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I went on the Alaska cruise from Seattle to Anchorage. Took my Nikon camera and lenses. Mainly used the 18 to 140mm lens. Not much telephoto work. I took too much equipment to lug around. The glaciers are large so you don't need much telephoto. And the vistas are huge. I would recommend traveling light. A monopod would help to give a more stable platform, however I did not take one. I took a lot of pictures with my iPhone. Handier to take on some of the side trips when climbing in and around smaller boats and buses. I got really great pictures using my Sony Cyber-shot RX100 on the trip. It fits in my shirt pocket.

Linda S.

When I was looking for a second camera in addition to my Canon 5D Mark 3, I looked at the Coolpix p900 from Nikon. I borrowed it from borrowlenses.com and tried it and I found that the not having the lens hood seem to make a difference in some of the photos that I took. Perhaps it was just the way I took the photos. I know you said you didn't want a lot of camera equipment but I did take my Canon 5D and now Mark 4 with my 16-35 lens and my 24-105 lens and I also took my Canon PowerShot G something. Don't remember what it was. I never use the PowerShot. I did have a very lightweight small tripod that could support the camera/lens and that I used on the ship's balcony all the time. I don't think I'm steady enough for a monopod. The 24-105 was great walking in town taking photos of store fronts and people. I was on a whale watch and hand held the camera, which is really tough for me. I listened to the people on this list board and really pumped up the film speed to 800. I was able to get a somewhat noisy photo of the whale's tail before it went back in the water.

I didn't use the 16 - 35 lens very much but I think that was due to my inexperience with it. I am definitely an amateur photographer. The Nikon Zoom would have been great to capture the whale's tail. I also captured seals sunbathing on a piece of land coming out of in the middle of the water. But I was able to crop it so that you could at least see the seals. Which obviously can't be blown up to any great size but sounds like the size that you're going to be using your photos. The advice to bring a raincoat for your camera because of the rain is spot-on. I was supposed to go on a helicopter ride to the Norris Glacier and then be pulled by a dog sled. But the fog was so heavy they canceled it. If somebody else can talk about the lack of a lens hood that would be great but I found it to be problematic. Have fun it is a gorgeous gorgeous place to visit!!

imagemeister Loc: mid east Florida

Sony RX10 IV - pony up the money - lasts the rest of your life .....

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markwilliam1

Sony RX10 M4 the best bridge camera ever made. Can’t go wrong!

Strodav Loc: Houston, Tx

PHRubin Loc: Nashville TN USA

I own a Canon SX50 HS and love it. The current model is the SX60 HS (the 70 was just announced - available next month) and is similar in many ways to the P900 but does have RAW. The 900 is larger and 1/2 again as heavy and a bit more expensive. I like to compare cameras on the B and H website, their "compare" feature is quite good. I looked and found each camera has a little the other doesn't. It depends on what is most important to you.

If there is enough time, go to any store that carries them and see how each feels and how intuitive the menus are. Renting is a better way to compare.

BuckNel

Northwest Ohio

BuckNel

June 16 - 26, 2019