Camera buyers have had plenty of beautiful choices lately, but many of them come with a catch. The Ricoh GR is tiny but fixed-lens. The Fujifilm X100VI is desirable but hard to find and still fixed-lens. The Leica Q series is glorious but priced like a serious luxury purchase. The older Olympus PEN-F remains loved, but it is now a used-market camera with used-market compromises. That is why the OM System PEN feels so welcome. It arrives in a market that has been asking for a
Many photographers collect gear over time. They chase every focal length. They look for the perfect lens for every scene. This can be fun. It can also distract from seeing. An artistic approach is to limit choices. One strong idea is to rely on three prime lenses. These are the ultra wide, the normal wide, and the short telephoto. Some may argue a different focal lengths or the amount of primes as all you need, and that may be true. I use to swear by 5 lenses which would cove
