Prime 2/3-lens setup

Al Downie wrote:

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.

2) I had acquired a whole bunch of Fuji lenses, and became constantly anxious about which lens to take out with me. 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.

There is a lot of thruth in this, Al. I haven't looked much at other people's photographs, but throught the years I have been going through iterations of gear philosophising.

That is one of the main reasons I am focusing on a three lens line-up, two of which I currently own. My other systems will likely end up being mostly sold, except for some dear pieces of kit I don't want to let go.

Al Downie wrote:

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

In the past, I have done a lot of one-lens sessions and it is an eye opening experience. I do not plan to acquire a terrible amount of kit in the near future. My max is deciding on the third lens and potentially replacing the 27mm with a 23mm. I am leaning toward the 23/2.0, but the 23/1.4 definitely is still in contention.