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Well, I am not hiking uphill through poison ivy to take a legible photo of a pretty bird, and also bird will see me coming and run away. Speaking of running awa

Well, I am not hiking uphill through poison ivy to take a legible photo of a pretty bird, and also bird will see me coming and run away. Speaking of running away, kids are not going to stick around for me to find a vantage point where all of them fit in the frame, with wide angle I at least get some kind of photo and can try to minimize distortions in post. So I carry 3 lenses - 50mm equivalent (35mm for my Canon crop sensor) f1.2 fast prime for when I am in control of composition or need to shoot in low light - 18-135mm zoom for when I can't predict the circumstances of my photos / count on having time to move myself or subject around or change lenses - 70-200mm telephoto for hikes and sports I do like 50mm prime photos of compositions that fit into that frame while retaining sufficient detail best. But minimalizm is a luxury that requires subordinating all other priorities of self and others to one's preferred practice. Real life calls for compromise. On family vacations I just carry an Olympus TG6, which is nothing to get excited about as a camera, but it fits in my pocket, has 4x optical zoom and can be taken on a swim or thrown on the sand at the beach. I don't think I would end up taking much photos with a fragile interchangeable lens camera and a prime lens.

hackernewds 4y ago
Minimalism is also an exercise and lowering the kinds of outcomes you want as well. You see a bird at the top of a mountain you'd like to photograph? You simply don't.
- cat_plus_plus 4y ago
  So if I see a memorable family moment I want to photograph in close quarters, I simply don't? This seems like too much commitment to minimalism or photography as art as a single priority. Sometimes there are things worth capturing even if I can't capture them perfectly or have to carry a backpack with a couple of extra lenses.
  - lm28469 4y ago
    > So if I see a memorable family moment I want to photograph in close quarters, I simply don't? This seems like too much commitment Humanity did that until around 2010 so I would say you'd be fine.
    - cat_plus_plus 4y ago
      Say what? Pentax ES cameras where made in the 70s and had a good selection of wideangle and telephoto lenses. These were not even new, automatic shutter speed control was.
  - nbk_2000 4y ago
    It helps me to separate photography into two areas 1) Art 2) Documentation. If I feel like "creating something" I might challenge myself to work within certain confines. If I need to "document something", I bring the proper tools for the job. If I didn't do this, then I wouldn't have had the joy of successfully executing pinhole photography (i.e. Art). While also capturing whales jumping out of the ocean a few feet in front of me in a small boat in the Pacific (i.e. Documentation)

hackernewds 4y ago

Minimalism is also an exercise and lowering the kinds of outcomes you want as well. You see a bird at the top of a mountain you'd like to photograph? You simply don't.

cat_plus_plus 4y ago
So if I see a memorable family moment I want to photograph in close quarters, I simply don't? This seems like too much commitment to minimalism or photography as art as a single priority. Sometimes there are things worth capturing even if I can't capture them perfectly or have to carry a backpack with a couple of extra lenses.
- lm28469 4y ago
  > So if I see a memorable family moment I want to photograph in close quarters, I simply don't? This seems like too much commitment Humanity did that until around 2010 so I would say you'd be fine.
  - cat_plus_plus 4y ago
    Say what? Pentax ES cameras where made in the 70s and had a good selection of wideangle and telephoto lenses. These were not even new, automatic shutter speed control was.
- nbk_2000 4y ago
  It helps me to separate photography into two areas 1) Art 2) Documentation. If I feel like "creating something" I might challenge myself to work within certain confines. If I need to "document something", I bring the proper tools for the job. If I didn't do this, then I wouldn't have had the joy of successfully executing pinhole photography (i.e. Art). While also capturing whales jumping out of the ocean a few feet in front of me in a small boat in the Pacific (i.e. Documentation)