And I totally forgot that I started a blog (lol).
The reason I initially started my blog was to have an avenue to share the pictures I took with the Olympus OMD E-M5 Mark II that I bought for our South Korea trip last April 2016. However, due to financial constraints, I had no choice but to let go of my beloved camera a few months back.
I really miss my OMD, and the RAW files it produces. I have only owned it for a year, but I really miss the convenient features it had. And now I'm back to shooting with E-PM2, a camera I've owned and used from November 2012 to April 2016. And again, my primary camera starting April 2017.
My trusty E-PM2, taking shots since November 2012
Shot taken with the Iphone 7Plus in portrait mode
my wife's nephew enjoying the swing at the subdivision's playground
EPM2 with 20mm lens at ISO 200, f/1.8, 1/3200 sec, EB -1.7, Monotone mode
my wife's nephew handing me the chicken she bought
EPM2 with 20mm lens at ISO 200, f/4.5, 1/500 sec, EB -0.3, Monotone mode
my car parked along the road in Tanawan, overlooking our city
EPM2 with 20mm lens at ISO 200, f/7.1, 1/400 sec, EB 0, Monotone mode
on our way to the municipality of Gabaldon
EPM2 with 45mm lens at ISO 200, f/5, 1/800 sec, EB -0.7
my wife's nephew enjoying the pool
EPM2 with 45mm lens, teleconverter on, at ISO 200, f/5.6, 1/1000 sec, EB -0.3, Monotone mode
enjoying our time at Leivy Lance Resort in Gabaldon
EPM2 with 20mm lens at ISO 200, f/5.6, 1/800 sec, EB 0
children riding the river current with their improvised raft
EPM2 with 45mm lens at ISO 200, f/5.6, 1/1600 sec, EB -0.7
children picking stones along the riverbed
EPM2 with 45mm lens, teleconverter on at ISO 200, f/7.1, 1/640 sec, EB +0.3, shot in Monotone
After using my old camera for quite a while, I got to understood the meaning of the quote I keep on finding in other photography blogs and forums:
"The best camera is the one that you have."
And it really is. I have been enjoying using E-PM2 with the 20mm and the 45mm prime lenses. I usually shoot on monotone, with RAW setting turned on, JPEG editing of monotone shots edited with the photo editor in windows (it's a good editor btw), while colored shots edited with Adobe Lightroom.
I noticed that my camera usually gets the exposure off. It didn't really have that issue before, but I am learning how to use exposure bias to compensate for the camera's faults.
I found shooting with the digital teleconverter quite convenient. Shots aren't that blurry or pixelated (unless you peep). I currently own two lenses (since I also sold my 14-42mm kit, 40-150mm kit and 7.5mm fisheye with my OMD EM5), the 20mm and the 45mm. Having the teleconverter function enables me to shoot at 90mm (180mm equivalent).
The lack of wireless transfer is a bummer. But I guess I just have to save up for the FlashAir SD cards by Toshiba. The lack of EVF sucks, but I don't really want to connect my EVF to the hotshoe since it makes the camera bulky. The lesser autofocus points makes AF harder, but I usually focus my shots manually. Lastly, the 2-axis image stabilizer performance is abysmal (compared to OMD's 5-axis IS), yet I haven't really tried upping the ISO when I used my camera.
I think this post has been too long, and its way past lunch, hence I'll be cutting this post short. I look forward to re-learning how to use EPM2 in the following months.
