hah. I do have a "whats in my camera bag" video. This is a lot more fun though
Don’t forget the lighting! 🙈
Someone is not getting dinner tonight and sleeping on the couch tonight, and the rest of the week 😅 14:10
Love the video! You two have such sweet personalities and charm. I liked when she asked you how much you had made. It brought a smile to my face to know you have at least been able to pay for your gear. I’ve spent thousands on camera gear that just sits on the shelf or rarely gets used on my travels.
Really nice and funny, must admit I never dared to do this line up in front of my husband ;-), he knows I spend an awful lot on my camara gear, but summing it up, oh boy ..... Enjoy the R5markII ;-)
Ha! Small potatoes.
I have 40 lenses for my Canon system, and lots of converters / adapters / filters. I have an old digital Pentax system, and an older Pentax film system. In addition to the Canon system, I currently use 3 Insta360 cameras (X1, X3, Ace Pro), and old Sony F828 (for infrared), Olympus TG-6, Lumix TS-200, Nikon P7700. For Processing / viewing / file back-up I have an 8" tablet, 12.4" tablet (brand new addition), a mini travel laptop, and a 14.4" Surface laptop.
So you can at least you can defend yourself by saying, "At least I'm not as bad as Ray!"
Instead of criticizing you as an out of control gear junkie, I’m going to thank you for paying for the innovation that benifits us all. 🤔 😁
@@tommyh.8391 I do my part.
My husband thinks he is the only one with an expensive hobby, he is into audio gear and vinyl. Him not knowing my camera gear can match his madness.
Ya.... I just recently got married and my wife asked me how much everything costs... That what a very eye opening conversation for her haha luckily (Even though she is extremely frugal) she was pretty understanding that it is my career and I do make decent money and support us both with it. Although my gear costs is closer to 25,000 dollars lol
she made the video 10x better.😂😂
she almost got you at the wife thing ! Be careful man. It’s getting serious. :D
Whooooopsy
You are a brave man, Alex. However, in your defence, most of this stuff was bought before Sophia came along to apply the brakes! Can’t wait to see how you get on with buying the new camera!
Honestly, I was expecting you to pull out a close to $10K telephoto sports lens. Well done!
I like how their glasses matches to each other. Nice couple!
Someone noticed!
My man said 1:28 “ everything can’t be on this side” idk she was putting it on the expensive side and that sounds like camera gear to me 😂 really canon so I think she was on to something.
Imagine that type of conversation in Brazil, equipment costs 7 times more here!
5:04 „Oh Boy“😂
Having just moved from APS-C to full-frame, and thus needing to replace my whole system, it's a bit of a relief to realize that, however much I may have spent on it, it’s still far less than the prices you've given for the equivalent pieces.
you went out thievin' or what 😂
I'd like to see the Leica version of this.... waiting...
*"Why is your laptop 4 thousand dollars?"*
Because it's apple... remove the logo and you have about 700 hundred dollars real worth. :D
your work is nice , i think flexing helps motivating to do more and more high quality work. i do the same with my fountain pens
All good fun. It don't matter how much you spend on kit. If its' what your into then so be it. Could be worse, could be in the pub or down the betting shop everyday. Nice to have something to show for your hard earned. Upto now my camera gear is still dwarfed by what I used to spend on Mountain bikes and accessories. Wife used to moan about having X mount of bikes, to which I'd reply "do you really need 5 sewing machines" 🤣
Bro almost got accidentally engaged. lol.😂
When I change my motorcycle, I always buy the same colour, so far the wife hasn’t noticed the five bike changes over the years.😂
Your other half is supremely gorgeous in all things you should consider yourself extremely lucky. And don't let her get away... Good on you for making up on your passion and coming clean.
My question is: why do you own a 70-200 F/4 and a 100-500? They almost entirely overlap, no? Why not get a standard zoom to cover the 35-100mm gap? (unfortunately in RF, they don't have many interesting standard zoom options, like the Tamron 28-75 for example would fit well in that gap, but the 24-105 costs the same as the 70-200 f/4)
good question honestly, but maybe it just doesn't fit his style of photography?
also, they have the 24-105 f2.8 now, that's a pretty interesting lens imo that pairs great with the 100-500
@@CivilStig Yea, but it costs as much as a car, and weights almost as much as well :D Lovely lens, but I would never put it in my bag personally :P
one I can take anywhere, the other I cannot. Very different purposes overall!
My wife doesn't know what things cost, but know its expensive. She also knows that I only buy gear from money I make using said gear! Doesn't come out of our account, just the business account!
She’s so adorable 😭
I’d hate for her to guess with what’s in my camera bag 😂😂😂
Girl, at least he's making money out of those. Us non-professional/hobbyists are just spending and not making anything lol
Cute... and glad you're still together - she's the real deal and forever keeper! (us, I'm not so sure...)
Agreed:)
lol you guys fun to watch :)
"Why is your laptop 4x the price of mine?"
Well, cos it has an Apple logo on it.
"That's a lot of filters". Classic 🙂
Thankfully I did not pay for those
@@AlexArmitage :-). I am really enjoying your channel. I saw you in Gavin's videos and had to subscribe. Keep up the great work.
Sophia seems very understanding but maybe the shock hasn't worn off yet? WAF or GAF is pretty rare in camera equipment (some white lenses apply) but fortunately great photos and videos are almost always approved.
Dude. When I started out I was in the store and a guy was telling me he had spent over $150,000 ! And I choked yet 15 years later I'm over $100,000. One day it will pay for itself
I just bought a Leica 50mm 0.95 Noctilux two weeks ago brand new because I wanted to own one and still haven’t used it while it lays on a table littered with clutter from Amazon packages of random stuff I need for the house. My Nikon Z9 is on another table with the Z135mm Plena. I’m planning on buying the new Canon R5 Mark II and the RF85mm f1.2. None of these come close in value to the most expensive items I own and collect (that is not camera gear) I’m not rich, I just work very hard, I’m a collector, so I work sometimes for months or even years ( because I don’t earn a lot) to buy the good things I want. But everything I buy I study and research for weeks on end before buying
Between Nikon, Canon, Sony, and Fuji, I think I'd want only one of the brands. Too many different operational modes would break me. The Noctilux on the Z9 seems cool.
"you're laptop is $4000!?" 😮😂
If you have the R5 I would get a new lens instead of getting the Mark 2, it's definitely a nice upgrade but not enough to justify all of the extra money in my opinion. same sensor size, a little bit faster read out speed and better auto focus is not worth spending extra thousands of dollars for me anyway
My biggest fear is when I die, my wife will sell my stuff for what I told her I paid,
I’m glad I bought the M1 Apple laptop on sale for only $2,400. It has pretty much the same specs are yours but the RAM is 64GB.
Bought Nikon coolpix p510. 2012 edition under $200
42x 24-1,000 mm telephoto
Great pictures
Just *one* camera I'd like is about $2,000. I can't imagine spending money on so much expensive gear. :)
In our household we dont talk about. Purses. Shoes and hair dos. Same rule for my camera gear.
Greatly enjoyed that one! (I have not had such a talk with B...)
Glad you enjoyed it
1:25 everything should be on that side. She is smart
Love the chemistry. Subbed!
Those Maven filters are worth their weight in gold. I love mine! Big investment but well worth it if you take care of your gear.
When i worked at a camera shop, i customers knew they could come to me and i would print them a "wife" receipt that had cheaper prices or put another price sticker that was more expensive so the wives would think that box price was the sale price lol
Rocking the maven filters ❤
I want to be a videographer and this will save me now if i just show this video to my girlfriend before i buy my first camera so that she will kinda understand in future when i go big😅
so for the tons of iphone vs high end pro camera videos on youtube. was it worth it? will iphone make all of this purchase obsolete in the next 3 years? im figuring out if I should invest on this career or run away from it due to oversaturation, AI and tech catching up ( for the untrained eye) to profesional cameras.
lets admit we guys are like little children only our toys are more expensive and we love our gizmos
The success key is buying similar look camera and not telling the price. I love my wife - she's not asking. 😂
Well I realize that I'm very lucky, because I've roughly spent 50k€ over the last 18 months on photography related equipment and my wife is actually okay with it. And I didn't even earned a dime with all of that. It's just for my personal enjoyment !
What microphone are you using in this video? it sounds so natural and was it recorded into de camera or with a separate recorder, it sound really good
an NTG5 and old zoom h4n. Didn't even mention it in the video
@@AlexArmitage Thank you
The RE20 sitting on the edge of the table like that was making me nervous.
Dude if that's all you have what is sitting on your kitchen table then you're doing better than me! My lady has seen my stuff and I think its better I don't even mention the price tag. She has said I should sell it all and buy her a vehicle! 🤣
I think you should remind Sophia that if you get your camera gear used at MPB or KEH that it is always cheaper than full price ... but you'r not gonna get a brand spanking new R5 Mark II on MPB ... 😁
My guy literally lied 😂 he made every item cheaper than it is!
Some things are best in-said! Fun video!