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 p.2 #3 · Lightweight travel setup options / opinions | |
I bought the 6700 before the cr and cII were released. If Sony had switched that order around, I'd probably own the cr and wonder if I wouldn't be better off with the 6700. I'm happy it happened the way it did, because I got everything I needed in a light adventure buddy. I appreciate the advantages of the high-resolution FF, and I know the rV will be with me for a long time. It'll be with me for any trip that's photography-focused, where I'm going to have the time and appropriate gear with me to exploit those advantages. That includes at least a few of my big, heavy manual lenses, which would be awkward on a cr.
For family or friend oriented travel, where I'm pretty much in constant motion and my artistic ambitions are best fulfilled by telling the story of our trip, with plenty of latitude to produce a great land or cityscape or an incidental portrait should the perfect light and setting present themselves, the 6700 has proved all that's necessary. I don't feel at all like I overpaid for the 6700, which I don't think would be true of the cr. That's also true of the lenses, where it isn't difficult to come up with a smaller, lighter kit that's the optical equal to the smaller, lighter FF lenses produced by the various manufacturers, all at a significantly lower cost.
I pack heavier than your goal. My minimalist kit is the Sigma 10-18/2.8 (mostly used between 12 and 16, where it's excellent), the Zony 24/1.8 (sentimental fav, mostly used for people and video) and the Zony 55/1.8 (very capable portrait lens, killer short tele landscape lens). Depending on where I'm going, I'll add in a longer tele solution (Sigma 90/2.8, 70-200/4 GII, or 100-400GM and 1.4x) as the situation demands. I would avoid the Sony 16-55G for a couple of reasons. It not as wide as you want, it's got a lot of distortion on the wide end, it's big and heavy, and I would never hike with a single AF lens. If that lens develops show-stopping issues, you're packing a brick. So, from your list, I'd go with option 4.
However, before picking up the Sigma 18-50, I'd try the 6700 out with the lenses you have. Not with the goal of keeping them, but using them should show you if you'd be happier with a zoom in that range or if a mid-range faster prime is the better second lens. I think you could get a lot of mileage out of the zoom, but something like the Sigma 30/1.4, which is about the same size and weight as the zoom and half the price, might make more sense in the long run.
Just my way of thinking. I hope it helps.
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