How to convince my wife ...

... that I need the F30 when I just bought the F10 three short months ago?

Seriously.

Give me three reasons (not literally) on why I would want to park my F10 and go by an F30.

Thanks,

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Todd
Check out my Fuji F10 photos at:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dixiedaredevil

You want your wife to have her own camera so you are going to give
her yours because its so easy to use and you will buy a cheaper
replacement camera for yourself.

Find a relative, niece, nephew, bro in law and tell them that they want your f10, then give it them or sell it to them cheap and buy the F30.

Roavatodd said:

Give me three reasons (not literally) on why I would want to park
my F10 and go by an F30.

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The effort to learn how to get F30-like photos from the F10 will steal too much time away from her ... thus it is in her best interest to allow you to swap the F10 for the F30. Cost is no object when it comes to your "wife" time.

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http://letkeman.net/Photos

Tell her that you read on this site from numerous people that the F30 produced much better pictures straight out of the camera than the F10. Tell her you are going to order it somewhere where you can return it risk free if it does not outperform the F10 in a few quick tests. Also say you will sell the F10 which would help pay for the F30.

Just tell her you need the new one. Sell the old on ebay or craigslist and buy the F30.

Be a man! Live a life.

Chill out, LOL

Look who's talking

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Take home flowers and her favorite food and tell her you thought of her at work today and missed her a lot. Before going to bed, tell her about the F30.

...to stop reading these forums because they mess with one's mind. Endless rambling about image quality etc. People comparing pictures at 200% zoom when they never print bigger than snapshot size. I am not suggesting you are one of those, not at all, just do not worry about increase in image quality when you bought a cam three months ago (your third digicam?).

How about using your F10 properly and getting the best out of it?

Perhaps I misread and your post was just a social call on the forum?

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'Ask not what your exposure can do for you, ask what you can do for your exposure'
HP: http://www.elmerveldkamp.nl (under construction)

Erusan

You could do what I did.

1. Order the new camera. Have it delivered to your work address.
2. Don't tell your wife.

3. Bring the camera home and swap it for the F10. They both look alike; your wife will never notice the difference.
4. Take the F10 to work and sell it on eBay.
5. When she finds out, consult a good divorce attorney.

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Seattle, WA - Currently Shooting: Sony H5, Sony T30, FujiFilm F30, Sony-Ericsson K800i (3.2 megapixel cell phone camera), Panasonic GS-400 Camcorder (with 4 megapixel stills).

Chris

A couple of weeks ago my wife saw me looking whistfully at the display in the camera store window.

She asked why and I truthfully told her about the improvements of the S9000 over my (less than two year old) S5100 (which has recently been labeled the dreaded term "old technology" in a post here last week).

Her response: "Why do you need a new camera when the one you have is perfectly good and takes good pictures..." (although not interested in photography herself, she often asks to see the results of my latest exploits and makes complimentary sounds accordingly).

Know what?

She's right.

My camera is in perfect working order, it may not do everything a 9000 (or its successor) can but I have taken more pictures, carried it further, went to more events just to take pictures and generally had more fun with this camera than in the whole 20 years I had my old film SLR.

Maybe the F30 is the "must have" camera. But then again it may be just the lure of the "newest & best". You'll have to decide that.

Just suggesting you take a breath before you take the plunge.

All the Best

Graham
S5100

New camera, new technology, and you just have to have it! Right? I bought a 5100 last summer. Yes, that dreadful "old technology" camera that many people say is now worthless. When the 9000 was introduced, I just had to have one. Now don't misunderstand me, I really like my 9000. But I made a silly mistake and it is in the shop right now. So I revived my 5100 so that I could continue taking pictures until I get the another one back. And I have been amazed with the quality that I can get from the 5100. It really is a nice little camera.

My point is that new cameras are being introduced almost daily, it seems. Every new camera seems to push the envelope just a little bit further. But the reality is that, until some really new and revolutionary technology is introduced you probably aren't going to see any substantial improvement in your pictures. What is it that you expect from the F30 that makes you feel that it is worth it to replace a perfectly good three-month old camera? Is it the revolutionary high ISO? If you really want high quality images, you are going to want to use the lowest ISO setting that is practical. And at "normal" ISO settings I seriously doubt you will see $300 or $400 worth of difference in the quality. I suggest using your present camera for another year and then see what is on the market.

Goto the mall alone... buy your wife a $700 diamond something. Then buy the camera. Go home and tell your wife you went on a spur of the moment wild shopping spree. Show her the diamond... then tell her you bought something for yourself. Tell her you can't believe you just did this. Look semi-shocked but happy. If she complains about the camera, tell her BOTH items go back... not one. BOTH.

Just kidding... seriously if you just bought a camera 3 months ago, there's not need to buy another one that's just a step up. Enjoy your camera and hold on to it for a few more years before upgrading. Its easy to be tempted by new releases, but remember that the moment you buy the F30, the newest Fuji camera will be out in September. You can't keep up. Just give up and be happy with what you got. There's nothing in 3 months that has made your camera less than what it is now.

I've had 31 cameras in the last 6 years. I buy, use for awhile - sometimes just 30 days and bring back if I don't like - and then sell it on eBay and get the latest thing I have to have. My wife used to give me cr*p about it until I showed her that I'm really only "throwing away" a few hundred a year on my hobby; my passion. She's pretty much fine with it now, (he says, wondering how she going to take the new F30 just delivered yesterday and I'm NOT selling my P200 or R1).

For me, it's different, though - I can tell her it's because I need a good low-light portable cam. I'll have to figure out how to justify paying for it, thoujh... =}

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Sony R1, Sony P200

Erusan said:

...to stop reading these forums because they mess with one's mind.
Endless rambling about image quality etc. People comparing pictures
at 200% zoom when they never print bigger than snapshot size. I am
not suggesting you are one of those, not at all, just do not worry
about increase in image quality when you bought a cam three months
ago (your third digicam?).

How about using your F10 properly and getting the best out of it?

Perhaps I misread and your post was just a social call on the forum?

--
'Ask not what your exposure can do for you, ask what you can do for
your exposure'
HP: http://www.elmerveldkamp.nl (under construction)

Erusan

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Erusan, how do you know how big people print here ? It is open forum, and people can discuss image quality even on 1000% zoom. If you want, you can open your own forum and forbide openings of image quality threads.

Captain Marvel said:

You could do what I did.

1. Order the new camera. Have it delivered to your work address.
2. Don't tell your wife.
3. Bring the camera home and swap it for the F10. They both look
alike; your wife will never notice the difference.
4. Take the F10 to work and sell it on eBay.
5. When she finds out, consult a good divorce attorney.

--
Seattle, WA - Currently Shooting: Sony H5, Sony T30, FujiFilm F30,
Sony-Ericsson K800i (3.2 megapixel cell phone camera), Panasonic
GS-400 Camcorder (with 4 megapixel stills).

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Thats exactly what I do, works every time....apart from the lawer bit.

When she does find out I just remind her that I dont drink (much), dont smoke and dont mess about with other women.

It doesnt make her feel any better but it does me!

Wow ...

I never anticipated this level of response! Thanks for the tips.

I must admit that the comments about not always chasing down the latest and greatest is a good tip. As much as I'd like to own this new camera, I think I'll wait until Christmas and put one under the tree for myself!

:> 0

Thanks guys!
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Todd
Check out my Fuji F10 photos at:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dixiedaredevil

Ian Grant said:

Captain Marvel said:

You could do what I did.

1. Order the new camera. Have it delivered to your work address.
2. Don't tell your wife.
3. Bring the camera home and swap it for the F10. They both look
alike; your wife will never notice the difference.
4. Take the F10 to work and sell it on eBay.
5. When she finds out, consult a good divorce attorney.

--
Seattle, WA - Currently Shooting: Sony H5, Sony T30, FujiFilm F30,
Sony-Ericsson K800i (3.2 megapixel cell phone camera), Panasonic
GS-400 Camcorder (with 4 megapixel stills).

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Thats exactly what I do, works every time....apart from the lawer bit.

When she does find out I just remind her that I dont drink (much),
dont smoke and dont mess about with other women.

It doesnt make her feel any better but it does me!

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And tell her that - IF u would mess with other women - she would easyer get proof because the F30 makes better lowlight pics than the F10 )

Roavatodd said:

Wow ...

I never anticipated this level of response! Thanks for the tips.

I must admit that the comments about not always chasing down the
latest and greatest is a good tip. As much as I'd like to own this
new camera, I think I'll wait until Christmas and put one under the
tree for myself!

:> 0

Thanks guys!
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If u do it right, SHE will put a F30 under the tree...

Some people spend their money on drugs. Some on booze. Some on gambling. So spending money on new cameras isn't so bad when compared to other choices where we could spend it.

I buy cameras and use them for awhile and eventually they go to a good home via eBay. So I recover some of the cost. Meanwhile I have had a chance to use the new camera and see what it can do.

I just ordered a Fuji Z3 and am waiting for it to be available. I plan to takie it to Las Vegas in October and see what it can do with night shots on the strip.

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Seattle, WA - Currently Shooting: Sony H5, Sony T30, FujiFilm F30, Sony-Ericsson K800i (3.2 megapixel cell phone camera), Panasonic GS-400 Camcorder (with 4 megapixel stills).

If you're married, anyway.

Personally, I don't go for the "use what you have cuz it takes good pictures" angle. I don't buy the latest and greatest for no reason. I buy it because the manufacturers are always screwing with our heads here, giving us some features and not ALL features we really want. The F30 is a perfect example with no IS and a fairly lame-ish design. I can live with the design - it's not horrible, just a little thick - but the IS would be such a nice feature to have, (especially if it worked like Panasonics). It would also be nice to start at 28mm as I do landscapes, mainly. I bought the F30 mainly as an all-around because it CAN do the job in and outdoors, whereas my other cameras are mainly outdoor. The R1 is a better camera, for sure, but it just doesn't have that high ISO performance indoors and I hate using flash.

At the end of the day, as I said in an earlier post, it's my HOBBY. Your wife needs to understand that. As long as you're not KEEPING every camera you buy, then you're not spending thousands of dollars a year on cameras. Put in perspective, it's a cheap hobby.

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Sony R1, Sony P200, F30