{"id":532707,"date":"2023-08-05T10:17:50","date_gmt":"2023-08-05T14:17:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=532707"},"modified":"2023-08-05T10:17:52","modified_gmt":"2023-08-05T14:17:52","slug":"going-beyond-perfect-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2023\/08\/05\/going-beyond-perfect-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Going Beyond Perfect?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A thought this morning:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Going <a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2023\/08\/05\/go-beyond-perfect\/\"><em>beyond<\/em> perfect?<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/product\/eric-kim-omakase-coffee\/\">POWERED BY ERIC KIM COFFEE &gt;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/videos.files.wordpress.com\/qk4HZv71\/my-project-5.mp4\">VLOG<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasters.spotify.com\/pod\/show\/erickim\/episodes\/Go-Beyond-Perfect-e27p6ot\">Podcast<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Go-beyond-perfect.m4a\">Audio<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2023\/08\/05\/go-beyond-perfect\/\">Blog<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What does this mean?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What does it mean to go <em>beyond<\/em> perfect?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For a long time, I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve been very interested and passionate about discovering perfect. The perfect lifestyle, the perfect place to live, the perfect devices, the perfect aesthetic, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, once you discover perfect, you have to go beyond perfect \u00e2\u20ac\u201d that means, to make it ever more perfect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ever more optimal?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For example, for my whole life I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve been seeking a perfect camera, and I think I found it in the Ricoh GR III, <a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2022\/02\/25\/eric-kim-ricoh-gr-iiix-review\/\">RICOH GR IIIX<\/a> even the <a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2019\/03\/28\/the-ricoh-gr-ii-is-a-perfect-camera\/\">Ricoh GRII<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, my insane frustration with the RICOH GR-series cameras:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Eventually, they all break.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thus the never ending goal and path:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To seek an even <em>better<\/em> solution?<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Or,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To seek more perfect than perfect?<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2023\/08\/05\/lenses-matter\/\">Lenses Matter<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ever since my RICOH GR IIIX went kaput, I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve just been experimenting and shooting with my old <a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/lumixg9\/\">LUMIX G9 x Leica Lumix 12mm f1.4 lens<\/a> and the surprise:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The lens is actually insanely good.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thus the thought:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Perhaps the lens is critical.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That means \u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 to make the apex beautiful and great photos, getting and choosing and selecting the best, most supreme, the greatest and most perfect lens is critical?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For micro 4\/3rds, <a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2023\/08\/05\/leica-lumix-12mm-f1-4-lens-review\/\">Leica LUMIX Lens<\/a> as insanely great.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Also, <a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/10\/30\/review-film-leica-mp-leica-35mm-f2-summicron-asph\/\">Leica 35mm f2 Summicron ASPH lens<\/a> as perfect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A thought:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Perhaps the ideal camera is interchangeable, like a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sigma-global.com\/en\/special\/fp-series\/\">Sigma fP\/L<\/a> with M mount lens?<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why iPhone perhaps is a poor idea?<\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A thought this morning: Going beyond perfect? 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