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Capturing Over-Tourism in Florence: An impressionist approach

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Florence, like other major "TikTok" destinations, suffocates with overtourism. Andrew Tobin with the innovative Ricoh GRIIIx HDF captures the madness using the technique of compositing.

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My friend George is dead. He had known for many months that he had little time left after his seven-year battle with cancer. But he set his heart on one last Christmas Day which he enjoyed with his family around him. Having achieved his goal, he died peacefully in his own bed on Saturday morning. 

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Our article on the future direction of Macfilos has created more interest than any post in recent years. The article moved one reader to write a very touching letter of support and It offers an outstanding overview of the world of Leica in 2018.

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Olympus is about to take the crown for the fattest backside in micro four-thirdsdom. The OM-D E-M1X has a built-in battery grip. No add-ons for the new Oly, it’s the complete package and this could be the start of a new trend, turning small-sensor cameras into DSLR lookalikes.

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One look at the Fuji X-Pro, which can often be mistaken for a Leica M film camera (at a long-distance, very brief glance, admittedly), and I wonder why it is that Leica hasn't made a similarly pretty and traditional APS-C camera. This market should have been Leica's natural hunting ground.

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