Just got back from a week in Sydney where I went on a video shopping spree! You’d think, living here in Hong Kong, that I’d find everything I’d need video wise, but it’s really more geared to camera geeks than video geeks. There are a few good places if you know where to look but they’re often in far flung places and, with the space limitations, there’s only so much stuff you can find on display.

Which is why I love Sydney as they have a few really good video shops all in the Central Business District (CBD) area that have quite a good range of video products. The staff there are really helpful too. Perhaps a bit too helpful as they told me to go and visit Dragon Image, which is a short train hop away on Herbert Street (between St Leonards and Artamon stations).

They have a pretty good showroom there with a wide range of products on display so I immediately went into retail therapy mode and bought a bunch of items. My biggest purchase, though, and something I’ve been thinking about for quite a while was a jib. They had a nice lightweight E-Image 500KF Mini-Job Kit, which came complete with tripod legs and managed to fit into a nice, handy carry bag.

Despite some um-ing and ah-ing, I decided to go ahead with the purchase since the chance of me finding such a nice tidy package without having to get it sent over to Hong Kong from overseas (with all the additional postage costs!) was likely to be pretty remote.

I didn’t get to use it whilst in Sydney but I certainly plan to run it through its paces now that I’m back in Hong Kong (and once the weather improves!).