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• Answer:

  sure! What is the name of your company or website URL?

Sabai, sabai Phuket - a short trip with colleaques (on one of those retreats). Full set of pics soon

Have started a new portfolio site with Cargo Collective - it’s here http://www.antidotepictures.com/

Have a good day!

Fantastic point-n-shoot (“pns”) camera. “Wow” is an understatement. Build quality is exceptional and the image quality really quite amazing for such a small camera. The sensor is very large for a camera this size (same sensor size as the Nikon V1). Images are 20 megapixel and in RAW too. Other impressive plus points:

• shutter is virtually silent;
• AF is very fast to me
• MF is also very intuitive and easy to activate 
• buttons can be configured
• video is EXCELLENT
• built-in flash can act as a ‘bounce’ flash (just tilt the flash backwards with your fingers)
• it’s truly a portable device - even charging is via the camera. At first I thought this would be a bad idea, but having been able to charge it with an external USB battery pack, I think it’s a great idea.

Unfortunately, Lightroom is not able to read the files just yet but an update is surely in the works.

Some reviews that I relied on

• EOSHD - basically bought it on the back of this review and also because i wanted to get a small hd video-capable pns ::: http://www.eoshd.com/content/8499/sony-rx100-review
• Luminous Landscape’s review (always a great place for reliable reviews) ::: http://www.luminous-landscape.com/reviews/cameras/sony_rx100.shtml
• NY Times review :::  http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/28/technology/personaltech/a-pocket-camera-even-pro-photographers-can-love-state-of-the-art.html?pagewanted=all
• Imaging Resource’s review :::  http://www.imaging-resource.com/PRODS/sony-rx100/sony-rx100A.HTM
• Taiwanese review (lots of pics) :::  http://www.eprice.com.tw/dc/talk/1433/4700492/
• Photography blog ::: http://www.photographyblog.com/reviews/sony_cybershot_dsc_rx100_review/
• Video sample that made me think ‘wow’ :::  http://vimeo.com/46040675

Here are some test images I took over the past week:

• http://www.antidotepictures.com/Photography/RX100-Test-Shots/24334397_PbC3s8#!i=1982491753&k=Bn3zXW5

Cheers!

kl

 สวัสดีครับ ::: “I thought you Thai” ::: Bangkok 2012 

สวัสดีครับ (Sa-wat-dee kraup) ::: Pics from our short firm trip to incredibly hot & extremely spicy Bangkok ::: “I thought you Thai” said the waiter to me. Maybe that’s why he didn’t overcharged me. Had a great time meeting up with Ronnie Teo the Man (wow, who gets to retire at such a young age!!!). Thx Ronnie for the ton of tips on Bangkok, all kinds, even the risque (cos it’s always good to know where to avoid), the food and local ‘talat’ (market) suggestions were the best. 

And aside from a brush in with a fan/stalker/conartist and monk who asked me “Is that M9? It’s 250,000 baht here”, Bangkok was a blast. 

Fully Gallery Here http://www.antidotepictures.com/Travel/IthoughyouThaiBangkok2012/24007952_sH79Zk#!i=1956885626&k=6QSZJN7

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1. Reid Review’s detailed reviews of the M Monochrome and X2 ::: time to get your subscription pronto ::: http://www.reidreviews.com/Reid’s reviews are SPECTACULAR - in them, he mentioned that for the M Monochrome, there are “really only two ways to see the ways in which  the MM renders tonality. The first is in a good print. The second is on a calibrated monitor that provides a very nuanced rendering of B&W. There aren’t many of the latter. The Apple Cinema display I owned, for example, was good for B&W but not good enough. So far, the only digital monitors I’ve seen that render B&W really well are made by EIZO and NEC.”. 
2. Leica Forum’s Leica M Monochrome Video Review ::: Leicaforum’s youtube video
3. Jonathan Slack’s Leical M Monochrome Review ::: www.slack.co.uk Having had the opportunity to test an M9 prototype before it’s launch in 2009, it was great to have a similar chance to test the new M Monochrom.
4. Dpreview’s Hands-on Preview of the M-Monochrome :::  dpreview
5. Ming Thein’s Leica X2 Review  ::: Mingthein. Great review by Ming - he also compares it to the X1 which he used to own for a while. 
6. Pedro Ferreira on the Leica Apo-Summicron-M 50 mm f/2 ASPH ::: Pedro’s video on the 50 cron
7. Luminous Landscape’s hands-on preview of the M-Monochrome :::  luminous landscape
8. Adam Marelli’s gives us his views on the new Monochrom M ::: Adam Marelli 
9. Parisian Mr Hoveeto and the new Leica X2 ::: vimeo
10. Leica Rumour’s extra coverage of the May 10 press conference ::: Leicarumours
11. 17 May Update :::  Edmond Terakopian’s  preview of the Monochrome M 
12. 18 May Update ::: Here are an impressive set of DNG files from the new B&W only Monochrom M! ::: DNGs of files from the Monochrom M 
13. 21 May Update ::: More 1st impressions of the Monochrom M, this time from PopPhoto.com 
14. 21 May Update ::: Direct comparison of M9 and MM - Jono’s MM files
15. 22 May Update ::: Thorsten’s word on the MM -  Thorsten Overgaard

A must-see site ::: AMAZING Fuji Xpro 1 photos from Zack Aria’s Site, and a TON of great photos ::: http://zackarias.com/blog/
Zack’s site is SERIOUSLY awesome and his photography superb. Gotta thank my dad for sending me the link!

Spring in Shanghai ::: March 2012

Pictures from our recent retreat to Shanghai. Lots to eat and see. Great time to visit the Paris of the East. The full gallery is here 

Tx to Invisible Photographer Asia for featuring some of my pics on their blog!

A lovely article by Ishu Patel about his once-in-a-lifetime encounter with Henri Cartier-Bresson.