New Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ100 Camera

Panasonic have just brought out their newest cameras in their Superzoom Lumix FZ series, with the awesome looking Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ100 Camera.

I know there are many people out there that may say that I am crazy and that I should not even be considering buying another compact superzoom camera, rather I should get a digital SLR. Yes, I know that the SLR takes better quality photos... but can they also take full HD quality video, and how much do they cost and then there is the added expense of buying a even half decent telephoto lens. Add to this the size difference making a SLR a pain in th but to carry around, I think that for my purposes, a super zoom camera is the way to go.

I think the choice is between the FZ100 and the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ45 (FZ40), which has also just been announced and is actually the real sucessor to the FZ38 (FZ35), but is a little cheaper than the FZ100.

If you are interested, I have done a bunch of research on it, which you can read on the photo section on my Safari Guide website:

• Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ100 Review
• Panasonic Lumix FZ45 / FZ40 digital superzoom Camera
• Best Superzoom Cameras 2010

Busiest Day Ever!

Wow, I may even have to do some stretching for today's couch marathon:

Rugby
New Zealand v Ireland, 8:35
Australia v England, 11:00
South Africa v France, 13:00
Argentina v Scotland, 19:45

Cricket Twenty20
Zimbabwe v India 12:00

Formula 1 - Canadian Grand Prix
Practice 3 15:00-16:00
Qualifying 18:00

Football- World Cup
1230: South Korea v Greece (Port Elizabeth) - ITV 1
1500: Argentina v Nigeria (Ellis Park, Johannesburg) - BBC One
1930: England v US (Rustenburg) - ITV 1

Indy Car > Formula 1

Well I am not sure that Indy Car racing is better than Formula 1, but one thing that is for sure this accident in the 2010 Indy 500, where Mike Conway has a Huge Airborne Crash into the Catchfence is fairly spectacular!

Flame Lily ( Gloriosa superba )

Flame Lily ( Gloriosa superba )
Originally uploaded by rickinzim

Gloriosa superba
Common name: Flame Lily
Family: Colchicaceae

The Flame Lily is a wild deciduous perennial, that is the national flower of Zimbabwe. It is a protected plant species, and there is a law prohibiting the picking of them.

Zimbabwe Photography 2010

I have been away in Zimbabwe for a while:

I am very lucky in that every year I go home to Zimbabwe, I usually spend most of the time in the Zambezi valley and mostly on Lake Kariba, where apart from the excellent fishing, I can spend loads of time on my hobby: wildlife photography.

Kariba for me has it all:
Wonderful scenery including some of the best sunrises and sunsets you could ever hope to photograph.
Plenty of mammals and is especially good for elephant photography.
Birds - This is where Kariba really excels, there is a huge variety of mostly water birds, but if you go a little walk, many land species as well.

If you want to see a few of the photos I took on the trip, take a look at my photos of my Zimbabwe trip 2010

RuggaChick - Super14 Rugby Roundup

A babe that knows her rugby. Hell yeah!

In all honesty she's a bit ditzy, but we don't care.

Zimbabwe Dreaming

No words, just music and great photos..