[Leica] Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ1 (long and silly)

[bruce at ralgo.nl (bruce)]

Thank you, Mark for the update.

The move to NYC is, I take it, just the first step to get you to The  
Netherlands .......... or somewhere else in Europe ............ France?

Happy moving,
B.

On 15-feb-2006, at 1:40, Mark Rabiner wrote:

> 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! ...
>
>
>
>
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