Nick Hope
March 15th, 2013, 12:29 AM
In January I took my Sony RX100 with me to the Mae Hong Son region of north Thailand, mostly for stills, but I took some video of the long-neck women at Kayan Tayar.
As much as anything I'm posting to show the quality of the RX100's built-in mic. I think the camera work comes over as a little intrusive, although off-camera we had fun chatting with the women and bought some of their handicrafts, which they sell to support themselves. I really missed having a flip screen. That always makes subjects smile when they see themselves.
I didn't realise how controversial these villages are until I got back. Read the video description on YouTube for info about that.
The Kayan Lahwi "long-neck" women of Kayan Tayar
As much as anything I'm posting to show the quality of the RX100's built-in mic. I think the camera work comes over as a little intrusive, although off-camera we had fun chatting with the women and bought some of their handicrafts, which they sell to support themselves. I really missed having a flip screen. That always makes subjects smile when they see themselves.
I didn't realise how controversial these villages are until I got back. Read the video description on YouTube for info about that.
The Kayan Lahwi "long-neck" women of Kayan Tayar