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I saw the banner on Nikon's promotion and went in to have a look at the products. A sales person by the name of Vincent came to me and ask if he may help me. Obviously I needed help badly. I explained to him that I am a newbie who is looking for somethings which I myself don't even know. I also told him that I ask around and read a lot and wanted to have something that can help me to shoot nice photo. I basically wanted a driver that can drive 200m without having to rotate my whole body. ie, I want a len hopefully to do all I wanted to do. Better still if it is a f2.8.
He recommended me Nikon D60 or D80 because it is on offer and Nikon has a good 17-200mm VR len. But I wanted the 'live view' and he said none of the camera's live view is auto except Sony alpha 350. Besides, A350 (1199) has a stabilizer build in to the body instead of relying on the stabilizer on the len. He recommended ZEISS f3.5 16-80 ($1399) and Sony f3.5 18-250 ($999).
I was told to get the Canon and now is confused by Sony. I really like this guy because he is the only one tell me something good about A350. Infact, A350 has 3 things I like.
1. Auto focus Live View
2. Tiltable Live View for downward view ( like Seagull )
3. Inbuild body stabilizer
But what I don't like is the body ( like plastic ) and not much accessories. Prices for accessories are also relatively expensive. Besides, I was told by my friend the body stabilizer does not help or eliminate the need for the len's stabilizer.
In the end I didn't buy from him. But His attitue is by far one of the best salesperson I ever came across. He never look down on me for not knowing much about cmera and he is not pushy at all. His explanation is valid and clear and I really learn a lot from him.
If you want to know what I landed with, see other review ( if I ever write ).
Login to add your comment. Or, Register for an account now. It's free!hmm, sony A350 isn't the only one with live view. The new canon eos 450 also comes with it.
22 Jun 2008 at 1:43 am
yes, but not auto focus, not even 40D. A350 is the only one have AF live view.
22 Jun 2008 at 11:15 am
Waaah!! So you bought already???
22 Jun 2008 at 3:55 pm
I went to see an offer unit which is only $999. The cheapest in town. But I don't like it when I see it. It is so small and narrow compare to others and there is no feature at all. Not even the basic incline feature. The sales person recommend me another one of higher grade, it looks OK but it costs $2500. I cannot make up my mind at this high cost, so I gave it a miss.
Few weeks later, I happen to see this treadmill roadshow by Aibi. As usual, I went near to take a look at the offered model. The salesman came to me and started telling me the good points of the treadmill. I didn't answer him nor did I sounded interested. He kept on talking and explained the different between a few models. There were 3 models he was comparing, one at $1988, one at $2488 and another at $3680. I was quite keen on the $3680 model because I want to be sure I have no regret after buying it. I know expensive may not be good but the cheap one can never be the best. He said he had worked in this company for 8 years and know the machine well enough to give me a good recommendation. In fact, irregardless what he said, I believed he has sized me up to be the $2500 budget customer.
After quite a while, I decided to response to him by a few questions. He knew I was caught already. I kept asking him the difference between the $2488 and $3680 models, he kept telling me to take the $2488 model because it is not neccessary to spend the extra $1192 for a machine which is bigger in size and perform the same thing. He thought I would appreciate for his kind intention.
When I finally signed up for the $2488 treadmill and filled in my address, he straight away change his word and tell me I should take the $3680 model. I jokingly told him that he is a 'Sian Tau', he laughed and he even agreed to let me have the machine exchange to the $3680 within a month if I am not happy with the $2488 model.
I find this salesman 'bluff' his way through but with a sincere and friendly attitude. He knows how to tune himself to suit the customer although his answer is always neither here nor there. He can even conflict himself wih his own answer. I still buy from him even though I knew all his tricks. Because I have seen many worse salesmanship and this is consider acceptable to me.
I must say that I have no regret buying the machine, but was a little unhappy that the salesman didn't highlight some important issues. The basic function is the Start/stop button and the program function. When you press the 'stop' button, the machine stop immediately. This is dangerous after running for 10 mins at level 6 or higher. The human body will react to it and cause some giddiness if the machine suddenly stop. Next, the machine start so slow when I press on any pre-program function. I have to adjust the speed manually and this defeat the pre-program function. While I can't demand for any explanation or change to the way the machine is designed, I have to use it in 'manual' mode all the time.
Check out on the start/stop button if you need to buy one.
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17 May 2008 at 11:54 am
Don't they have the "cool down" feature? Press off usually shuts the whole thing down immediately right?
17 May 2008 at 12:10 pm
no 'cool down', some machine will col down when stop is pressed.
18 May 2008 at 11:00 am
The exhibiion hall is quite big and there are many branded stuffs on display mainly HiFI system, DVD Players, LCD/Plasma TV, HD TV set-top and Cameras.
Brands include Sumsung, LG, Panasonic, JVC, Sony, Philips, Pioneer, Nikon, Canon and Olympus etc.
It is quite a big show though they did not cover many products but is good for those who are looking for the items that are in exhibition.
Any exhibiiton held in Expo will draw a big crowd. This is no exception. But I personally rate this show as a total failure.
There are so many vendors each with their own sales promoters fighting among themselves when they are all selling for the same organization, ie, Harvey Norman.
All promoters tried their best to sell their own brand with the help of the amplifier. Can you imagine that 4 or 5 vendors shouting on the microphone at the same time? It is even worse than the wet market. You can hardly hear what they say but just felt noisy and annoying. Why can't they leave it to us to browse what we want at piece? If need be, can't they take turn to announce their promotion by vendor.
I actually wanted to buy something but I find it hard to hear what the salesman's explanation. As a result, I select to walk out of the hall.
I wish the Management of Harvey Norman will withness it should they ever do it again next year.
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When we arrived, we leave the car to the valet since we were late without knowing it cost $10 for the one and half parking.
I was expecting a restaurant with nice ambience because I can see there are few restaurant crowded with people and live performances. Unforetunately, this one turn out to be very normal. It is divided into 3 sections, 1 outdoor and 2 indoor. We selected the indoor section.
The seat is rather uncomfortable and the counter is just next to our seat. We ordered some steak, salad, sandwiches and drinks. We asked for a well done and a medium rare. We waited quite long for our food to be served. First we were served with the well done steak followed by the medium rare steak after 10 minutes interval. And we have to ask the waiter what happen to the sandwich before we were being served. The medium rare steak turn out to be rare.
It was not very crowded and I do not think it should take so long for our food to be served and I also do not think the blackened steak worth $34. I believe there are better steaks from other fast food chain.
The total damage is about $180 for 4 person. It is not a disaster but we did not enjoy the food.
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Login to add your comment. Or, Register for an account now. It's free!ooo Thanks for the details. $180 for non-enjoyable food is expensive..
12 Mar 2008 at 9:20 am
Well valet parking is expensive anywhere.
12 Mar 2008 at 10:00 am
Nowadays restaurants wont call to confirm or cancel your reservation if you are late. Even high end ones.
12 Mar 2008 at 2:23 pm
Enter the door, you will see the cashier and kitchen right infront and a few big round tables. Once you get seated, the man will come and take order assuming you are familiared with the dishes. The man taking the order is quite elderly,
is not rude but rather very 'beng'. He did not introduce what is available and simply ask $6 or $8 and do you want the side dish? It took me a while to realise it is standard order of $4, $6 or $8 and there is also no selection of items. The standard items inclusive of Tofu, Chilli, Tau Pok, Bitter Gourd and fried bean curb skin, of course, they are all stuffed with minced meat or fish.
Although there are not much variety, I like the way it is being served, very traditional. Unlike most Yong Tau Fu, the bittergroud is not so hard and 'green' in color. It is soft and is stuffed with very big portion of minced meat or fish. When you bite on it, you don't feel bitter at all.
The Tofu is also stuffed with big portion of minced meat, it is very soft too. It taste very nice especially when it is dipped into the traditional chilli and sweet saurce. It seem that the Chilli saurce and sweet saurce play a very important role in the Yong Tau Fu business.
The big Green and Red Chilli are not spicy at all. It is basically the chilli skin stuffed with minced meat.
The side order is the Shuan Pang Zi and Yu San. The Shuan Pang Zi is a very typical Hakka dish which is rarely available nowadays. The Yu San is also another nice and healthy dish which I will try on another day.
Another thing I forgot to mention is that the Yong Tau Fu is only served in dried style. So, if you are looking for something simple, nice and fast, this might be a good choice for your next meal.
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11 Mar 2008 at 12:14 am
Nothing to take lei. It is like the one in the previous review.
11 Mar 2008 at 12:30 am
Wah even yong tau foo can write so detailed. PRO! :)
12 Mar 2008 at 9:26 am