Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/03/22

[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]

Subject: Re: [Leica] Military Photographers (was: New M6)
From: Guy Bennett <gbennett@lainet.com>
Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2001 12:39:31 -0800
References: <Pine.LNX.3.96.1010319151838.23887D-100000@matrix.binaryfaith.com> <4.3.2.7.2.20010321120155.00c55610@mail.wm.edu> <5.0.1.4.0.20010321214459.01b37b30@206.34.200.40> <3AB991BB.7EAFA995@earthlink.net>

>The army photogs in one show were using, I believe, Nikon digital cameras
>with the bigger zoom lenses.  The had a Seal-phone type of set up with a
>folding umbrella satellite dish to send the images back.
>[snip]
>Tom S.

Now, rather than PJ sporting D1s with zooms, imagine if they could built
tiny digital cameras into the tips of bullets and program them to run
continuously from the moment of firing to the moment of impact, then link
all of those streaming images to a site on the web (with an address like
"kill'emall.com") where they could be viewed 24/7. On the same site, a link
to similar streaming video shot from the noses of falling bombs, live
webcam footage of the mutilated and dying in military hospitals on both
sides, all accompanied by non-stop live CNN-type coverage by military
experts speaking through interpreters in a variety of languages in
streaming mpeg movies.

Wouldn't that be neat.

Guy

In reply to: Message from Mark Cohen <markc@binaryfaith.com> (Re: [Leica] New M6)
Message from Chandos <cmbrow@wm.edu> (Re: [Leica] New M6)
Message from "Michael E. Bérubé" <MEB@goodphotos.com> (Re: [Leica] Military Photographers (was: New M6))
Message from S Dimitrov <sld@earthlink.net> (Re: [Leica] Military Photographers (was: New M6))