The Nikon ZR might be great value, I’d still pick the Zf or Z5ii?  Photo-first cameras are more versatile for most, and though the ZR beats these two in video, it probably won’t work for photo.  How do I know?  I own the Sony FX3 - the ZR’s biggest rival, and though it can take amazing photos, Sony made 7 photography compromises. Did Nikon do the same? If the ZR is usable for photo is it now the best value?

“F8 and be there” doesn’t work at night - so I dragged a bag of heavy primes to Taiwan for those neon signs. Pros stop down though, so why not use software to denoise, pack light? Is fast glass holding me back?  Out of thousands of night-time photos, I’ve picked 9 to help me decide, if bokeh makes or break the image?  All shot wide open using one of three f1.2 primes, but some fast lenses are too technical. Others are more ephemeral, just like travel, and by the end of this post? One has to go.

Just one prime lens for travel sounds good in theory, what if you don’t know what to shoot or where you’re going? I forced myself to use a different focal length everyday, 5 primes for a 6-day trip, but which lens do I pick when I’m tired, a little homesick? I headed back to Taiwan, my hometown - but I haven’t been back for 15 years? Getting lost on the streets with the OM3 and my other new camera will be how I get reacquainted with it.