More Gadgets!

Santa Steph brought me some long waited gadgets from KL during recent trip.

The super cool Philippe Starck PH-1055 LED wrist watch! This is a free gift from the kind lady. The model is a bit out dated but I used to admire it in front of the Fossil counter in KLCC which was priced above RM500 but I am such a ngiaw fella to buy things at normal price. Thanks to Steph's cousin for the 50% super deal.

Samsung Spinpoint M series HM120JC 120GB external hard disk. I forgot how much I paid for this 100 grams gadget, a lump sum amount of money was given to the woman but no change was given back.

Was actually on a sweat testing the hard disk just a moment ago. Thought I got a faulty unit as it was detected but couldn't find it on my computer. The Samsung website was such a crap with all the useless FAQs. Struggling for the tech idiot but good thing about internet - I found the solution immediately on this Tek-Tips website :)

More spending on the DSLR system. Bought the Korean made (again) Dicain VG-1 vertical grip for RM450. It cost about GBP85 in UK to buy it directly from Korea via eBay. The VG fits the A100 body very well and it really helps as I always like to take pictures in vertical composition. However, the only slack part is on the battery slot where the battery can't fit in smoothly.

Finally it's the long waited Tamron SP 90 F/2.8 Di. A legendary lens since decades ago which is good for macro 1:1 life size photography and also a bright lens for portrait shots. It costs me RM1,380 from Keycolor in Mid Valley KL but it's a real value for money purchase. A same range used Minolta 100/2.8 would have cost around GBP300-350 on eBay UK.

A quick test on the lens, love the sharpness and excellent creamy bokeh!