Smaller formats are better.
So the thought that people generally have is that larger, larger formats, or somehow better. This is false.
I was randomly looking at some photos that I printed, simple 4 x 6 images of Seneca and Cindy, shot on my Lumix G9 with the very very simple and small pancake 14 mm F2.8 lens, it barely weighs half an ounce, costs like $200, and I cut some super insanely beautiful wonderful memories on it.
Currently I have the extremely portable full frame Lumix S9–> with the very very interesting and formidable, fixed focal 26 mm F8 lens, manual focus only, and once again only cost me like 200 bucks. It’s like the best lens.
Now that apparently the new Ricoh GR IV is out,,, I am surely but slowly becoming more convicted that smaller formats, even now, micro 4/3 as well as ASPC censors are better.
For example, it comes down to physics. The problem with even a full frame sensor, in terms of lenses, it will and must always get bigger. Certain optimizations you can make include improving the sensor so you could shoot at a higher ISOs, without having to make the lands bigger or bulk gear or heavier or more expensive. For example, even trying to use my Leica 35mm summicron ASPH Lens f2 with the Leica M adapter, on the tiny S9,,,, Still makes the camera too heavy.
Even a funny simple thought, when it comes to water bottles… Smaller formats are also superior. It’s better to have a tiny ass water bottle that you could refill often, rather than a huge ass water bottle which weighs you down.
Another prime example is when it comes to vehicles and cars. The typical American idea and thought is that bigger is always better. Yet this is never the case. When it comes down to it, almost like 100% of your optimization should be based around the idea of like, Being able to find parking. Even now that’s Seneca is starting school, when you are in a pinch, having the supreme smallest car is like the best idea because if you’re like cutting a very very close to either drop off or pick up time, being able to squeeze that super super tiny parking spot, or being able to find parallel parking is Supreme. 
Or, even if you live in the suburbs or wherever… If you’re trying to go to like the mall like Irvine spectrum at peak hours, it don’t matter if you’re a billionaire, if you find that one parking spot that one super super tiny parking spot that barely a Toyota Prius could fit into, you’ve made it.
I’m not sure about the car dimensions but assuming that even with electric cars, I believe the Tesla model 3 to be even a little bit smaller than a Tesla model Y… The true optimal intelligent strategy is to always buy the smallest car possible provided by the manufacturer.
For example, I still believe the best vehicle to purchase is always the smallest one. Ironically enough even though Americans are suckered by the notion of an SUV or even a minivan, my friend Kevin is like super intelligent, he has three kids, and a Tesla model three, and he is able to intelligently do the smart strategy of just buying the very very very slim car seats, which allows him to fit three car seats in the back of his car. I think one big thing I’m starting to realize and understand and consider is Americans tend to be very myopic in terms of thinking about things.
For example, then intelligence of like being in Asia, Cambodia Vietnam Southeast Asia… Sing a family of seven all fit on a single motorbike.
Another big thought now I’m starting to have is rather than trying to purchase the solution, almost always the best thought is being able to creatively manipulate what you already got.
For example, as guitars, we all have like a lot of cameras and options, yet I think the way that modern day consumerism has us is that we always think that we gotta buy the next new new thing whether it be a new lens a new tripod a new body or a new something.
Another big idea: rather than trying to figure out what to add, figuring out what to subtract.
For example, with cars, everyone is trying to like, add more accessories to their cars. Yet shouldn’t an intelligent strategy be to like to figure out what to get rid of, or what to subtract remove or take away?
 another example with homes. Rather than figuring out what new furniture to purchase, isn’t it a better idea to figure out what to get rid of?
At this point everything is like a computer. So once again, trying to figure out, how or which computer things to get rid of?
Maybe we should just call the computer. An iPhone like a super mega mini computer, iPad like a bigger computer, even AI is like a computer.
Make computers great again.
Slim profile
For example, one of the most clever and intelligent things that I purchased last year was my 50 kg, slim profile steel weightlifting plates. That’s like 110 pounds a pop.
An interesting theory is that like if you want to improve things, make it slimmer more dense, more compact more powerful.
Once again, not making the form factor bigger, but, having the diligence as well as the discipline to keep it slim.
Going back to the Ricoh, I guess it is good that the new Ricoh GR IV maintain its profile, without getting bigger. I’m actually curious, is this slimmer more contact and smaller than the previous one?
Also the new idea of building the new slim compact flash also a great idea.
Once again, assume you’re into cars, the best vehicle on the planet assuming you like sports cars is still probably a Tesla model three performance.
For race cars, or a track car, once again slimmer is best.
For example, even though I love Lamborghinis to death, I think the new fenemeno is great, still the truth is, if you think about this logically… Totally by far, by a large margin, the most intelligent strategy is probably to purchase some sort of like Porsche 911 GT 3 RS.
Also, with Toyota, which I still believe to be the best car brand, at least in the realm of like Hybrid, gasoline cars, the best car is still probably a white Prius, and or, also applied to family car. Getting a Toyota sienna is probably the best car assuming that you actually need to always seat seven.
For Lexus, a very underappreciated car is probably the UX Hybrid. Essentially it’s like a mini Prius but lifted a little bit.
