imagemeister Loc: mid east Florida

Nikon only makes 2 crop frame lenses for the Z50 at the moment
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Kalina54 Loc: Flagstaff, AZ

Take a look at the Fuji X -T30. It is small light and takes amazing pictures. I love my Fuji for travel.

bwana Loc: Bergen, Alberta, Canada

I had a Sony RX10 III and now have the IV; my grab 'n go camera and love it!

bwa

sippyjug104 Loc: Missouri

Perhaps renting the camera and lens that best fits your travel needs would be a good option along with insurance so that when it is snatched off your neck in a crowd you won't feel quite so bad. People with bad intent know the value of the things they target so the less tempting the better. Also, you will be in a foreign country and the police will be less inspired to provide the justice you may be accustomed to.

My advice is to get a length of very thin braided flexible wire cable and sew it into your camera strap. That way the bad folks will not be able to "cut and run".

ronpier Loc: Poland Ohio

Plus all of the AF-S and AF-P lenses with the FTZ adapter.

User ID

One would be enough for a vacation trip.

al lehman Loc: San jose, ca.

I solved that issue convincing myself that at 70 years of age, hauling the extra weight around keeps me fit and two, buy the wife a back pack.

neillaubenthal

I bought my wife a Z50 2 lens kit for Christmas and it gets amazing shots and almost fits in your pocket. I like it so much that I will get a second one for trips where photography isn’t the prime objective and I’m not going to carry telephoto lenses, tripods, and the like. It’s a pretty darned impressive kit.

JohnR Loc: The Gates of Hell

You need to go to a smaller format to really make a difference. I suggest looking at Panasonics Lumix TZ110 or TZ220. Both 1" format they both shoot RAW and take terrific photos. One of these with two or three batteries is still smaller than your Nikon body without a lens. The TZ220 (I have this) gives 25-380mm in 35mm equivalent.

neillaubenthal

True...but they cover 16-250 for 24-375 equivalent...which covers the vast, vast majority of travel shooting for trips that are not photography oriented. Would not take just that to Costa Rica or Africa for safari...but for Europe or Asia or the US for that matter as long as I was ok with not carrying a tripod for waterfall shots and a super tele for wildlife it would be more than sufficient.

wdross Loc: Castle Rock, Colorado

You would save a lot of size and weight renting either a Panasonic or Olympus set. I believe the Lumix G9 with 12-35mm f/2.8 and 35-100mm f/2.8 has both ILIS and IBIS. The Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III with a 12-40mm f/2.8 and 40-150mm f/2.8 has 5.5 stops of IBIS but no ILIS. But if you would rent the 12-100 f4 along with the OM-D E-M1 Mark III, the combined IBIS and ILIS is about 7 stops image stabilization. Since these lenses are 4/3rds, you double the focal length to get the 35mm equivalent; i.e., 12-100 is the 35mm equivalent to 24-200 in angle of view. With the Panasonic and Olympus image stabilization, this means no real need for a tripod. And no need to worry about rain. All three combinations, the Lumix G9 with 12-35mm f/2.8 and 35-100mm f/2.8, Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III with 12-40mm f/2.8 and 40-150mm f/2.8, and Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III with 12-100mm f4, are weatherproof and dustproof. Dust and dirt can be rinsed off under a gentle running faucet (just dry before detaching the lens from the body). And the Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III with 12-100mm f4 combination is the same one I used for nearly two weeks in Germany and only changed out the lens once for three shots of a door. The weights of the above combinations are 2.73# (G9, 12-35, 35-100; covers 24 to 200 in 35mm terms), 3.79# (E-M1, 12-40, 40-150; covers 24 to 300 in 35mm terms), and 2.51# (E-M1, 12-100; covers 24 to 200 in 35mm terms). The weight of the Sony AR7 mkIV, 24-70, and 70-200 combination is 6.67#, much larger than any of the 4/3rds combinations, and cost $8300. The weight of a D800, 24-70, and 70-200 combination is 7.93# (the Sony is only 1.26# lighter) and also much larger than any of the 4/3rds combinations.

A all-in-one like the Sony RX-10 mkIV would also make more sense. It is 20mp like the 4/3rds, but it is a 1" sensor. The image stabilization will not be as good as 4/3rds. Also the depth of field for an aperture will be slightly greater and noise for a particular ISO will be slightly more. But from a weight, size, and cost ($1700) it makes more sense than the larger AR7.

Of course, if minimizing depth of field, higher pixel count, and higher ISO with less noise means more than size, weight, and cost, do not be persuaded from taking a very good camera like the AR7. It would be well worth it in that case.

Renting 4/3rds, as well as either the AR7 or RX-10, is well worth consideration for your trip.

PHRubin Loc: Nashville TN USA

And don't ignore Panasonic's offerings in this category. I switched from a DMC-ZS100 to a DC-ZS80 because the zoom range was more important to me than the benefit of 1" sensor. For taking keepsake shots these do a fantastic job.

Blair Shaw Jr Loc: Dunnellon,Florida

Amen Brother.......that's the way to travel light and still cover the shots adequately . And they tuck-away neatly & quietly and are there ...if & when you actually need them, otherwise are non-existent to the rest of us.

Papa j Loc: Cary NC

Thanks Mark that’s one I have on my list

J

Papa j Loc: Cary NC

Thank you I will look into those suggestions