patotts wrote:
I'm curious, is it a vacation trip to do photography?
Regardless, I'd go R6 wide, 50/1.8 and RF 70-200. Heck, I'd even sell all the Sony and Olympus gear while at it ;-) (and I'm a fmr Canon shooter, Sony these days)
It's a 3 week vacation! 😀 Unlike any previous trips, this one is special. I'll be going with two elderly family members who have never traveled to that country. My goal is to make sure I capture potentially once in a lifetime pics. It would be a major bummer if I only took one camera and it fails on me.
They will be with me for half of the trip. During the second half of the trip I'll hopefully be visiting other places on my own to capture images of locations I haven't been to.
Regarding selling the Sony gear, ironically I actually did thst a couple of years ago and kept Canon as my primary system. Two months later I ended up re-purchasing the same exact Sony camera and Tamron lenses because I missed using them so much! 😀 I actually enjoy using both systems, so I'm nit planning on selling any of them for now.
As for the Olympus, the OM-5 is a nice little camera! A few years ago I had a couple of Panasonic micro four thirds cameras and purchased a Panasonic 12-35mm f2.8 for them. A few years went by and I was debating wheyer to keep or sell that lens. Then the OM-5 came out. I purchased it only because I already had that lens. Turns out that the images I get from that combo are amazing! I ended up buying a couple of macro lenses for it and a small wide angle prime (Panasonic/Leica 9mm f1.7). On a trip to Iceland ladt year, that OM-5 proved its worth out in the cold, rainy environment. Definitely a great back up camera! Plus, selling it won't bring me enough cash to buy anything else, so I'll keep it as a backup/macro photography camera.
To me, it's not about the money spent or what I can recoup when I sell. It's about simplicity - not slowing down my thinking when switching between systems; not having to carry multiple batteries and charging systems; avoiding having overlapping focal lengths from various systems; and not having different RAW files to color correct and process, etc. Okay, you might miss a particular camera at first, but that will soon pass - focus on what you have.
I used to have way too much camera gear. There is great joy and peace in simplifying. And your spouse get happy! :-)
Lastly, I would consider adding an 85/1.8 portrait lens as well, a used one will do just fine. And enjoy that trip - it sounds like an awesome one!
patotts wrote:
I'm curious, is it a vacation trip to do photography?
Regardless, I'd go R6 wide, 50/1.8 and RF 70-200. Heck, I'd even sell all the Sony and Olympus gear while at it ;-) (and I'm a fmr Canon shooter, Sony these days)
It's a 3 week vacation! 😀 Unlike any previous trips, this one is special. I'll be going with two elderly family members who have never traveled to that country. My goal is to make sure I capture potentially once in a lifetime pics. It would be a major bummer if I only took one camera and it fails on me.
They will be with me for half of the trip. During the second half of the trip I'll hopefully be visiting other places on my own to capture images of locations I haven't been to.
Regarding selling the Sony gear, ironically I actually did thst a couple of years ago and kept Canon as my primary system. Two months later I ended up re-purchasing the same exact Sony camera and Tamron lenses because I missed using them so much! 😀 I actually enjoy using both systems, so I'm nit planning on selling any of them for now.
As for the Olympus, the OM-5 is a nice little camera! A few years ago I had a couple of Panasonic micro four thirds cameras and purchased a Panasonic 12-35mm f2.8 for them. A few years went by and I was debating wheyer to keep or sell that lens. Then the OM-5 came out. I purchased it only because I already had that lens. Turns out that the images I get from that combo are amazing! I ended up buying a couple of macro lenses for it and a small wide angle prime (Panasonic/Leica 9mm f1.7). On a trip to Iceland ladt year, that OM-5 proved its worth out in the cold, rainy environment. Definitely a great back up camera! Plus, selling it won't bring me enough cash to buy anything else, so I'll keep it as a backup/macro photography camera.
To me, it's not about the money spent or what I can recoup when I sell. It's about simplicity - not slowing down my thinking when switching between systems, not having to carry multiple batteries and charging systems, and not having different RAW files to color correct and process, etc. Okay, you might miss a particular camera at first, but that will soon pass - focus on what you have.
I used to have way too much camera gear. There is great joy and peace in simplifying. And your spouse get happy! :-)
Lastly, I would consider adding an 85/1.8 portrait lens as well, a used one will do just fine. And enjoy that trip - it sounds like an awesome one!
Jun 11, 2025 at 07:22 AM
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