It depends where I am going, the mode(s) of transportation, and what type of photos I plan to take.

For an airplane trip not involving wildlife I recently got a Panasonic Lumix GM 5 with a 12-32 lens. That kit weighs next to nothing. I also got a 45-200 for it in case of occasional wildlife but barely used it on my first trip like that over Thanksgiving (South Carolina).

On a recent trip throughout Europe involving a river cruise, bus side trips, and a train trip I took only my Nikon D5300 with a Sigma 17-50 f2.8. It did that job admirably.

An exception to my rule was a once-in-a-lifetime Africa trip last May. I took nearly the whole works on that one...in part because I could and it was a one time opportunity. So it was the D800 with Nikon 200-500, and 24-85, and the D5300 with 28-300. A major schlep but made OK by our travel arrangements: our group of six chartered our own quite large plane and we were met at each camp by the Safari vehicles that were able to drive right up to the plane.

When travelling with my pickup and camper I take all of the above plus a Nikon 16-35 for landscapes.

The next big non-camper trip is the Panama Canal in March/April. The cruise goes from Florida to San Diego with stops in Carribean and South and Central America. The dilemma is what to take for rain forest type side trips. I'm pretty sure I'll lug the 200-500. The question is which camera for it. The D5300 is half the weight and adds the 1.5 crop factor but the D800 is weather resistant. I'll also take the littlest guy (GM 5) for on the boat and city stuff.

I'm sure this has been asked before. I also understand that your answer may change with the "camera de jour.”

If someone asked me this question, I’d be hard pressed to answer. A few years ago we took a trip to Ireland and Scotland. We only took one camera, the RX100M2. We got a lot of very good photos and I was happy with my choice. We are planning a plane trip to Texas at the end of this month and I plan to stay there for a week. I’m going to take my A99ii and four different lenses, (Covering 17~300mm) simply because I can and want to.

If I wanted to lower my load for a weekend trip, I currently would just take my A99ii and my tiny Minolta 35~70mm f/4 with the manual macro, because the A99ii is not going to leave my hands for a long time.

What would you take?

I'm sure this has been asked before. I also understand that your answer may change with the "camera de jour.”

If someone asked me this question, I’d be hard pressed to answer. A few years ago we took a trip to Ireland and Scotland. We only took one camera, the RX100M2. We got a lot of very good photos and I was happy with my choice. We are planning a plane trip to Texas at the end of this month and I plan to stay there for a week. I’m going to take my A99ii and four different lenses, (Covering 17~300mm) simply because I can and want to.

If I wanted to lower my load for a weekend trip, I currently would just take my A99ii and my tiny Minolta 35~70mm f/4 with the manual macro, because the A99ii is not going to leave my hands for a long time.

What would you take?