Riccardo Mori

My last #digicam acquisition is this very pocketable guy: Olympus D-435 (or C-180).

From 2005.
5.1 megapixels.
CCD sensor.
ISO range: 50-250.
Lens: 35mm (equiv.) ƒ2.8

I’m always intrigued by vintage digital cameras that came with fixed lenses instead of zooms, and it's too bad there are so few of them.

I need to take some more test photos in better conditions, because what I took so far looks average. But I really love the exaggerated bloom and halation. A nice effect when well-exploited.

Feb 5 at 8:10pmWeb
Show threadRiccardo Mori5d ago
Forgot to add: It cost me €18.50 *including* shipping. Can’t afford more interesting (but more expensive) cameras at the moment.
Show threadRiccardo Mori1d ago

Took some more shots, and the little Olympus D-435 for me really captures the ‘point-and-shoot’ film camera aesthetic. Photos are organically grainy as soon as lighting conditions get worse, and light sources appear blooming and gaseous when shot directly. I love this look, imperfections and all.

#digicam

Show threadzbrando1d ago
@morrick I think the last shot (the platform) would be great in black and white.
Show threadRiccardo Mori23h ago
@zbrando You’re not wrong. Here are three variants with different tones:
Show threadzbrando19h ago
@morrick Lovely.
Show threadAngelo Lipari3d ago
@morrick Great shots. There's something inherently special about older, relatively low-res sensors. A particular quality to them, something computational photography cannot achieve convincingly. I still carry around my 6.3 MP Canon Rebel 300D. Sometimes that's all you need.
Show threadRiccardo Mori3d ago

@lipariangelo Hey you! 😊

I couldn't agree more. And wow, that's a really nice shot! Those colours!

Show threadAngelo Lipari3d ago
@morrick Shooting in Sicily feels a bit like cheating. By the way, take a look at your e-mail inbox!
Show threadRiccardo Mori3d ago

@lipariangelo I initially didn’t see your email message because my second Mac got to it first and mistakenly filed in the old “Twitter” folder (mail filters were confused by the word ‘Twitter’ in the subject — and that’s my fault, LOL).

Today’s going to be busy, but I should be able to write you back tomorrow. In the meantime, have a great weekend! I’m happy we reconnected.

Show threadAngelo Lipari3d ago
@morrick Me too. Expect a lot more of "this" in the foreseeable future ☺️