Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/02/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]No optical finder. Not good. All the best! Raimo K Personal photography homepage at: http://www.uusikaupunki.fi/~raikorho ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Rabiner" <mark@rabinergroup.com> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2006 2:40 AM Subject: [Leica] Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ1 (long and silly) > The new Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ1 with the lens which says "Leica DC > Vario-Elmarit" on it is the smallest 10x zoom camera made and its press > thing was released today 4 hours ago on the dpreview site and somewhere > else > too. > Its a real small pocket camera which zooms right into equivalent in 35mm > terms to 350mm. 35-350mm. > > If this came out in the early 60's it would be called a "girl watcher" > camera. Like the long cheep telephoto they used to sell in the back of the > pop photography. I'd think Q would want Bond to have one. And the military > would not one in the pocket of anyone within a mile or more of any > military > base. > > But would be great for getting a show of a Blue Herron or get a nice shot > of > the full moon with a little cropping, > > But most awesome thing about this amazingly innovated machine is the first > sighting of the "Venus Engine III" > in a functioning machine of any kind. > > "Oh, the Venus Engine III!. We found that on the alien planet. We don?t > know what it does, either." > "Well, why don?t you just turn it on and see what it does? " > (The Panasonic engineers emit shrill screeches and nervous laughter.) > "It has at its heart a reactor capable of unthinkable energy. If we were > mistaken in our construction, the device would act as a molecular > explosive, > causing a chain reaction that would obliterate all matter in the universe. > > No one knows what will happen when someone gives the order: > ACTIVATE THE VENUS ENGINE III. > > Some think it will time expose 3 "III" minutes into the past. > No ones had that feature yet. They've had the anti shake feature for > controlling the mirror during time exposures, but not time exposures going > backwards. I mean they ARE called "time exposures" that what I thought > they > were in the first place. > > You'd figure with the revolutionary "Rear curtain" flash exposures it > would > be the very next thing. > But capturing say a man running backwards in time do you want the blur in > front of him or behind him? I'd say both sides had a point in this > argument. > You may need that Rear Curtain sync again, > And a UV filter with the coating on the inside, > > Examining the picture you'll see what happened (a bit blurry though) three > minutes ago. 3 to 6 minutes ago. > And though only 3 minutes into the past may not seem like much... > It's enough getting a quick glance into something you just pretty much > missed, > > There is no "Decisive Moment" anticipation required. > > You saw the shot. > Liked it, then got it. > Great for those people with slower reflexes and limited foresight, > Vision, forethought, > > Just "Decisive Hindsight|. > > Me all I even need is a ten second delay. > When they come out with that they got my money, > I need warning. > time to rephrase or better yet: > Opt out, > > http://www.dpreview.com/news/0602/06021405panasonictz1.asp > > Mark Rabiner > Photography > Portland Oregon > Soon to be residing in the Greater New York Metropolitan area. > ON an never ending battle for TRUTH! JUSTICE! ... >