Manila - Clark - Baguio with OLYMPUS OM-D E-M5 (PART 2 of 2)

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After the race we travel from Clark to Baguio.

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We visit SM Baguio to eat.

 

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Looking for a place to eat in the mall.

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Food Court SM Baguio.

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The next morning. A very foggy day and few rain showers that started since early in the morning. 

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After a long time of absence in a church I get to sit in a morning mass again.

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Priests.

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P6030533. Me in the garden taken by B-Al.

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On the way to buy some wood carving.

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Turtle hand made wood carvings.

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Me, holding a wooden cup. Posing as Christ. hahaha. =0P

Taken by my cousin B-Al.

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Assassins Creed. A foto of our cousin which we thought looked like the character with the hood on.

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A very foggy day with a little bit of rain shower in Baguio.

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On our way to La Trinidad Strawberry Farm. No idea why, but I'm always happy to go somewhere to photograph. 

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Strawberry Farm in La Trinidad. Located about 30 minutes from baguio. Rain shower never seemed to stop but because of the weather sealing of the Olympus OM-D E-M5 and the M.Zuiko 12-50mm f3.5-6.3 ED, I was never worried about the camera. Unlike when I was using the Pen E-P2 or the Nikon D50, I always used to cover the camera with my hand. This Time, I just didn't care and shot without worries.

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Probably tourists picking Strawberries. 

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Strawberry farm covered with tents and buildings and houses on the mountains.

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Friends waiting for their friends. Taken from inside the vehicle with raindrops on the window.

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My new profile picture and new panda bonnet.

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Next stop. The Good Shepherd Baguio.

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 My cousins ordering some snacks with their normal bonnet's on. 

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Bought some Ube Jam and peanut brittle for my Mom. 

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Leaving The Good Shepherd.

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Heritage Mansion. Nice architecture. probably haunted.

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Near evening and still showering with rain. Tourists and locals pack the Zola Resto Cafe to avoid the rain and have good dinner or snack.

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Finally I get to shoot street photography in Baguio. With the City packed with tourists and locals, the sidewalks are busy and street photography is easier because of the crowded sidewalks. 

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Love how the people did not care about me taking their fotos while they pass by. I had the camera on eye level and was just shooting and shooting.

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Shooting while people pass by the window. This are of Koreans passing by the korean restaurant we are going to eat at. Love how the city looks in B&W. 

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While we wait for our cousin to find a parking space. I decided to take some more street fotos. The street was buzzing with people and umbrellas. Though it was getting really dark I am really glad that the OM-D E-M5's high ISO is a lot cleaner than my old D50 or E-P2, and handles the noise quite well. Fotos are taken above ISO 6400, something I would never do with the E-P2. Though this are edited fotos, the original images were still excellent, I just prefer it to have less noise thus the noise reduction done with lightroom. Still, a lot better than my E-P2 or previous Nikon D50.

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After dinner. Went to take some street shots again. On the left is of some empty street and the right is of my Uncle, Aunt and Aunt's sister eating cheese ice cream which they bought at 7 eleven.

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Taken while walking. With the OM-D's ISO 12800. I am now able to shoot at night with only the ambient light while moving.

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Pedestrians. While we wait for our cousin to pick us up, I went ahead on this crossing to get some pedestrian action. ISO 12800.

 

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ISO 20000 and still looking good. Very impressed with the high ISO of this camera.

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Next morning. Breakfast in Inn Rocio.

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My Cousin looking at the view at Inn Roccio window view. The building is SM Baguio.

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Found another panda. Shot from the vehicle. kids playing.

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Penis wood carving as a hood ornament for the Land Cruiser.

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Lunch at Cafe by the Ruins before leaving Baguio City.

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Bread for Lunch.

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No idea what it is again. But it looks delicious.

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Soup.

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Mine lunch. Burger and fries with grass and tomato.

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Beautiful landscape view in Baguio. Shot from the vehicle. would have been nice if I had the Lee Filters or Cokin Filters. Damn Philippines for not selling those here.

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Lunch Stop. KFC.

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Next day. Yamaha Circuit. 

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Checking out some rims.

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Back at the condo before going to Metro Market Market.

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Panoramic view outside Metro Market Market.

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Cousins and friend watching Movie trailers while we wait for my cousin's parents to purchase an item.

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Market Market Center.

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Forwards in opposite direction.

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When superdog doesn't want to walk. Superdog will not walk.

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Taking fotos while walking on the pedestrian lane.

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Krispy kreme.

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Lego store cafe area in the Fort. I really should remember names. sigh. The second is a castle. and the one on the left is a colourful wall.

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Me with my "lego camera".

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Busy with their handy works.

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Flight attendant demonstrating safety procedures. Leaving Manila.

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Flight attendant letting me take her foto and also letting me have her foto with me.

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Finally back in Cagayan de Oro and on our way to Iligan City. 

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     After getting my Olympus OM-D E-M5 with kit lens 12-50mm, I have finally tested it in real life and is very happy with it. I love this camera! worth every penny! Compared to my Olympus Pen E-P2, it's faster at focusing; better high ISO (usable even up to 12800 in my opinion); it looks great, retro looking (Justin even thought it was film); two dials for shutter and aperture, or shutter and exposure compensation, or aperture and exposure compensation; Colours are excellent, I didn't even have to edit some of the fotos posted here; and lastly it's weather proof which let's me shoot under rain without being so concerned about it.

     On the other hand, It's start up time is slow; EVF to LED Screen or vice versa is also slow; Power switch is awkwardly placed; and battery is not as long as I hoped it to be (think the Pen E-P2 has a longer battery life, but fortunately for me, I was able to buy an original Olympus OM-D battery with it).

     Conclusion, if you want a compact camera with interchangeable lens and can't wait for the pro version. Get the OM-D E-M5. It's decently priced, weather proof and has 1080p video. You won't regret it.

Part 1