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19 May, 2025

Olympus XZ-1 Digital Compact – Travelling in The Punjab and Hindu Kush

By Ibraar Hussain

19 May, 2025

/ Compact Digital, digital camera, Olympus Digital, Olympus XZ-1, /

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Prabhat Chandra on Olympus XZ-1 Digital Compact – Travelling in The Punjab and Hindu Kush
Lovely pictures, Ibraar. You have captured the essence of the landscapes and the lively curiosity of the camera shy people…
John Bennett on Olympus XZ-1 Digital Compact – Travelling in The Punjab and Hindu Kush
Fantastic portraits, and proof that: A) Megapixels don’t matter. B) It’s the photographer, NOT the camera.
Geoff Chaplin on Olympus XZ-1 Digital Compact – Travelling in The Punjab and Hindu Kush
The black background portraits are especially stunning, as is the 'Kasmiri Man - Sargodha Punjab', and all the portraits are…

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