Thanks. I hadn't thought about that.
Chuck Norcutt
C.H.Ling wrote:
> You probably also need video to document his voice, smile, how he walk,
> eat... so it can let your children, grandchildren... know more about him. I
> had a video taken at 2004 when our whole family visited our home town in
> Mainland China, although there are only a few short clips for my father and
> mother but to me it is the most precious thing left, much better than the
> hundreds of photos I took for them.
>
> I will not purchase digital camera without video capability today. It is
> just much more convenient than using separate camcorder and camera. We
> missed lots of video clips just because camcorder was not so handy and we
> always forgot to bring it.
>
> In the last two months, I almost see my father every other day and he also
> called me two to three times a day but we never talked in deep, just
> checking out his condition and what he need so that I can bring him...
>
> C.H.Ling
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Chuck Norcutt"
>
>> Sorry to hear about your father. My own father is also 88. Still
>> apparently healthy but, as your own father's case shows we can never be
>> sure of the future. Since he lives 2,000 miles away I don't see him
>> much but, since he lives alone, I do talk to him on the phone for a few
>> minutes every day. Your comments have made me realize that I do not
>> have enough pictures of him. I should remedy that soon before it is too
>> late.
>>
>> Chuck Norcutt
>>
>>
>> C.H.Ling wrote:
>>> I usually purchase new camera near long holiday. This time I purchased
>>> the
>>> camera for a sad reason, my father (88 years old) just passed away on
>>> March
>>> 24. He had overcame from a broken leg surgery on Jan 26 but was not able
>>> to
>>> recover from a stomach bleeding this time. I need an easier to carry
>>> camera
>>> to document his flat and everything belong to him for memorial purpose,
>>> it
>>> will also be used to record our preparation for his funeral, the 5D II is
>>> just too big to carry everywhere.
>>>
>>> I retired at end of 2007, a rather early one (at 46) but I didn't spend
>>> enough time with him since I thought we still have time.... and I even
>>> thought he could also recover this time but he die in less than 16hrs
>>> after
>>> sent to hospital.... we both were not prepared for that, it is the most
>>> regrettable thing....
>>>
>>> Back to the E-PL1, it looks so classic with the Pen lens:
>>>
>>> http://www.accura.com.hk/temp/IMG_9323.JPG
>>>
>>> C.H.Ling
>>>
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