What is your camera of choice while traveling?
Feb 10, 2012, 1:01 pm
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Ultra light: Canon iXus 220 HS
Very light: Canon S95
New one not tested yet: Fujifilm X10
I truly find the 220 HS a good low light camera with great shots without settings. The S95 is truly outstanding otherwise.
Very light: Canon S95
New one not tested yet: Fujifilm X10
I truly find the 220 HS a good low light camera with great shots without settings. The S95 is truly outstanding otherwise.
Feb 11, 2012, 7:33 am
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Bought the X100 after selling my DP2. It is probably the best compromise between picture quality, size and low light performance. Its expensive for a non DSLR - but build quality, small-ish size and ease of use makes it well worth the money for me. Highly recommended.
Feb 12, 2012, 11:02 pm
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What is your camera of choice traveling?
Hi there,
While travelling i always carry Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ20 with a 16x optical zoom.
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Feb 14, 2012, 2:23 pm
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Nothing fancy here, just a Kodak Easyshare digital camera I picked up at Walmart for $70 two years ago. It has 10.2 Megapixels and gets the job done. My photography is just for Flyertalk/Facebook albums and it's small, gets good battery life (AAs) and has never let me down.
Jun 21, 2012, 10:57 am
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Jun 23, 2012, 5:22 pm
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Interesting thread, like @Jib, I schlep my D3s -- went on a biz trip to South Africa, London, & Paris recently. Tried the Nikon 24-120v4 VR II, Nikon 70-300, and 50f1.4G. (and a SB-800).
I only used my 70-300 lens once, the 24-120 is a great walk-around lens. That said, I'm actually looking to downsize my travel kit -- am really thinking of the Nikon V1, but 'gen 2'. I have a trip coming up to Colombia, Brazil, and Mexico. Don't think I want to be carrying that D3s around...
I only used my 70-300 lens once, the 24-120 is a great walk-around lens. That said, I'm actually looking to downsize my travel kit -- am really thinking of the Nikon V1, but 'gen 2'. I have a trip coming up to Colombia, Brazil, and Mexico. Don't think I want to be carrying that D3s around...
Jun 23, 2012, 7:54 pm
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My camera of choice as well. I will probably get whatever the successor to the 7D is once it comes out (rumored to be announced this fall, but given how Canon has struggled with manufacturing capacities the past year and a half, I'm not holding my breath).
Jun 23, 2012, 10:32 pm
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I prefer my Canon T2i. If I can't bring that, then...it's my Fujifilm Finepix AX300 (well, it's not really mine, but it's the family's...)
Jun 24, 2012, 6:47 am
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I have a Panasonic Lumix DMC-FT3 dust/shock/water resistant HD pocket camera that I take pretty much everywhere with me but I also have a Nikon D5100 that I use for "proper" photography.
Jun 24, 2012, 3:38 pm
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Jul 1, 2012, 5:09 pm
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Just a quick update since this thread has seen some renewed interest.
IIRC the D90 didn't come back until *after* I got back from Vegas I ended up taking my old D50 with me. It did fine but a few times I wished I had the D90's better low light capability. I'm also reminded how spoiled having multiple 8GB cards for has made me after having to carry 4 cards for a whopping capacity of 6GB. Turns out between Vegas and a side trip to the Hoover Dam on the way back to PHX everything (barely) fit on a 2GB card.
One tip though if you haven't used a camera in awhile double check your date and time. I reset the time from CST to PST but didn't notice somehow the date was off by a year. Easily fixable in Aperture (or I assume Light Room as well) but also easily avoidable.
Another thing I learned is while a DSLR is nice I was really envious of the nice compact P&S my friend's girlfriend had that she could easily put in her small purse or pocket after shlepping around with my DSLR around my neck (and my laptop in my backpack) during the convention for three days. Since then I got a nice little Sony WX9 P&S for Christmas. The overall PQ is very nice for its size and cost but being used to a DSLR the lack of fine controls drives me nuts sometimes. I'll be giving it its first real test when I head to PHX for a 10 day vacation in a couple weeks but so far I've been quite happy with it. The fact that it fits nicely in my D90's bag is a nice plus too.
IIRC the D90 didn't come back until *after* I got back from Vegas I ended up taking my old D50 with me. It did fine but a few times I wished I had the D90's better low light capability. I'm also reminded how spoiled having multiple 8GB cards for has made me after having to carry 4 cards for a whopping capacity of 6GB. Turns out between Vegas and a side trip to the Hoover Dam on the way back to PHX everything (barely) fit on a 2GB card.
One tip though if you haven't used a camera in awhile double check your date and time. I reset the time from CST to PST but didn't notice somehow the date was off by a year. Easily fixable in Aperture (or I assume Light Room as well) but also easily avoidable.
Another thing I learned is while a DSLR is nice I was really envious of the nice compact P&S my friend's girlfriend had that she could easily put in her small purse or pocket after shlepping around with my DSLR around my neck (and my laptop in my backpack) during the convention for three days. Since then I got a nice little Sony WX9 P&S for Christmas. The overall PQ is very nice for its size and cost but being used to a DSLR the lack of fine controls drives me nuts sometimes. I'll be giving it its first real test when I head to PHX for a 10 day vacation in a couple weeks but so far I've been quite happy with it. The fact that it fits nicely in my D90's bag is a nice plus too.
Since I pretty much only travel for vacations now my travel camera of choice is my DSLR which is currently a Nikon D90. I do use my iPhone 4 as a backup occasionally or when I want to be able to geotag a photo later. That said I have to send my D90 in on Monday to get some hot pixels mapped out and I really hope it gets back to me before my flight on 11/16.(hmm. Might have to have it shipped to my friend's house I'll be staying with.) I really want it for my first trip to Vegas but my backup D50 will be a decent fill in if needed.