Chris101-MM Posted September 7, 2013 Author Share #21 Posted September 7, 2013 Advertisement (gone after registration) Just go get a new one and stop bitching about it.................plenty of fish in the sea as they say:D hehehe, true true m8... I think I'm gonna keep on being married to my MM only for a while tho... she happily accompanies me to work without asking a bunch of stupid questions, doesn't complain about my driving, or feels embarrassed cos my car is to loud, doesn't hit me on my shoulder when I drive to fast, and when she meets another Leica she gets as exited as I do and wants to play!! ;-) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Printmaker Posted September 7, 2013 Share #22 Posted September 7, 2013 I think Jaapv has it right. OTOH, over the long term having a healthy diversion away from your significant other is probably healthier than not. Old story about a long-time baseball coach who retired and then after a year went back to baseball. When asked why he returned he said "My wife says she married me for better or worse not for lunch every day" .... Good luck on your coming adventure. Here's the opposite side of that coin: Having been married 4 times, I just had to read this thread. My current wife (almost 20 years now) and I work together in the studio. She keeps the books, handles the billings and keeps me solvent. I get to talk to the artists and print their work. We're a team but we do lock horns every now and then. Sometimes she has a point, like when I give an attractive young female artist too much attention or a better price. Sometimes I think I have a point, like when I say I need a new Monochrom. And, of course, she wants to know how spending 8K on a camera I can't shoot paintings with... or catalogs... or advertising posters is going to improve our bottom line. It would... somehow... I'm sure. Truth is her sharp pencil and tongue got us through the last 5 years of recession (at least it was a recession/depression in the art business). It wasn't fun but we're still here together in business and marriage. Now things are better, orders are pouring in, mortgages are paying off one by one and I'm probably only two years from retirement, So now I'm looking forward to building a small studio on my property where I can shoot a few photos, make a few prints - maybe just specialize in printing an occasional gallery show - and write a few books... in blissful silence. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
luigi bertolotti Posted September 8, 2013 Share #23 Posted September 8, 2013 Here's the opposite side of that coin: Having been married 4 times.... . With any evidence, the fourth has proved the right pick... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest badbob Posted September 8, 2013 Share #24 Posted September 8, 2013 Here's the opposite side of that coin: Having been married 4 times, I just had to read this thread. My current wife (almost 20 years now) and I work together in the studio. She keeps the books, handles the billings and keeps me solvent. I get to talk to the artists and print their work. We're a team but we do lock horns every now and then. Sometimes she has a point, like when I give an attractive young female artist too much attention or a better price. Sometimes I think I have a point, like when I say I need a new Monochrom. And, of course, she wants to know how spending 8K on a camera I can't shoot paintings with... or catalogs... or advertising posters is going to improve our bottom line. It would... somehow... I'm sure. Truth is her sharp pencil and tongue got us through the last 5 years of recession (at least it was a recession/depression in the art business). It wasn't fun but we're still here together in business and marriage. Now things are better, orders are pouring in, mortgages are paying off one by one and I'm probably only two years from retirement, So now I'm looking forward to building a small studio on my property where I can shoot a few photos, make a few prints - maybe just specialize in printing an occasional gallery show - and write a few books... in blissful silence. This is as near perfection as most anyone will get. It seems similar to my situation - we don't share tasks - each does their own, and we sometimes collaborate but still each person has their separate tasks. And she handles the money, A to Z (which is probably the most important thing anyway). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris101-MM Posted September 9, 2013 Author Share #25 Posted September 9, 2013 Here's the opposite side of that coin: Having been married 4 times, I just had to read this thread. My current wife (almost 20 years now) and I work together in the studio. She keeps the books, handles the billings and keeps me solvent. I get to talk to the artists and print their work. We're a team but we do lock horns every now and then. Sometimes she has a point, like when I give an attractive young female artist too much attention or a better price. Sometimes I think I have a point, like when I say I need a new Monochrom. And, of course, she wants to know how spending 8K on a camera I can't shoot paintings with... or catalogs... or advertising posters is going to improve our bottom line. It would... somehow... I'm sure. Truth is her sharp pencil and tongue got us through the last 5 years of recession (at least it was a recession/depression in the art business). It wasn't fun but we're still here together in business and marriage. Now things are better, orders are pouring in, mortgages are paying off one by one and I'm probably only two years from retirement, So now I'm looking forward to building a small studio on my property where I can shoot a few photos, make a few prints - maybe just specialize in printing an occasional gallery show - and write a few books... in blissful silence. Im both envious and glad for you m8! Btw, a few years to retirement, well thats your catch for the Monochrom. If you get it now, its gonna be payed for by your business when you retire, and when in retirement you don't need anything else than Leica, so you can sell the rest of you equipment... so in the end it will be a free retirement-gift and thus it's the economically smart thing to do! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted September 9, 2013 Share #26 Posted September 9, 2013 Well I'm sure, that for you, it's more than just the camera. It sounds like things weren't right. My wife knows my first love is and will always be photography. She's plenty OK with that. Lucky for me! We met while studying photography at college and she understands the obsession but has been lucky enough to escape it her self Soldier on and what is right for you will reveal its self in what you love. Make sure you notice it when it does! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomasis7 Posted September 9, 2013 Share #27 Posted September 9, 2013 Advertisement (gone after registration) what a bummer my self, im artist and Im sure Im bad candidate for girls in most cases so I accepted my life. I often choose freedom before things I dont want to do. It is not that bad as it seems, plenty time for your creativity and meet friends Lose some, gain other. Such is life. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Printmaker Posted September 9, 2013 Share #28 Posted September 9, 2013 Im both envious and glad for you m8! Btw, a few years to retirement, well thats your catch for the Monochrom. If you get it now, its gonna be payed for by your business when you retire, and when in retirement you don't need anything else than Leica, so you can sell the rest of you equipment... so in the end it will be a free retirement-gift and thus it's the economically smart thing to do! Oh don't worry, there is a Monochrom in my future. It is just last year, when money was tight, there was no way I was going to order that camera and listen to the bookkeeper/wife lecture me about debt. However, right now I'm loosing all of my interest deductions one by one and am forced to make a few capital expenditures. I've already upgraded two of my printers and monitors this year. Next year the Monochrom will be virtually free. The best thing is, she knows this. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Printmaker Posted September 9, 2013 Share #29 Posted September 9, 2013 And good luck with your freedom! I know the feeling. It's bittersweet. When I lost my second wife, I started shooting infrared nudes. Sure took my mind off of things. Of course, you'd probably want an old M8 for that type of work. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmldds Posted September 9, 2013 Share #30 Posted September 9, 2013 Sorry to hear about this. Good luck. In my case, no cameras can replace my wonderful better half. We have been through many challenges for the last 26 years... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris101-MM Posted September 10, 2013 Author Share #31 Posted September 10, 2013 And good luck with your freedom! I know the feeling. It's bittersweet. When I lost my second wife, I started shooting infrared nudes. Sure took my mind off of things. Of course, you'd probably want an old M8 for that type of work. Hehehe, well... the thought has crossed my mind to go where no wife lets you go! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris101-MM Posted September 10, 2013 Author Share #32 Posted September 10, 2013 Sorry to hear about this. Good luck. In my case, no cameras can replace my wonderful better half. We have been through many challenges for the last 26 years... The way it SHOULD be and what most of us probably strive for. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan Muller Posted September 12, 2013 Share #33 Posted September 12, 2013 Sorry to hear about your story. Photography, a job, and a wife don't go together. Pick two. mmmm, coming up for our 30th anniversary in December...these almost three decades have just been the best ever! My job is photography and my wife is perfectly happy sharing me with my toys...but perhaps the fact that mine just cost so much less has something to do with it?? ... I just updated my insurance today and my whole (insured) system cost less than a MM with cheapest lens... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Photoskeptic Posted September 12, 2013 Share #34 Posted September 12, 2013 Congrats, Ivan. Coming up on my 30th also. Ditto my wife and photography. All my house insurance (including that nasty wind & hail for coastal) is less (just barely) than a Monochrom. But I don't think Leica is interested in holding down the price of their products. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest badbob Posted September 12, 2013 Share #35 Posted September 12, 2013 .... I just updated my insurance today and my whole (insured) system cost less than a MM with cheapest lens... You're better off I think. The MM makes you work really hard to get best results. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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