This is a pretty well known saying for photographers, but it bears repeating every chance we get. What is the best camera in the world? ... the one you have with you. 

Yes, I know. It seems so obvious, but we often forget that we have a camera with us almost all the time. Specifically our cell phones. 

This image of the church door at left was taken in Nashville with my iPhone 4. It is not of the same quality that I would get using my Nikon D800, but I did not have the Nikon with me. If we only take pictures when we have what we think is the right camera, we will miss out on a lot of images. This image may or may not be useable, but it is infinitely more useable than the picture I didn't get with my Nikon! 

The story I share with folks in my workshops is of a really special birthday I threw for my wife. One of the the things we did was a helicopter tour of Long Beach and Los Angeles. The port of LA, Santa Monica pier, Downtown, Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood Bowl, Hollywood Sign etc. I spent that whole flight wishing I had a video camera with that same iPhone on my belt. As you may or may not know, it shoots pretty ok HD video! 

I would have been well served to remember that I was carrying the best camera in the world with me.....