Our new gear recently is aiming at a couple of different issues that, in my opinion hinder more than help. For one, in the past I had a nasty lens habit. I thought I needed all focal lengths. I have since learned that we don’t need them all, that really only complicates things and it adds significant weight to my kit. I actually carried lenses with me that I almost never used!
Of the photographers I’ve met who were particularly creative in their work, I have noticed that not many of them seem to concern themselves much with gear. They can’t often tell you much about the specs of a body they are using, they just don’t care. They are busy immersed in what they like to do, create beautiful art. Once you learn the basics with any camera they’re mostly the same. The brand or model of a camera body doesn’t matter, they’re mostly the same anyway, just a tool after all.
I’ve limited myself with three lenses and I think I can hold myself to that. I have one lens that does 90% of my shooting, then a wide one and a long one for those other 10%. That’s as technical as I wish to be at this point, I’m trying to push my creativity to new places now. The “perfect” technical image is just too rare so express yourself with imperfect but beautiful. :)
