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 Re: Fujifilm or Sony APS-C for Travel? | |
snegron7 wrote:
Craig Gillette wrote:
Some of the "arguments" seem rather interesting. I can't put many of the reasons some use to advocate against aps-c or even M43 together. "Travel" seems, to me, to mean a willingness to work down to some level of "less." One is probably accepting fewer and smaller bodies and lenses. And that can mean smaller sensors and "slower" lenses.
Several years ago when adding ff to my aps-c, I was comparing various options and opportunities. As I still had some Nikon aps-c dslr gear, albeit less and less used and Sony aps-c mirrorless, Sony ff was my first look with at least a glance towards Nikon. I had an A6400 with the 18-135. "New" pricing, the A7iii and A7C and 28-200 were pretty close in price. The Tamron isn't bundled but a new A7iii and 28-200 was $1200 more than the aps-c A6400 and 18-135 and weighed about a full pound more. And for many people that's very wallet significant and in hand handling and carrying, that's really noticeable, too. Incidentally, body wise, the A7Riv is a bit smaller than my D7200, too.
Some can probably put, for example, an A6700 and 18-135 in hand, and go, "Wow, I like this." (Even in a local store...maybe) I don't have Fuji, let alone Nikon or Canon aps-c, offerings to compare. There could be some. Incidentally, if grasping my A7Rvi and 28-200 and the A6700 and 18-135, it's still much like that years old subjective response to the A6400/18-135 and A7iii/28-200.
The objective numbers can be stacked to support or reject a range of options. It gets to what works for me, or the OP, or "you."
For this last trip that I took, I was debating whether to go with my A7iv or R6II. My A7iv would've been a lighter alternative. However, I really love the ergonomics of my R6II, so I took it as my primary outfit without caring much about the weight. I'd say that within a few hours of lugging that R6II around I quickly regretted my choice!
I agree with you regarding traveling as light as possible, especially since I still have the recent vivid memories of walking for miles under extreme heat and up and down stairs with my R6II outfit. Next time I can guarantee that my R6II will stay home where it belongs (great for local wildlife and other close to home occasions).
Like I mentioned previously, I'm sure I could've captured the images I got with an APS-C camera just as well as I did with my R6II. I assumed I would be taking more low light shots than I did, but that didn't happen. Ironically, at the end of each day I was so tired and worn out thanks to my R6II outfit, that I had zero interest (or energy) to go out and take pictures at night. Maybe if I had taken a lighter outfit...
I agree 100% about traveling light as possible with camera gear while traveling. While I took both a 6L and 3L Sling bag with 2 bodies and 6 lenses to Thailand for 10 weeks, I ended up using the smallest 3L kit for most days, which was the X-T5, C/V MF 18 f2.8 CS and 27mm f2 Ultron, plus a XF 50mm f2. Total weight was a lovely 3 pounds with a small water bottle. Heck, I am now in my 70's and even with the heat of Bangkok I averaged 4.7 miles of walking per day over my entire trip, according to my Apple watch. Some days were almost double that, the most was 9.8 miles.
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