Prime 2/3-lens setup

FTOG wrote:

But I also have been on a bit of a photography hiatus recently and I am re-exploring what works for me and what does not

There are many reasons why photographers get stuck in a rut and lose their mojo - I went through a similar thing recently, and I put it down to two things:

1) I was spending too much time looking at other people's photographs. Subconsciously, I found myself going out and trying to take photos like other people, and I completely lost touch with my own photographic interests and 'style' (such as it is!).

2) I had acquired a whole bunch of Fuji lenses, and became constantly anxious about which lens to take out with me. Maybe the 23? I prefer the 35! But the 56 is great too. What about the 90? I tried taking them ALL out in a giant bag a couple of times, but that really annoyed me and I found I was still flustering over lens decisions even after I'd seen the thing I wanted to photograph. After a few days in Paris shooting with a single prime, I've decided to downsize now - loads of kit is up for sale.

If I was you, I'd get the 23mm f1.4 and deliberately NOT buy anything else for a few months - see how your photography interest/style perks up when you free yourself from all lens decision-making. I think it's true that, when you only have a single prime lens, you truly start to 'see' your images clearly in your head before you take them. That's huge.

Good luck,

Al