You can't have enough SMY089

A few close up shots of the SMY089

No more D300 and no more Luminox

I am back from my vacation and this actually happened before I left for my vacation. I got my D300 and I shipped it back to the seller the next day, cause the camera is not quite what he described. Havnig said that, I still give the seller points for standing behind the deal and did a quick refund. Though I was able to take the new camera with me during my vacation, at least I didn't lose any money out of the whole situation.

And my Luminox is gone as well. Not that I don't like the watch. Its just that I don't want to deal with battery powered watch which I can't regenerate the power by movement (kinetic) or light (solar).

I also have a Garmin Forerunner 305 (GPS + HRM) and a Timex iControl iPod remote control watch, sitting there not doing much. I am tempted to see if I should just let them go (to get something else).

More come and go, and they are not all watches ...

I sold my Omega SMP GMT Great White. While I like the watch a lot, I come to realizing I only need one SMP and its going to be the black Bond. So off it goes. Plus I found that I like the Bond bracelet much better, it looks better with the 20mm non-tapering links/clasp, and its more comfortable too!

Then comes the non-watch item. :p I wanted to "upgrade" my DSLR from Nikon D80 (DX) to D700 (FX), knowing that FX will provide 1:1 ratio on the frame captured and better low ISO performance. But the investment to go FX is just too much right now. So I end up getting a D300 and stay with DX format instead. Since I already have the lenses for DX from my D80, I don't have to shell out a lot of money for the upgrade. I pretty much only need to upgrade the DSLR body and re-use everything else (except that I need to get a CF card). D300 still able to give me better metering, betterlow ISO preformance, environment seal on the buttons, live view, etc.

In the future, I may get 35mm or 50mm f1.8 lens, 17-55mm f2.8 lens, SB800 speed flash, the battery grip and that's pretty much it. But that's for later and I am not in a hurry for them.

I have pushed my upgrade to D300 for a long time before I have put more of my "toy resources" into watches. For this time, the sales of the SMP GMT pretty much covers the cost of D300.

For my next watch, I am thinking about a Omega Speedmaster "moon watch" double sapphire, Omega Planet Ocean black/black 42mm, Rolex Y series Sea DWeller / Submariner Date (or LV) / Z series Submariner COSC, Paneria Submersible 24 / 111 (sandwich dial) / 183 / 287, Seiko Marinemaster SBDX001, etc.

Another one down

I really like the look of G-Shock MTG910DJ, I think its one of the best looking G-Shock. I didn't care for the time stamp feature since I can't find a good use for it. Overall I still think its a great G-Shock.

But I just find it sitting in the watch box most of the time when I own it. So I think its better for me to just move on with it. And I will be off to its new owner soon.

On the other hand, the Seiko 200m Kinetic SMY089 has been on my wrist ever since it arrived. My SMP is getting jealous ... LOL