Sony Tablet P

Sony Tablet P ($399)

The folding Sony Tablet P feels like my new clamshell purse that fits into the pockets ingeniously. It fills the palm like a good hand glove; so much that i love holding on to it. Its 372g is featherlight compared to my big screen iPad 4, making it a joy to carry it about.

Of course, the tablet which constantly wears a belt in the form of its hinge-based design does take some getting used to. You now no longer slide the entire screen effortlessly, unless you had learned to, but to control your touch within either 1 of the dual screens. So it does perform some Apps function awkwardly, but we get around it.

Most importantly people who like watching movies on their tablets will never accept this tablet which breaks their picture in half. For me, it doesn't matter. Because the pocket-size tablet serves very well as a communication tools and a music player. Besides, watching movies on any 7" screen isn't a luxury.

Samsung NX210; some food photos

Century Egg Porridge

We've been juggling between the mirrorless trio - Canon EOS M, Sony NEX-5N and the Samsung NX210. A Samsung camera? I too have my doubts; a Samsung phone or tablet, yes, but why a Korean camera...

Nevertheless, the photos came out fine from this non-Japan photographic equipment, mounted with a 20mm F2.8 prime lens, set on Auto Intelligent mode. It doesn't outperform NEX-5N in terms of the lighting hues of pictures; Samsung tends to go brighter, on the safe side. And it delivers a more realistic color as compared to pictures by the EOS M who goes on the vibrant.

These lunch photos were taken in the Maxwell Food Centre.

Raw Fish Salad

Peanut Sweet Soup

Fish Soup Bee Hoon

B.K.T by Kong Kee

Bak Kut Teh-Klang Style ($6.80+), Braised Pig's Leg ($8+)

Tau Pok, Tau Kwa ($2+), Braised Chicken Feet ($3.50+)

B.K.T by Kong Kee at China Street is by far the friendliest Bak Kut Teh restaurant in Singapore where the common aloofness of a BKT stall is far from its serving tables. This made us want to give them more business. Surely.

Bak Kut Teh-Klang Style

Pig's Kidney ($6+)

But to be honest, the dark Klang-styled BKT soup is rather saltish whereas the pig's kidney came in generous serving slices and enriched the original Teochew BKT soup that was served along with. Nice.

Klang Style Dry Bak Kut Teh ($12+)

Best things came last - the dry style Bak Kut Teh. We finish its last drop of dark savoury juices which was entangled in flavours of thick soy sauce, dried cuttlefish, pork ribs and pork bellies!

Fairly good food in an air-conditioned setting that is competitively priced. Enjoyed their unique serving of shallots rice and good fresh pork used for the pork ribs - quality ingredients; a pity for the BKT soup which could have been better.

大成, Tai Seng Noodle House

Mushroom Pork Rib Noodle ($4)

Wouldn't you be intimidated by such large food serving!? How to eat? Yeah, how to eat...

It has been 5 long years since our last visit to this stall #02-123 at Amoy Street Food Centre and their generous serving portion still left us amazed!

Have your fill with the many pieces of soft chunky pork ribs. Also, you shall surely appreciate their firm, dense piece of fried, braised bean curd; never mind you are carnivore by nature, you wouldn't complain.

And each noodle set comes with 7 meat dumplings in soup. How to finish!? Yeah, how to finish...

Cha Shao Yuton Noodle ($3)

I'm no serious carnivore, so too much pork rib doesn't interests me. I prefer their wanton noodle with absolutely tasty barbecued red meat (char siew) and fresh crispy fried dumplings! Now, if only i could have one braised bean curd from Ric's plate...

We did clear our plate and left feeling bloated. And really thirsty; caused by the food MSG. But this maybe one stall which we forgive their MSG cooking - the food really tastes good.

Canon EOS M VS Sony NEX-5N (In Restaurant Yellow Lights)

Our previous trial between the duo with their pancake kit lens seems to say that Canon provide a more superior kit lens package to Sony.

Today, Sony was mounted with the newly purchased E 35mm f/1.8 prime lens to better contest the kit lens of Canon EF-M 22mm f/2.0. As per our usual practice, both cameras were set to Intelligent Auto and we were ready to go - to Mad for Garlic restaurant.

Spicy Meat Dipping Pizza ($19.40++)

Dipping Pizza topped with fresh Rucola and herb garlic in creamy garlic sauce and served with spicy meat sauce.

Spicy Meat Sauce - Korean styled

Suicide Rice ($19.70++)

Special fried rice with diced octopus, squid and various kind of spices.

Whose photos do you prefer? 

We guess many would be drawn to the brighter pictures by Canon? Me too. Initially. On second thoughts, we favor Sony's darker shade which brings out the feel of atmosphere; it was also closer to the actual lighting condition of the restaurant. This might just be what that separates Sony and Canon users.

In their fully automatic mode, Sony compensate dullness with higher ISO while Canon does it by lowering aperture, thus the more bokeh (blur) photos produced. You should notice that Sony here display more of its background than Canon, dues to this reason.

Fujifilm X10

Fujifilm X10 ($899)

Too much of reading Clubsnap forum led the man to believe that a high-end compact camera could actually perform on par with a mirrorless DSLR! Heheh... Anyway, it's an interesting experience to learn that compact camera is still very much a compact, no matter the advancement in technology.

I liked the antique look of the camera, though.

We are not displaying photos we took with the X10, after pitting it against the Sony Nex-5N as the differences are palpable; we do not need close observation to tell that the X10 takes on the back seat. X10 does give very good details of subject but also an unreal color tint. Note that both cameras are of the same price range.

X10 on Intelligent Auto mode.

X10 on Sunset mode.

Nex-5N on Intelligent Auto mode. (Similar shots when on Sunset mode)

Before we discard the X10, today is a final test on sunset scene to show you what we meant by 'unreal color tint'. Both equipments were set on Auto mode to trial out their image sensors. And as always, the X10 fails to translate the nature color of its subject. .

The picture that best represent the evening sky light was the shot by Nex-5N.