Then of course when people ask you if it’s hard work carrying such equipment you usually man up and say it’s no big deal but deep inside us SLR folks all know that the freaking thing is big heavy and a pain to carry. I once carried a D3 with a 200 F2 VR lens for shooting once and despite the amazing result I got, it was a nightmare.
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Again, in warm weather like Macau, the less you bring out doors with you, the better and happier you will feel. However, I did manage to fire off a shot or two that I can actually use for this report. My second part stay in Macau is basically to act as a tour guide for the future in-laws.
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M9 | 35 | F2 | 1/1500 | ISO 160Īfter our short stay in Sanya, we arrived in Macau along with my future in-laws. M9 | 35 | F2 | 1/1500 | ISO 160Įlder people give great subject sometimes. The lady trying on a hat, we end up buying it for 45 RMB. Nan Shan Temple in Sanya, viewing it from the beach gives it quite a unique feel. Visting Yanoda Natural Reserve, I have never seen so many parrots in one place in my life. 35 IV works great for an all purpose lens, prior to this trip, I have always wondered if a 50 would serve me better. It was a good start for the remainder of the trip with regards to the pleasure of shooting. The M6 stayed in the bag at our room as a back up body, I took the M9 + 35 IV out every day, every where, bag less, free. It is as close as it gets to Hawaii without leaving southern China. If you find your self in the area of Hong Kong or Macau, hop over and spend two or three days there.
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Weather was nice, typical island climate. I find it quite relaxing as all we did everyday was go out and have fun, all on our own schedule. So I met the lady in Sanya and we hit up some tourist spots there, it’s a nice and interesting place there, some call it Hawaii in Asia. Koi watching in a garden surrounded by cement buildings. Now with the m bodies, I can spend more time shooting outside and less time enjoying the ac.
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Back when I used to lug around a bag full of Nikon or Canon, I would be feeling so hot and tired that I would be really inclined to stay in doors as much as possible. Carrying a lighter camera in typical Asian humid climate can really enhance the travel experience. The short first part stay in Macau was not bad. I rested for a few days in Macau before flying off to Sanya to meet the lady. So carrying my dead tired drained body, I hopped onto the ship that will take me back home to Macau. I do have to say, shots coming from the combination of M9 and 35 IV (I’ll use IV as the short form of summicron here on) is pretty 3D compared to similar shallow dof shots done with a 35L or 85L or 50 1.4 G. Riding the ship from Hong Kong Airport to Macau. Had I try to shoot it with a d3 + 50 1.4, I would probably catch the attention of the woman sitting beside me because I would probably spend a good minute or so trying to yank my bag out from the seat in front, then followed with pulling the camera out of the bag, and not to mention the bold, fierce sound of the shutter going off. The 35mm summicron + M9 is such a small package, great for shooting in close range with people in tight space. M9 | 35 | F2 | 1/8 | ISO 800įlight was long and tiring from Toronto to Hong Kong, with babies going off every 30 minutes or so, amidst the chaos on the plane, I did manage to fire off a shot that I was very happy with.
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On the way to Hong Kong, packed plane as usual. The bag no longer felt like a burden and I no longer get harassed by the flight attendants regarding having too bulky of a bag beneath the seat.
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It was quite a change from lugging around a d3, 14-24, 50 1.4 in the same bag, or a 1dm3 or 5d, 24-70 and 70-200 in the same bag. I left Toronto with M6, M9 and a 35 Summicron all inside my Crumpler 6 million dollar home. Our destination: Macau, Hong Kong, Sanya and Phuket.īeing new to the m system I don’t have many lenses for the bodies, I actually end up buying the 15 Voigtlander in Hong Kong while we stopped there. This spring, I decided to only take the m bodies with me for our trip in Asia. DSLR is fine, and probably great for what I shoot and my shooting style, however there are times when I just want to go out and have less or a burden (especially when going out with the lady). I have been shooting for about 6 years or so with DSLRs from both Nikon and Canon, only recently this year or so have been really using my m bodies. Hi Steve and fellow readers, my name is R.C or better yet just by Inzite and I’ve been a viewer of this wonderful site for quite some time already so I thought I should also chip in my thoughts regarding shooting an RF and how it fairs against a SLR.