Cool links. Thanks.

I have taken my Canon 6D with the 24-105 f4L, which covered almost everything I wanted to shoot. Last trip to Scotland, also took my 16-35 f2.8L, probably my favorite lens.

Yeah, I know, it's Canon, not Nikon, but:
1. Took the 6d, its the lightest camera body I have
2. One body, same lens always attached, fits in a small daypack with room to spare, makes easy traveling, harder to steal.

I was wondering how long it would take for somebody to twist the intent of the title!! Dude, Ukraine has everything beat. And given Croatia, Spain, that's saying a lot!

I think the processor is fine, I would upgrade the SSD. I have a 1TB SSD in my Mac Pro, and it is dangerously close to full, despite keeping photos, music, etc on an external drive. And I routinely clean all the dmg files from downloads up.

Yeah, it takes a quarter turn twist, and requires a little force, there is some friction (normally)

Does such a beast exist?
What do people do if on a multi-day outing, with no AC available?

I looked on Amazon, the Canon website, B&H. I found one item on B&H, https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1297985-REG/nitecore_ucn1_usb_travel_charger_for.html
Has anyone used one of these, or the Nikon equivalent?

Inquiring minds want to know.

Hi, Ivy,

First, what kinds of photography do you want to do? Did you take composition, or study different styles, at the art institute?

Second, what kinds of lenses do you already have?

If you have only EF-S lenses, they will only work on crop-sensor bodies. You don't mention going to a full-frame camera, like the 6D or 5Dmxxx series, but if you buy a new lens, most cases you should buy a lens compatible with both kinds of bodies.

Lenses, with proper care, will outlast several camera bodies. Case in point, I recently traded in four or five older lenses, and got 50% off the price of a 7D mark II, but only got around $200 for my old 7D body.

I hear the 80D is the best buy now in Canon's crop sensor line. The autofocus is really good, there are several other marked improvements.

Other people have remarked that your current camera is probably adequate unless you can define a need that it doesn't meet. I tend to agree, noting that a really good lens can make a world of difference for a particular style. OTOH, I wanted to do full-frame, ultra-wide-angle landscapes, make fairly large prints, so I ended up with a 5DIII (the 6D has found a new home with my wife). It's interesting that you want to upgrade after having done manual mode for a couple of years, what shortcomings did you notice?

Best of luck, and welcome. Step gingerly here to avoid the flames, there seem to be several adversarial relationships that bubble over from time to time.

Wes

He washed it in hot water, and it shrank.

Now that is a nice piece of glass!

I would recommend closing your eyes and driving through LA, then arriving in San Diego. Then wander up the north county, through the mountains via Julian, drop down into Palm Desert. Joshua Tree NP is worth an entire day; the higher elevations won't be nearly as hot. Then north from there to Barstow. Can I convince you to take a couple of days detour, go up to Lone Pine, take in the Alabama Hills (lots of movies had scenes shot there, westerns, Hulk, etc.). Depending on your tolerance for heat, I would avoid Death Valley. It will probably be ~120F by July, which is too bad, it's an incredible place. So go north to Bishop, then route 6 to 95, back south to Vegas. The east side of the Sierras is just spectacular.

Respectfully disagree. My wife is native to San Diego, and we have to go to the zoo every visit. It is quite wonderful.

Could I see some examples of your work? You actually had some good advice up until the last sentence.

Priceless.

I'd go for the natural, low-light look, which means either my 85mm f/1.2, or, more likely, a 70-200 f2.8 zoom with high ISO -- but you probably want that B&W, "grainy" look, anyway. I'm not sure I'd want to get too close.

This will be a real test of your professionalism!

You're probably not supposed to do this, but I wanted to photograph the inside of a saloon in Bodie, CA (a restored ghost town), and couldn't go inside, so I put my lens hood right on the glass, and shaded the gaps with my hat. YMMV.