[Leica] Fire juggler/ NOW: Cell phone digi cameras

[hoppyman at bigpond.net.au (G Hopkinson)]

Ted, down under, there is a minor kafuffle, that the media like to
sensationalise, regarding those cell phone cameras.
Some unprincipled folk use them for unpleasant invasions of people's privacy
or modesty. Then the results end up on trashy web sites.
So arbitrary, ill considered or unenforceable regulations get discussed or
rushed into place which impact genuine photographers as well.
Would be a bit harder to be covert with a DSLR, transmitter and backpack, I
guess

Cheers
Hoppy  

-----Original Message-----
From: lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org
[mailto:lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of
Ted Grant
Sent: Sunday, 3 September 2006 01:32
To: Leica Users Group
Subject: Re: [Leica] Fire juggler/ NOW: Cell phone digi cameras

Didier Ludwig offered:
> Sent: Saturday, 2 September 2006 08:41
> To: Leica Users Group
> Subject: [Leica] Fire juggler
> > I have to get used to the fact that digital pictures can be posted
> at the LUG a few minutes after coming home from shooting:
> http://tinyurl.com/m28yq<<<<

Hoppy responded:
Subject: RE: [Leica] Fire juggler
> And enjoyed across the world a few moments later.
> Pretty cool.<<<

Gentlemen as some of you are aware, there are wire service photographer's 
who use a back pack transmitter attached to their digital cameras that as 
soon as they trip the shutter a photo editor a zillion miles away has the 
photo on screen as it's taken.

Then given what he sees on screen he can direct the photographer to 
immediately shoot more or to move to the left or right for "what might 
produce a better angle" without being there.

Now sometime down the line we'll all be able to use this technology if one 
is so inclined. You wont have to send post cards from holiday spots because 
you'll be able to phone and say... "Wish you were here!" And the person 
looking at their screen will see it just as fast as you trip the shutter.

OF course I suppose one can do this today with a camera cell phone. Oh well 
it's a fast lane world out there these days so becareful where you point yer

cell phone digi camera! ;-) You never know who might be looking on the other

end.;-)

ted


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