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^ Post processed to slightly tint the buildings for a more surreal impact. The shot was taken in Canton Road, a mecca to big brand name spenders. This is the real scene and not digitally engineered. Can you explain it?

Hong Kong is well known for its shopping experience as Ricoh cameras for photography, at least as far as I'm concerned. The Ricoh cameras are understated in their appearances as well as market share. There are something in the world that you have to try for yourselves before knowing them better and finally becoming in love with them. Ricoh cameras are definitely in this category.
 
The regular readers know that I've been a SLR user for many years. I'd correct myself by saying "had been" because I have finished only two rolls of films for the last ten months after acquiring the GX200. There are some areas that the GX200 cannot match the big guy. But the small camera is just way too handy and responsive to resist.
 
From time to time, I have seen photographers using the huge DSLRs attached with external flashguns and the vertical grips to photograph the street scenes, the foliage or the sunset sky. Beside them stood Nevin with the tiny GX200 doing the same shots. Those DSLRs looked like overkill. I just wonder on what occasions will I really need a DSLR and all those lenses for attaching and detaching.
 
As I wrote before, with the tiny GX200 and its great ergonomics, I as a photographer can concentrate even more on observing a scene and be more creative (Explanation to the above surreal scene: The sidewalk is reflected in the ceiling mirror panels and the photo is upside down). Ricoh has got some product designers and engineers who must be photographers themselves. This is a big reason I am loving the GX200 so much, and the Ricoh brand more as time goes by.
 
This is a big reason for my consideration of making extra investment in the Ricoh accessories and the CX1. A restraint of the GX200 is its zoom length. The CX1 can make a handy and good companion to the camera in this respect.

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