Holy cow and herd instinct. Where has the marketing innovation gone to? Never before, the consumers have been bombarded by a series of X-rated products. Yeah, I know X-rated now is equal to X-pensive, X-tremely cool and X-citing. Some proof points to illustrate what I meant.
Canon latest Full Frame flagship professional camera body ; EOS 1D-X. Flagship compact camera Powershot G1 X
Olympus flagship point and shoot camera XZ-1.
Panasonic Lumix premium M43 , GX-1 with X-series lenses
Leica super premium point and shoot camera Leica X1.
Fuji digital range finder X-100, its latest point and shoot camera X-10 and Fuji Pro X1.
So does it work to X-tract more money from us? I think it does! Wow the herd instinct is still in us (bleating...baaaa).
Update: Damn, the Canon Powershot G1-X really kick ass. Possibly the best 'compact' camera to date. Armed with a sensor size that is 16% larger than M43 and 28-112mm F2.8-5.8 lens it looks like a winner especially when paired with the Canon ETTL II flash system.
Mind you, I did a marketing course/module; the Behavioral Aspects of Marketing in CIM-UK and I still fall into this buying trap (buy flu). It is a classic example of Emotion over Logic.
Looking for poison and then cure with the poison antidote.
http://www.dxomark.com/index.php/Publications/DxOMark-Reviews/Canon-PowerShot-G1X-Review
Ring Flash for the real world ...
Sigma 50mm f/1.4 EX DG HSM + Canon 580EXII + Orbis Ring Flash. I just bought the Orbis Ring Flash. Call it craving or buy flu, I want...! So how does this tool helps me in my quest for photographic excellence? WoW, I must say I'm happy with the results. It is a huge and cumbersome accessory. However, it does helps you to take shadowless picture effortlessly. It just works and just make sure you have a pair of strong hands.
"In Remembrance of Nat"
We had our partner conference at Eilat in November 2007 and here is a picture of Koby, Nathawuth and Ray. Unfortunately, Nathawuth passed away on 24 April 2010 and a reminder to us that time is fleeting and life is unpredictable. Let’s not take it for granted. Live life with love, courage and passion.
Hooked on Friendship @ Starbucks Hong Kong
DMC-GF1 with Samyang 7.5mm 1:3.5 UMC Fish-eye