Hong Kong with a new digital camera, part 4
I found myself in Hong Kong in Christmas 1998 and early January 1999, and decided to treat myself to a new camera. My first half-decent digital, an Olympus C1400L. These are some of its results…
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Hong Kong with a new digital camera, part 2
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