How many have a good Digital Camera for photographing their trips?

[Steelsun]

That's a lot of L glass.

The only L lens I have is the 100-400 (I think it's the second gen - about 15 years old now).

[Doppleganger]

Canon Digital Rebel XTi and a Tamron 18-250 lens. As much as I'd like to upgrade to something better, I don't really use it enough to justify the cost. I like the quality of this one, though there's a little piece of hair or something in the lens, doesn't seem to affect quality. Well past the 6 year warranty on the lens, and I don't think I can disassemble/reassemble it successfully. Don't have a clean room, we have 3 cats.

[JWood422]

I’ve been a professional photographer since 1979. I’ve photographed a Gajillion weddings and twice that many portraits. Started in high school with a Canon FTb. Then got a Canon F1. Then switched to Mamiya medium format, then Nikon digital. I take one camera on trips now. It’s made by Apple. I’m using it to type this response. That being said, I still use my Nikon equipment for personal photography. But it’s gotta be special.

[whjco]

When traveling, I use my phone camera and a Canon SX260 that has a 25x mechanical zoom for close-up distant shots. I've been real happy with this combination.

[CreativeEdge]

Been shooting professionally for over 30 years. Even when not working my cameras are always with me, it truly is my passion. Here are some photos from some of my trips.

[Hclarkx]

Due to advancing age and arthritis I downgraded from a Canon 5D Mk III DSLR to a Canon M5 mirrorless interchangeable lens camera a few years ago. Total weight is about a pound (down from over 2 lbs with the 5D Mk III).

The M5 is no longer made, having been replaced by the M6 (the last time I looked). The M5 has a built-in digital viewfinder while the digital viewfinder is an add-on with the M6. I've never for an instant wished I still had the 5D Mk III. With cataracts and such the digital viewfinder is a blessing.

The M zoom lenses are pretty good and fairly economical. A good zoom won't cover a very wide range (image issues arise if a zoom covers a too large focal range). So you might need multiple zooms to cover your shooting goals.

Personally I shoot with one fixed focal length lens and crop if I need more reach and stitch if I need wider. I use a 28 MM macro M that also gets me extreme close-ups as well as sharp landscapes and low distortion for good stitching. This lens is equivalent to a 45 mm full-frame lens.

I'd suggest maybe picking up a used camera along the lines of the M5 and see if you like it and the extra effort such a camera requires (though some newer cell phones are getting complex and not exactly easy to use). The automatic mode in most of these ILC mirrorless is pretty good, so they aren't necessarily more work than a cell phone. For sure you will get more honest images.

These photos are about half from the 5D Mk III and half from the M5. However, there's negligible difference in image quality given the smaller sensor in the M5 is as good as the older larger 5D Mk III sensor.

https://hclarkx.slickpic.com/gallery/?viewer

[Moho81]

I always have a canon EOS T5 with me for pictures. It’s not a super high end camera but it’s still a very nice DSLR. It can do more than I’m able to do with it. We got it when the kids started to play sports. Maybe if I have time I’ll dig a couple pictures up.