A Quick Stint in Hong Kong, November 2007
Not that many pictures, since the emphasis was elsewhere
Comments:
Event - A quick stint in Hong Kong. No particular reason for going, the opportunity just presented itself and I thought I'd go check it out. Naturally I caved in when I saw the price of 40D ($1100 in Hong Kong vs $1900 in Estonia) and since the prices of lenses were in a similar category, I brought back the Canon 40D, the Sigma 50-150mm F2.8 and the Tamron 17-50mm F2.8. The Tamron won't be replacing the kit lens though and although I forgot to purchase the new IS (image-stabilized) version of the kit, I'll be sure to get it. It'll be hard to part with the 350D - it has been absolutely fantastic. I still love the size (man the 40D sure is bigger and I always preferred the smaller size of the 350D), the weight, the features, the quality and the value. I was constantly disappointed with all the follow-up cameras (30D, 400D and 40D), at least on paper and thought I wouldn't buy another prosumer DSLR Canon until they get with the program and add in-body image stabilization and a usable auto-ISO, but those Hong Kong prices... they're the devil I tell you!
Photography - Although the trip was far from boring, I find the pictures I took quite dull, but The reason for this is that I tried to keep photography to an absolute minimum. Unlike my previous trips, where I could stay as long as I wanted and thus take my time with photography as well, I was now bound by the date on my return flight ticket and therefore photography had to take a backseat. My time was spent seeing as much of the city as I could, checking out the latest electronics gadgets and oggling at their miniscule prices, haggling on street markets, hunting for toys, t-shirts and local souvenirs and tasting the excellent Asian and Chinese cuisine. I only took out the camera in the nightclub (because I had promised to) and whenever I was in transit from one place to another in a roofless means of transportation (a bus, a tram or the ferry). At first I didn't even want to put the pictures online, that's how boring I find them compared to the actual experience, but what the heck.