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Next Time Maybe

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I have not been quite in touch with the launches of new cameras but learnt that Ricoh announces the CX4.  Just before I left Hong Kong, I tested the GXR P10 alongside the CX3, which I have yet to write my impression to post here.  There are some new features in the CX4 to maximise the fun of photography.  Good move!  But it is a shame that Ricoh has not added in the manual mode which will certainly boost the usability of those new features as well as the old ones, especially when the longer focal length is in use on account of the safe shutter speed, for one thing.  Next time maybe.

The shame is the same for me not having the time to really travel around Tasi.  Next time maybe.

Apart from my gripe about not being able to do many street shots with human activities, I like Tasi a lot for its atmosphere resembling that of a quite fishing village or an exotic Mediterranean isle.

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Tasi is a great place for photographing the nature in especial clouds formation.  Unfortunately, the greenness look less varied than in, say, the UK.  The trees seem a bit dry in their green colour.  It is winter and maybe that's why.

SAM_1136 (Medium) SAM_1138 (Medium)The next stop, Sydney.

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