I used to love photography. Started out with a canon 50d and loved that camera and took it everywhere we went. Got some amazing photos thoughtout my time with it and had a blast. Really got into photography from seeing people on social media and YouTube. Photography was a huge reason for us to go out and explore areas. Found out i was actually pretty good at photography. Switched to a few sony mirrorless cameras and it seemed since the switch I lost my spark with photography. Really hated the sony platform and the camera was really small feeling in my hands (a6000). Recently sold all my sony gear and thinking going back to canon. I even have a samsung s22 ultra phone for the camera ability and only use it here and there for quick shots. I also found my dad’s old sears film camera and started thinking about having it cleaned to start messing with it. Those that fell out of the hobby and got back in, what did you feel helped?
A compact camera can really be freeing since they are small and have a fixed lens. Ironically help with creativity since you are limited to one focal length, but the camera is small so you’re more likely to carry it somewhere. There are some good ones out there, although some of them have become so popular that they are hard to find, or are expensive (Leica). Fuji X100 series, Leica Q series, Ricoh GR series. There might be some others I haven’t thought of. Back in the film days there were a ton of compact cameras.