Do You See the Worry in the Eyes?

(Leica D-Lux 5)

Just as anyone, I had been less aware of people in wheelchair and had had not the faintest idea of how depressed and worried a person could get being confined to it until I was so last month. The first thing I did when bumping into the man was to see the worry in his eyes and paced faster (but not really as I am obliged by the recovering foot to move at a snail’s pace – but then I still carry a camera, diehard street photographer) forward to take the shot.

I have been fancying a used RX100 lately and got a hands-on only to find that it didn't give me the smooth workflow the cameras I tested and used, in particular a GRD, can offer. The RX100’s buttons and what they control are not consistent in different modes or at least not straight-forward. The top-plate mode dial is too rigid. The MF mode lacks a scale for facilitating zone focusing setups even though one can work out the rough distance in focus. All of these added to make it a less ideal choice for street photography. You know what I mean if you've tried the GRD – the king for street photography.

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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).

Mini Review of GRD II by Colin Bradbury

Today, we are going to learn some useful insights from Colin Bradbury in his mini review of the GRD II. Colin is a professional photographer stationed in Hong Kong. Photos are copyrighted to him. (St Agnes, Cornwall. 'Environmental' portrait) By COLIN BRADBURY: Just back from 2 weeks in rural England with the family over Christmas. Since this was a family holiday and not a photography trip I wanted to travel light. On that basis I left my DSLRs at home and took the GRDII as my only camera to save weight but also to see how useful it would be as the only camera in a variety of photographic situations. I have to say I was very pleased with it and didn't miss having a zoom or longer lens at all. The 28mm is a perfect single focal length and proved itself useful in a variety of situations. Landscapes are clearly well suited to the 28mm but less obviously I have also found it to be great for portraits. With a 28mm you are forced to do 2 things. First, to get in closer ...

Respite

(Ricoh GRD4) Yahoo! I found the invoice for the GRD4 and sent it to the dealer for repairing the malfunctioning manual focus, which rendered the snap mode totally useless. I hope it will be soon for the GRD4 to be up and about.

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