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Ricoh GX200 is a great camera. I take it with me everyday, hanging it around my neck with a neckstrap and slipping into my skirt pocket. As my workplace is so close by that I walk to the office and on the way, I have taken tons of photos. One of my secrets about GX200 is to customise the snapshot mode to M1 so that I can go for a quick shot when a scene arises. Thanks to the snapshot mode which sort of pre-focuses already.
It is autumn in Hong Kong. And if you are an observant photographer and live in a place not far away from the equator, you already know that autumn is the best season for photography because the sun is at the right angle to bring out most of the colours we can see. In Southern Australia, it would be like taking pictures on a late afternoon at the tail end of winter (late August), which I did when in Melbourne having a spin in an old man's car. It is also like taking pictures half an hour before sunset when the sun is at that right angle to spray colours all around.
Autumn is also the best season to travel to Hong Kong. The temperture is a constant 20 degree centigrade with light breeze. The sky is brilliantly blue as this is the season when the sea breezes blow away the pollutants drifting from China.
The snapshot mode of GX200 has given me a full play for my 
creativity as a photographer. Look, this photo was captured when I was about to cross the road in a second, looked up the sky and saw the plane, grabbed the GX200 in my shirt pocket, turned it on and shot in two or three second later. It was lightening fast!
creativity as a photographer. Look, this photo was captured when I was about to cross the road in a second, looked up the sky and saw the plane, grabbed the GX200 in my shirt pocket, turned it on and shot in two or three second later. It was lightening fast!Just in case you are interested, my M1 settings are:
Focus: Snap
Aperture: three stop from the widest end
Image Setting: Auto Levels
Fn1: White Balance Compensation (i.e. the function that lets me change the colours cast of my shot). It actually offers you a whole array of colour filters
Fn2: Auto Exposure Lock
Comments
1)If you sweat a lot, or live in a place with an extreme weather, DON"T.
2)When you walk under places where water drips may drop right down, cover your pocket with your palm.
3)Make sure that your shirt pocket is not like a dust bin.
AND
4)As a rule of thumb, blow your GX200 with a camera dust blower every time after use.
5)If you have a lot of photographic tools but haven't got a proper dry place to store'em, buy an electronically powered dry cabinet. Those mini-dehumifiers for plastic box aren't reliable.
6)And refrain from putting paper or cotton materials in the dry cabinet cos they absorb and release moisture easily.
Nevin