I made some big changes to prioritize size and quality this year and it’s working well for me.
Moved to a more compact body with Sony and paired it with lenses I’d be taking with me most times vs. choosing or leaving in the hotel room. Far less emphasis on portraits and more on environment while hiking/traveling.
Sony Kit (A7CR)
16-25mm 2.8 G
35mm 1.4 GM
70-200mm 2.8 GM (along with a 1.4x tele)
Sigma 90mm 2.8 DG DN
I also shoot a X2D 100C with a 55V/28P that goes everywhere along with my travel tripod that was more than covered by selling a lot of glass I had sitting around and has let me experiment with medium format and a purer shooting experience.
Both give me a ton of flexibility to use APS-C (Sony) and crop liberally given the available resolution. Very little internal debate on what to take, and I end up being able to have a camera and can shoot pretty much anything I need to as well as fit it all in a sling. Taking a lot more photographs consistently, which was the goal vs. having a lens for every situation, many of which rarely get used. Plus many of the lenses I picked for Sony are absolute steals given the price/performance/portability equation.
Jun 15, 2025 at 08:12 AM
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