GXR P10: HK Promotion plus High ISO Shots

Ricoh's P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC for the GXR is launched on the official website. It will be available in Hong Kong this month. Now there is a chance to get it cheaper in Hong Kong. The P10 and GXR body set will cost HK$1,000 less if you buy it at the Hong Kong International Travel Expo at kiosk D128 from 12 to 13 June. Laikok, the dealer, will be selling the set at HK$4,500 at the kiosk.

The P10 features a 1/2.3" back-illuminated CMOS which is designed for, among other things, better high ISO performance. It can takes HD video too, if that suits you.

The P10 is thought to be the GXR version of Ricoh's CX3. Does it deliver in respect of the claimed improvement to ISO performance?

ISO	P10	CX3	s10 (1/1.7" CCD)
400	f 7	1/10s f3.7	1/10s f2.5
800	f 7	1/17s f3.7	1/25s f2.5
1600	f 7	1/90s f3.7	1/50s f2.5
3200	f 7	1/189s f3.7	1/100s f2.5

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A Real Hero

(Grip On Reality: This photo was taken on my way to work. I was walking past trucks parking on a cul-de-sac when the ropes caught my attention. The light was right, the colour was right and the criss-crossing pattern was perfect and I held up my GX200. People passing by checked me out and wondered what could be made out of such a boring scene. To me, the fun in photography is that the photographer makes something interesting out of what is not obvious to most at the scene. The ropes tied in knots somehow reminded people I know who are in the grip of the recession) You must have also known a friend or two, or even yourself, being baffled by the spiral downturn of the economy. Bank went bankrupt and the rich was faced with a shrinking wealth. A friend of mine has just had his salary cut by over 10% and some of his colleagues started to be shed. But, wait. Was this done really for the sake of continuing the business? Or is there a factor or greed in it? I wonder whether the

New Low Prices

The window shopping some hours ago has almost provoked my AgIDS illness. Just in case you’re in Hong Kong or are coming here, and have the money to burn (All in HK$/ body only): GX200 = $3,280 GRD2 = $3,380 LX3 = $3,180 G10 = $3,280 Prices are available form a gear shop on the 1st floor of the Mongkok Computer Centre. Besides these new low prices, I found that Wing Shing Photo (55-57Sai Yeung Choi St., MK Tel: 2396 6886/ 91-95 Fa Yuen St., MK Tel: 2396 6885) is offering a Sony A700 + Carl Zeiss Lens package for HK$9,980 (hopefully, a bargain will make it some hundreds cheaper).

Eye Contact

(Leica D-lux 5) The digital era may make it easier to end up with fave shots. Even lousy photos may be turned likable after a few clicks in the post-processing workflow. But if digital advancement or amendments have any bearing on the cultivation of personal style, no photographers will need to discover his or her own photographer’s eye. Undoutedly, this is out of the question. Only with a trained photographer’s eye can we give a thinking gaze and capture an eternal moment, in our unique style. Style is the soul of a great photo. A few posts have been written in GXG to touch on the topic of photographer’s eye. Instead of finding an answer, which would require academic discussions, the posts are intended to give my general reflections and spark interests in moving towards further exploration of the topic. The posts can be viewed after the links: 1) Photographer's Eye: Storytelling 2) Photographer's Eye: Little Show of Observing 3) Photographer's Eye: Sight-Worthy 4

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