Wife buys a RX10 IV: I had no idea she was lusting after a camera. Minutes ago my (wonderful) wife pushed the order button at B&H. Will she regret it? More importantly, will I regret...

bsprague Loc: Lacey, WA, USA

I had no idea she was lusting after a camera.

Minutes ago my (wonderful) wife pushed the order button at B&H. Will she regret it?

More importantly, will I regret it? Will her Yellowstone (and other) wildlife images be better than mine? This is challenging.

What do I do now?

fjdarling Loc: Mesa, Arizona, USA

I'm just guessing here, but maybe: give her lots of encouragement and prepare to step up your game...?

tjw47 Loc: Michigan

What camera are you using ???

PixelStan77 Loc: Vermont/Chicago

bsprague wrote:

I had no idea she was lusting after a camera.

Minutes ago my (wonderful) wife pushed the order button at B&H. Will she regret it?

More importantly, will I regret it? Will her Yellowstone (and other) wildlife images be better than mine? This is challenging.

What do I do now?

Let her zoom.She has a great lens. ZEISS Vario-Sonnar T* 24-600 mm6 F2.4-4 Large-Aperture High Resolution High Speed Zoom Lens

Abo

bsprague wrote:

I had no idea she was lusting after a camera.

Minutes ago my (wonderful) wife pushed the order button at B&H. Will she regret it?

More importantly, will I regret it? Will her Yellowstone (and other) wildlife images be better than mine? This is challenging.

What do I do now?

Good grief, bested by a member of the opposite camp.
Do the honourable thing man.

John N Loc: HP14 3QF Stokenchurch, UK

Take up something else?

ClarkJohnson Loc: Fort Myers, FL and Cohasset, MA

I can’t think of anything better than to have a partner in your photographic adventures. Have fun.

Dalek Loc: Detroit, Miami, Goffstown

It is a great camera.

ELNikkor

Congratulate her on her choice, and on her photos. When you say something to her like, "Wow! Your photo is better than mine!", you both win. Happy wife, happy life!

jim quist Loc: Missouri

My wife recently bought her first dslr, a Canon 5Dmk4. So I bought her a Canon 24-105 and a Canon 400 f4 DO. And her pictures are amazing. Enjoy your hobby together.

Gene51 Loc: Yonkers, NY, now in LSD (LowerSlowerDelaware)

bsprague wrote:

I had no idea she was lusting after a camera.

Minutes ago my (wonderful) wife pushed the order button at B&H. Will she regret it?

More importantly, will I regret it? Will her Yellowstone (and other) wildlife images be better than mine? This is challenging.

What do I do now?

Admit she got game, and step it up or step out of her way . . .

bsprague Loc: Lacey, WA, USA

fjdarling wrote:

I'm just guessing here, but maybe: give her lots of encouragement and prepare to step up your game...?

She needs no encouragement!

The cameras she has picked, used and replaced over the years is a photographic education in itself. "We" had a Nikon and darkroom in the 70s. More recently she has perfected personal travel photography by taking advantage of miniaturization. She has a "fits in the purse" one inch sensor camera with a 25-250mm equivalent focal length lens. She'll have ten competent images recorded before the next tourist sets up his tripod and DSLR to scare the subject away.

She started with full basic "manual" skills. She has no addiction to traditionalism and takes full advantage of "computational photography" progress. In other words, she knows when "auto" can be her best tool.

bsprague Loc: Lacey, WA, USA

tjw47 wrote:

What camera are you using ???

I have a few! The wildlife kit is a Panasonic GX8 with a Panasonic 100-400 lens. I'm lusting for the Panasonic G9.

With the 100-400 in place, I use a Panasonic LX-100 for the wide to medium range.

Her new Sony will have a 600mm equivalent. Mine has an 800mm equivalent!!

bsprague Loc: Lacey, WA, USA

PixelStan77 wrote:

Let her zoom.She has a great lens. ZEISS Vario-Sonnar T* 24-600 mm6 F2.4-4 Large-Aperture High Resolution High Speed Zoom Lens

"Let her". That makes me smile.

bsprague Loc: Lacey, WA, USA

Gene51 wrote:

Admit she got game, and step it up or step out of her way . . .

This morning she woke up with a financial guilt problem and threatened to cancel the order.

I cut a deal! "We" agreed to keep the order going and, if she doesn't like it, she will let me have it! I've said it more than once, if all my gear was lost or stolen, I would start over with a Sony RX10!

Maybe there is some "cake and eat it too" here!