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From: "David J. Littleboy" <davidjl@gol.com>
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Subject: Re: Panasonic Lumix DMC - FZ1camera
Date: Thu, 21 Aug 2003 07:14:47 +0900
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"Hans-Georg Michna" <hans-georgNoEmailPlease@michna.com> wrote in message
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> "David J. Littleboy" <davidjl@gol.com> wrote:
>
> >And (assuming the IS works) a lightweight tripod would be all you'd
> >need, I think.
>
> David,
>
> I can assure you that it works.

Sorry. My note probably sounded grumpier than it should have. Given the
price point and the features, I do agree with people who are enthused with
the FZ1 that their enthusiasm is warranted: it's looks to be a seriously fun
camera. 2MP sounds pretty small, but it should be enough for quite nice
5x7s, at least my Olympus 2020 was.

> However, it is not enough to
> take photos at max zoom from the free hand. You have to lean the
> camera against something or at least yourself.
>
> I always carry a small bean bag with the camera for this
> purpose.

Sounds sensible to me.

David J. Littleboy
Tokyo, Japan