Re: [Leica] spouses

[D Khong <dkhong@pacific.net.sg>]

>I know the subject of Leica spouses comes up every so often, so I thought
>I'd offer this tale of deception:
>
>Several months ago I got a new M6 "classic" which I fell immediately in
>love with. My wife was very enthusiastic about the purchase, but what I
>didn't tell her was that as I saw the M6HM was going out of production,
>that almost a week later I got an M6HM to go with the M6.
>
>I didn't exactly go out of my way to hide the two cameras, I simply made
>sure they were never on the same tabletop at the same time. My wife is
>not extremely observant in these matters, so things went along fine
>for about 4 months.
>
>Finally the other day she noticed a camera upstairs whereas she had
>just avoided letting a camera fall into the baby's hands downstairs.
>She asked me how it was possible for the camera to come upstairs so
>quickly. Also, I think the different shapes of the 50mm and 35mm lens
>hoods may have tipped her off.
>
>So I sheepishly admitted my little deception, and I must say, it was nice
>to see that she thought it was the funniest thing in the whole world,
>at least for a few minutes.
>
>It turns out, BTW, that while my wife never noticed two distinct camera
>bodies, she did happen to think that I was the fastest photographer in
>the West, always ready with an M6 at the right time.
>
>Byron.
>

You are indeed fortunate.  I know of leicaphiles who keep half their gear
in their offices.  A woman can be very observant although they often
pretend that they are not so.

Dan K.