Excellent article from Tom Stirr
Tom Stirr is the man behind smallsensorphotography.com. In his latest blog post entitled, Investment Choices, he thoughtfully outlines a number of factors that photographers and photo-enthusiasts could/should consider prior to making equipment purchases.
He makes some very good points regarding sensor size, dynamic range, AI software and the many options available in computational photography that may supersede the old adage of ‘bigger is better’.
In particular, if people are really honest with themselves and their true needs as photographers, a 20MP camera system is likely the ideal sensor size—the sweet spot—and putting those 20MP onto a smaller sensor makes even more sense with the subsequent gain in image stabilization and focal length along with a reduction in gear weight.
Food for thought.
I encourage you to have a look at Tom’s article before your next gear purchase.
OM-1 w/ 12-100 ƒ4 @23mm (46mm efov); ƒ5.6 @ 1sec, handheld; ISO 3200
Raw image processed in Lightroom Classic
A photograph like this would have been impossible in the film days without a tripod and very challenging even today without superb sensor stabilization and post-process AI noise reduction.
luxBorealis - Nature & Outdoor Photography by Terry A. McDonald 
Hi Terry,
I enjoyed the article. Happy New Year.
Marty
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Happy New Year to you, Marty. Given the sea change in systems we’ve both gone through in the last year, I found what Tom had to say was validating. Stay well.