It was the long school holidays in December. Many shops were having their year-end and Christmas sales. I heard Fujifilm Malaysia was having a sale too at Menara Axis Kuala Lumpur. So I went there, intended to get a S6500fd.

The normal price of this S6500fd was RM1800 (USD512) but it was selling at RM1588 (USD452) during the sale. I did not get the camera though. Here were the factors :

I tried its 10X zoom... hmm... not very impressive. (Fujifilm should made their sales outdoor where there were lots of things to zoom at)

The LCD was too bright, as if it was washed out (or maybe too many fingerprints on it).

The lens is too long. I was worrying how to carry it wherever I go with its lens protruding out.

I told the salesman I was concerned about S6500fd which does not have an image stabiliser. The salesman argued back accusing it was my lousy way of holding the camera. He started to clown on the lousy ways of holding a camera (I don't like people clowning in front of me).

The credit officer should smile. No smile, no deal. That's it.

So in the end, I left Menara Axis empty handed.