oceanarrow

I sold," gave away " my Hasselblad and Nikon film equipment way too late and took a beating.Don't want to do this again.also,older now and hopefully a little wiser.we want to travel and enjoy life.I can' t imagine lugging expensive gear.I always got my shot,regardless of what I was shooting with.not doing weddings anymore,or food photography.just want to enjoy myself.thinking about Sony mirror less .dont want to wait too long like I did last time.am I the only one thinking like this?

mas24 Loc: Southern CA

If you don't like lugging heavy gear anymore, and you are thinking mirrorless, I recommend looking at an inexpensive, crop sensor, Sony a6000. A friend bought one some time ago with 2 kit lenses. He even took it on a vacation to the UK. Photos were very good too.

jederick Loc: Northern Utah

+1 This equipment has worked well for us while traveling...very attached to my Sony gear!

JPL

I am using a Sony A7r a lot when travelling, also a Nikon 1 J2 which is much more compact. What I have learned is that if you are using a dslr or full frame mirrorless is not all that different in terms of weigh and space. It is when it comes to the lenses that you can really make your gear much lighter and much more compact. With the Sony A7r I am usually using some of these old manual lenses, 14, 28, 35, 50 and 85 mm and sometimes an old plastic Nikon 28-80 zomm lens or olympus 75-150 mm zoom lens. This all along with flash, charger, tablet, extra batteries etc, all goes in small shoulder bag. Mirrorless cameras make it just as easy to manual focus as it was in the film days with the split focusing screen so it easy to say goodbye to all the bulk and weight of modern stabilized autofocus lenses. Perfect for travelling light.

And if this is too much the Nikon 1 system is the smallest camera system with changeable lenses. A camera and pair of lenses can be put in my pockets or the wifes purse.

Joecosentino Loc: Whitesboro, New York

My work shop partner sold all his canon gear. L lenses 2 bodies. And is now mirror
Less Fuji and Olympus he will now carry 3 bodies and about 6 lenses. Funny thing his bag weighs almost as much as my bag full of full frame Nikon gear and the f 4 trinity of lenses. I keep my 2.8's in the studio now days

I have a Fuji TX 1 and I don't use it to often. I find the controls harder to use then my Nikon even though they are Mostly on the outside, it is also a little battery hog.

I shot the newest Olympus (mark 2 I think) it shoots like 90 raw files a second. With auto focus. It felt really good in my hands but again I don't want to have to relearn were the controls are. I am like on auto pilot with my nikons never having to think about where the controls are.

oceanarrow

Thanks,Sony keeps coming up as the way to go.

oceanarrow

Thanks,JPL.again Sony comes into play.old school,but not too old for anything that gets the job done.

oceanarrow

Thanks for your input,Joe.I have Nikon digital with some of their best glass because my brain and fingers are hard wired for Nikon.

SharpShooter Loc: NorCal

Like what? Like that you may croak soon?
No, some of us think about it every day!!! LoL
BTW, welcome to the Hog!!!
SS

janelux Loc: Florida

I changed from being a Canon user for many years to a Sony A6300 and couldn't be happier with my choice!!! I can carry the camera, a couple of lenses, batteries, etc. in a bag the size and weight of my purse!! Plus the photos I take with it are excellent!! Good luck with your "choice"!!

Jeffcs Loc: Myrtle Beach South Carolina

I'm a 35+ years Nikon shooter but for "light travel vacation" I picked up Olympus and their trinity and I gotta tell ya how light and sharp full of color the images are I'm impressed

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

I have a Sony A6000 for when I want a compact.

Read comparisons and specs, and decide what features are important to you.
(Reviews) https://www.youtube.com/user/TheCameraStoreTV/videos
http://cameras.reviewed.com/
http://camerasize.com/
http://www.imaging-resource.com/IMCOMP/COMPS01.HTM
http://snapsort.com/compare
http://www.dpreview.com/products/compare/cameras?utm_campaign=internal-link&utm_source=mainmenu&utm_medium=text&ref=mainmenu

cthahn

If you had English in school, then use it. I am having a hard time trying to understand what you are saying.

oceanarrow

Hi,Sharpshooter,by waiting too long,I meant that I will take a beating on selling Nikon gear,like I did with the film cameras.mirrorless seems fascinating to me,it might just eclipse what we are using now like phone cameras are doing to the mini camera market.

burkphoto Loc: High Point, NC

Micro 4/3 is worth a look, too. Here are a few mirrorless cameras I like:

Sony a6300, a6500
Fujifilm X-T2, X-Pro2
Olympus OM-D EM-5 II, PEN F, OM-D EM-1 II
Panasonic Lumix DMC-G85, DMC-GH4, DMC-GH5 (arrives late March/early April)

These are all very different, very capable machines. Sony and Fujifilm models listed have APS-C sensors. Olympus and Panasonic models are all Micro 4/3. Olympus and Panasonic can mount each other's lenses, and there are over 90 Micro 4/3 lenses available.

http://hazeghi.org/mft-lenses.html lists most of them.

I own a GH4 and two pro zooms (12-35 and 35-100mm f/2.8, equivalent in field of view to 24-70 and 70-200mm on full frame). That kit is about one fourth the size, bulk, and weight of equivalent full frame dSLR gear, and 1/3 the size, bulk and weight of equivalent APS-C dSLR gear. My bag is MUCH lighter than in the film days. And I carry one light bag instead of two heavy cases, since I no longer need a separate video camera.

I see little point to Sony full frame mirrorless if your goal is to travel lighter. It's great equipment, but the system weight is about the same as full frame dSLR.

I'd go browse the reviews of the latest models at http://www.dpreview.com/ and then try before you buy. Rentals are available from many sources.