I’ve got a few camera options

  • iPhone
  • Ricoh GR (10+ year point and shoot)
  • Olympus Mju ii (pocket film camera)
  • Hassleblad 500c
  • Nikon z50

The recent bout of new film cameras has given me a desire to hit the streets with my Olympus again, but I suspect I’ll end up just taking my iPhone for the same reason I normally do.

Camera decision fatigue

Here’s how my typical thought process looks.

  • Oh that’s makes me want to use my [insert camera] again
  • Ah, but that camera [doesn’t have enough photos/is too big/needs more film/is fixed lens/required me to bring more lenses/]
  • I’ll take [Insert other camera] instead
  • Ah, but that camera [doesn’t have enough photos/is too big/needs more film/is fixed lens/required me to bring more lenses/]
  • Repeat X times
  • Oh, it’s late. I’ll just not take a camera. (but I always take my phone).

By trying to pick the best option, I pick no option.

There are exceptions, but as I just wrote, they are exceptions, not the norm. And that’s a real shame as every camera I own is great. Sure, I’d love a newer GR with IBIS and wifi to make transferring images faster, I’d also love a full frame Nikon, but those are small details in the big picture.

While the iPhone is a great camera, the other cameras have their own charms.

A mission to use other cameras more

So I’m committing to rotating my cameras better.

They all need a run around and stretch of their legs to make sure they aren’t getting rusty (in some cases literally). And by forcing myself to take one picture a day on one camera, I’m sure I’ll have some fun experiments.

I’m fully aware that I will probably have failed this by next week, but if I don’t try then I will certainly have failed.

**If you are struggling with camera decision fatigue, maybe you’d like to try too. **

Now where’s my Olympus…