I’m off to Scotland tomorrow
I had planned to take the R100 + 14-30 + 55-210. I took this to Paris a few months ago worked great.
For the past 3wks I’ve been pondering over the best kit for this upcoming trip. It was either mirrorless or my 6D with two L zooms. BUT after carrying this recently I so missed the lightness of the R100 kit. So, it was going to be the R100 again that came with me…even tho I adore the output of the 6D.
Checked the forecast for Scotland ….Rain, Rain , Rain !!!
Rain will kill the mirrorless and I just know the FF set up would be left in the room after the first day.
Canon doesn’t cater for amateurs who want to travel light and take pictures whatever the weather.
So, I’ve turned to Pentax. K70 + 18-135WR
I can use this in all weathers. I’ve had to spend all day yesterday and today familiarising myself with the camera - all set now.
But, wouldn't it be great if canon offered a weather sealed camera (and lens) that didn’t cost £3-4000!
I've spent weeks there, most recently on the (very rainy) Isle of Skye and the (rained some every day) northwest coast...
... and I used a plain old mirrorless system with a couple of interchangeable lenses, and all was good. As long as you have a decent pack/bag to put the camera into, just about any camera can survive a little moisture.
My light "travel" system is based on a Fujifilm XT5. On this trip, since I knew there would be some (hah! a lot of!) landscape opportunities, I carried at 16-55mm f/2.8 and a 50-140mm f/2.8 (approximate equivalents to the common 24-70 and 70-200 FF lenses), a 1.4x TC, and a tiny 27mm pancake lens for cities.
We were in Scotland for about 12 days on this trip, and I don't think there was a single day without at least some rain.
Rain aside — and it can be quite moody and lovely — Scotland is a great place, one of our favorite places to visit. Have a great trip!
Pixelpuffin wrote:
I’m off to Scotland tomorrow
I had planned to take the R100 + 14-30 + 55-210. I took this to Paris a few months ago worked great.
For the past 3wks I’ve been pondering over the best kit for this upcoming trip. It was either mirrorless or my 6D with two L zooms. BUT after carrying this recently I so missed the lightness of the R100 kit. So, it was going to be the R100 again that came with me…even tho I adore the output of the 6D.
Checked the forecast for Scotland ….Rain, Rain , Rain !!!
Rain will kill the mirrorless and I just know the FF set up would be left in the room after the first day.
Canon doesn’t cater for amateurs who want to travel light and take pictures whatever the weather.
So, I’ve turned to Pentax. K70 + 18-135WR
I can use this in all weathers. I’ve had to spend all day yesterday and today familiarising myself with the camera - all set now.
But, wouldn't it be great if canon offered a weather sealed camera (and lens) that didn’t cost £3-4000!
A very cheap plastic bag has all the weather sealing you'll ever need. But be aware that the moisture or fog can also cripple your camera. My 6d went bananas after two days with fog in the mountains. I always carry a large plastic bag for my 600mm f4 lens.
EB-1 wrote:
Pentax went out of business, so take a look at Fuji X for water resistance in APS-C format. You would want to use the WR lenses.
Frankly if it's raining more than a lenscoat raincoat or similar can handle, then I put the gear back in the bag and wait until it clears up.
EBH
Well Pentax is currently owned by Ricoh
I’ve brought the K70/18-135WR to Scotland plus my iPhone
It’s all weatherproof (to a degree) so should be fine.
As for Fuji…
If (heaven forbid) I had to start over … I’d probably take a look,
But at my age (late 50’s kids grown up) and with all the Canon (& Pentax) kit I’ve accumulated I can’t face the upheaval of switching systems now
Like I’ve said previously. I only take JPEG’ snaps these days (never shoot RAWs). Only ever view on phone or tablet. If I print then it’s to create photobooks.
So buying new high end kit now is totally pointless. I’m happy just snapping away (in all weathers)
Edit
New generation of cameras absolutely bores the pants of me. It’s all so heavily automated these days and battery life sucks. I recently picked up the 60D for chump change.. loving every minute.
You and I are very similar!! I "bit the bullet" and went for an R6II. However, most (all) of my RF lenses were not weather-sealed. So I ended up buying an RF 24-105mm f4.0L for an upcoming trip to Japan. I will be there in the middle of monsoon/typhoon season, so weather-sealing is a must for me.
I was debating getting into Pentax as an all weather travel kit, but it looks like they stopped manufacturing dslr's (except for their full frame model).
My current "all weather" travel kit is an OM System OM-5 with a Panasonic 12-35mm f2.8 G2, Olympus 45-150mm f4 Pro, and a Pan/Leica 9mm f1.7. The images I get with that tiny OM-5 rival the APS-C images I used to get with my R7. Last year I took the OM outfit on a trip to Madrid. It was my primary/only camera for that particular trip. It rained the entire week. I was out taking great pics with it under the rain, in the middle of a couple of large street protests (they were near the hotel I was staying at, so I couldn't resist)! The OM-5 performed flawlessly!
Have you considered getting a waterproof point & shoot (like the Olympus TG7) as a back up to use in the rain? A few years ago I had a Panasonic waterproof point and shoot (TS3), and I took it into swimming pools, under the pouring rain, etc., just for fun! I've heard that the Olympus version is even better.
snegron7 wrote:
You and I are very similar!! I "bit the bullet" and went for an R6II. However, most (all) of my RF lenses were not weather-sealed. So I ended up buying an RF 24-105mm f4.0L for an upcoming trip to Japan. I will be there in the middle of monsoon/typhoon season, so weather-sealing is a must for me.
I was debating getting into Pentax as an all weather travel kit, but it looks like they stopped manufacturing dslr's (except for their full frame model).
My current "all weather" travel kit is an OM System OM-5 with a Panasonic 12-35mm f2.8 G2, Olympus 45-150mm f4 Pro, and a Pan/Leica 9mm f1.7. The images I get with that tiny OM-5 rival the APS-C images I used to get with my R7. Last year I took the OM outfit on a trip to Madrid. It was my primary/only camera for that particular trip. It rained the entire week. I was out taking great pics with it under the rain, in the middle of a couple of large street protests (they were near the hotel I was staying at, so I couldn't resist)! The OM-5 performed flawlessly!
Have you considered getting a waterproof point & shoot (like the Olympus TG7) as a back up to use in the rain? A few years ago I had a Panasonic waterproof point and shoot (TS3), and I took it into swimming pools, under the pouring rain, etc., just for fun! I've heard that the Olympus version is even better.
R6ii & 24-105L
That’s nice, but guessing £2-3K??
The K70 was £279 (fully serviced less than 6K shutter count) the 18-135WR I already had (paid £75 a year ago)
So it stands me at £354 and that’s for a fully featured WR magnesium dslr outfit. I think that’s ok.. if it dies…..so be it!! I’ll just use my phone (weather proof too)
I bet your upcoming trip to Japan will be amazing. Enjoy 👍🏻
I’m envious
johnvanr wrote:
I’m taking my Olympus gear to Scotland in a few weeks. Let it rain, let it rain…
The rain is torrential at the minute
The scenery is spectacular
The holiday let we are staying in is right on the edge of a loch, yesterday morning I woke up to see a rainbow hovering over the loch. Both ends in the water… guessing 100ft high
It was surreal
Never seen anything like it in my life. If I hadn’t seen it with my own eyes I’d think it were photoshopped.
I'm really surprised that it rains in the UK. Hoodathunkit. UK weather (it happens elsewhere, too) is the main reason I vacation in the southwest desert. Las Vegas and surrounding areas. I've gone for a week per year, for about 20 years. One time, and one time only, it rained. It was downpour that lasted oh, maybe 3 minutes. The desert sun dried up all signs of it in minutes. Minutes after that, the humidity was back to normal, 5% or so.
Sadly, I can't go back, on an airplane, anyway. My heart failure has deteriorated to the point that air travel is 'not advised', per my cardiologist. Rall transportation would take about 2 days, each way. THAT makes me miss the coverage and efficiency of European public transportation.
Pixelpuffin wrote:
Canon doesn’t cater for amateurs who want to travel light and take pictures whatever the weather.
FWIW, both of the new f/2.8 STM zooms are weather sealed in addition to being of good optical quality.
Weather sealing here is rather a first for non-L, non-DO Canon lenses, to my knowledge.
Of course, the notion that one should be able to use electronic gear freely in any kind of weather is a unicorn in my mind. I've always used rain hoods even with 1-series bodies and L-lenses when possible.
