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>be me
>show up to work with my new nikon z8 and 180-600 f5.6-6.3
>the foreman eric (everyone fucking hates him) runs out of his air conditioned truck the moment i cross the fence
>rips my camera off its strap
>screams "OVER THE LINE, PIPSQUEAK" and throws it on the ground
>tell me i owe him a new camera and it's coming out of my next 10 checks, sends me home without pay
>try to explain that it was never his and i bought it with my own money
>he cuts me off and reminds me workplace policy is no professional cameras
>on the way out i hear him telling someone else they have to work my shift
>now everyone hates me too
>i just wanted to take photos of deer
>i get on bh photo while crying and order a panasonic g9ii and 100-400
>order mft versions of all my other Z mount lenses
>they're all two stops slower
>tell myself it'll be fine because of stopping down and equivalence
>i just have to remember i have ibis when i take photos
>bleed my bank account dry and nearly max out my credit card in the process
>show up the next day
>eric lets me keep the g9ii
>i volunteer to work anyones extra shift for the next 2 months
>i have to
>i'm totally fucking broke
>i spent $10k on that nikon and just had to spend $6k on micro four thirds because of mr "no professional cameras"
>i had to pack dogfood for lunch today
>didn't even get a chance to use my new g9ii because i was too busy picking up garbage around the jobsite
jesus fucking christ
hold me bros
