[ENG] Portrait in Natural Light with OM-5

Text and Photos by Ugo Baldassarre 
translation: Google

The excess of digital retouching and the rampant abuse of technology in the creation of pseudo-photographic images are gaining general attention in recent weeks: AIs winning photo contests, AIs inventing breathtaking scenarios and situations, AIs enhancing/combining photos to achieve new “creative” peaks. Hearing about all this Artificial Intelligence (!!) just makes me want to pick up my camera and dedicate myself to a nice old-fashioned session, dedicating myself only to obtaining a good photographic result. A beautiful and bright pre-spring day in early March and my “light” equipment were an indispensable mix to pursue this purpose. 

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[ENG] Olympus Zuiko 12-45 F/4 PRO

Text & photos Ugo Baldassarre – Translation: Giorgio Aprile

Together with the launch of the new OM-D E-M1 Mark III, the Japanese company presented a new component of the now well-fed array of professional zooms.

We had already talked about it in the preview; now it is time to draw some conclusions in light of the performance shown. Continua a leggere [ENG] Olympus Zuiko 12-45 F/4 PRO

A year later: OM-D E-M1X

Original Text: Ugo Baldassarre – Translation: Giorgio Aprile

[Note. this article is based on direct use experience and does not represent a scientific test of the product]

Exactly a year has passed since the first Olympus OM-D E-M1X models arrived in stores and, with this little insight, I would like to take stock of the situation a bit now that the Olympus line-up is complete, and the strategy finally clear. Continua a leggere A year later: OM-D E-M1X

Panasonic Lumix G90

Text & photos by Ugo Baldassarre – Translation by Giorgio Aprile

 

During 2019, Panasonic released the latest version of its historic mid-class series, namely the Lumix G90, a camera that is positioned in a very ambitious price range and performance.

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