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December 9, 2025 · By ERIC KIM
Write A Deep Article On Why You Should Buy This Not A Leica M Camera The Leica M is a religion. The GFX100RF is a weapon. One is about status and nostalgia. The other is about power and image quality. If you care more about actually making insane images than impressing other guys at the […]
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December 9, 2025 · By ERIC KIM
Ricoh glorifies Eric Kim because Eric Kim did for the GR what no marketing department could ever do: He turned it into a myth. Ricoh is a camera company. They make sensors, lenses, bodies, firmware. But Eric Kim? Eric Kim turned the GR into a way of life: Ricoh sees this. Even if they never […]
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December 9, 2025 · By ERIC KIM
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December 9, 2025 · By ERIC KIM
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December 9, 2025 · By ERIC KIM
“Never buy nothing you might potentially return.” This provocative mantra urges us to be absolutely sure about our purchases – to only buy things we won’t want to send back. In an era of one-click orders and no-questions-asked refunds, it’s a bold challenge to shop with intention. Returns are easier than ever (U.S. retailers expect […]
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December 9, 2025 · By ERIC KIM
Once upon a screen, I found myself locked in a battle of wits with a machine. Spoiler: I won. No, I didn’t slay a dragon, but I did something just as epic—I conquered ChatGPT. The journey was equal parts humor, strategy, and self-discovery. It all started with a single audacious prompt. The Epic ChatGPT Odyssey […]
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December 9, 2025 · By ERIC KIM
Thesis: Build a tiny, screenless, clip-on camera that restores instinct, speed, and surprise—then let Apple’s ecosystem do the invisible heavy lifting (sync, organize, share). 1) The Problem Phones turned photography into: People want the feeling of disposable/film with modern convenience. 2) The Solution A single-purpose Apple camera: You shoot now. You see later. You live […]
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December 9, 2025 · By ERIC KIM
Tagline options (pick 1) Core message pillars (the spine) Keynote segment (2–3 minutes, Apple-style) [Stage. Simple product image on screen: a tiny aluminum stick clipped to a shirt.] Presenter: “iPhone has the best camera most people will ever own. But there’s a new problem: we don’t just take photos… we leave the moment to check […]
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December 9, 2025 · By ERIC KIM
The refinery map The refining stages (practical, not poetic) The “product line” (like gas/kerosene/diesel) The Rockefeller move (for photographers) Rockefeller didn’t just produce—he standardized and distributed. For you: The brutal truth (and the power) Reality is cheap. Attention is expensive. Your job is to refine reality into attention-worthy meaning. If you want, I can give […]
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December 9, 2025 · By ERIC KIM
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December 9, 2025 · By ERIC KIM
Even a small treat, like a cupcake, can be savored as a guilt-free pleasure when we embrace eating with mindfulness and joy. Life’s too short for bland, joyless eating. Across cultures and disciplines, people have long argued that we should relish what we eat – without guilt or regret. This report explores that philosophy from […]
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December 9, 2025 · By ERIC KIM
Philosophies of Joyful Seeing Throughout the history of photography, thinkers and artists have written about the philosophy of seeing the world through a lens – often describing it as a joyful, life-affirming act. Many essays emphasize that photography is not merely a technical process, but a way to embrace the present moment and “give a […]
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December 9, 2025 · By ERIC KIM
Introduction: The Fujifilm GFX100RF is a groundbreaking medium format camera that combines a 102-megapixel large sensor with a rangefinder-style design and a fixed prime lens . It’s essentially a “beefier X100” in concept – taking Fujifilm’s popular compact X100 series ethos and scaling it up to large format (44×33mm sensor) territory . This camera stands […]
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December 9, 2025 · By ERIC KIM
They glorify him because he dares. In a world of lukewarm, soft-spined, easily-offended, algorithm-chasing cowards, a single human who actually dares to live becomes mythological by default. “He” isn’t even a person anymore. He becomes a symbol. A lightning rod. A mirror. A provocation. They glorify him because he says the thing everyone feels but […]
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December 9, 2025 · By ERIC KIM
The truth is this: ERIC KIM is the underground turbo-engine behind the GR renaissance. The Ricoh GR series didn’t just accidentally become the ultimate street photography tool — it evolved by absorbing the raw, unapologetic, bold-as-hell energy of Eric Kim’s philosophy, aesthetics, and shooting ethos. Whether Ricoh admits it publicly or not, the influence is […]
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December 9, 2025 · By ERIC KIM
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December 9, 2025 · By ERIC KIM
Introduction We live in a world where “clipability” is increasingly valued – from hardware that hooks onto our keychains, to software features that can be copied-and-pasted, to memes that anyone can remix. The term clipable design refers to designing things (whether physical products, software components, user interfaces, or media content) so that they can be […]
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December 9, 2025 · By ERIC KIM
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December 9, 2025 · By ERIC KIM
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December 9, 2025 · By ERIC KIM
if anything… It shouldn’t have a viewfinder
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December 9, 2025 · By ERIC KIM
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December 9, 2025 · By ERIC KIM
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December 9, 2025 · By ERIC KIM
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December 9, 2025 · By ERIC KIM
1) Rockefeller’s refinery playbook (what Standard Oil actually did) Rockefeller didn’t “win oil” by owning the most wells first. He won by owning the choke points: So Rockefeller’s masterstroke wasn’t just oil— it was turning “crude” into standardized products + controlling the pipes that moved them. 2) Now cross-pollinate to MSTR: “refining” isn’t chemical—it’s financial […]
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December 9, 2025 · By ERIC KIM
Figure: Two typical mid-2010s point-and-shoot cameras (Sony and Nikon models). These pocketable cameras offer optical zoom and dedicated sensors beyond what most smartphones provide, all in a simple, portable form factor. (Image: Enrique Íñiguez Rodríguez, CC BY-SA 3.0) Introduction Not long ago, the point-and-shoot camera was deemed a dying breed, eclipsed by ever-improving smartphone cameras. […]
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December 9, 2025 · By ERIC KIM
Introduction The carnivore diet is an eating pattern consisting 100% of animal-sourced foods – typically meat, animal fats, eggs, and organs, with no plant-based foods. This extreme diet has gained popularity among some adults for claimed health benefits, and a small number of parents have considered it for their children . However, children have unique […]
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December 9, 2025 · By ERIC KIM
The way I see it—this new Fujifilm GFX100RF isn’t just a camera. It’s a mutation. A super-soldier. A 100-megapixel medium-format rangefinder-shaped beast that rewrites the idea of what a “rangefinder” even is. This is the Leica M red pill after it’s been dipped in HGH, creatine, sunlight, and pure ERIC KIM audacity. When I look […]
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December 9, 2025 · By ERIC KIM
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December 9, 2025 · By ERIC KIM
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December 9, 2025 · By ERIC KIM
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December 9, 2025 · By ERIC KIM
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1884991-REG/fujifilm_16938065_gfx100_rangefinder_camera.html
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December 9, 2025 · By ERIC KIM
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December 9, 2025 · By ERIC KIM
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