I am what I'd call an advanced amateur photographer and have always combined my love of photography with my love of travel and have about 15,000 digital shots on various forms of storage devices and in the cloud. I typically travel with a Nikon P90, which is an advanced point and shoot model with many capabilities of a DSLR and a Nikon D-3000 DSLR, as well as the requisite tripod.

In the last couple of years I have transitioned to lighter travel and have learned to pack three weeks worth of clothes plus all the other accoutrements of international travel into a nifty E-Bags carry-on back back style suitcase. The problem is, my camera case is half the size of my suitcase.

I've visited most of the destinations I visit in Europe at least once, sometimes twice. I've scoped all the "perfect shot" locations and have nailed many very nice shots that have actually won me some awards and made me a few dollars. But I'm sort of weary of trekking around with a huge camera bag everywhere I go. Also, over the years my partner has been MORE than understanding and patient when I've said "WAIT...I NEED GET THIS SHOT" and then putzed around for 1/2 an hour shooting at various angles and settings.

I recently upgraded to a fancy schmancy new iPhone which has a pretty decent camera. It's gotten a lot of rave reviews and I have to admit I'm pretty pleased with the quality. So my question is this:

Have any of you who are somewhat serious travel shutter bugs ditched your DSLR and used solely your iPhone or other smartphone camera. Of course I understand the technical limitations of doing that, but have you regretted not taking all your regular gear? Or have you been pleased ENOUGH with the photos you took on your smartphone? I have to admit the thought of just taking my phone out of my pocket, composing a decent shot and moving on sounds sort of attractive.

Thoughts? Insights?

Smartphone cameras are getting so good now that I've ditched my DSLR as my "walk around" camera while traveling. I do use a GoPro every now and then for wide angle stuff, but 95% of my travel pics are taken with my iPhone 6S.

Only when I want to nail a very special or important shot do I use my DSLR. I still love that thing and it certainly has a purpose, but it's simply too much to lug around everywhere.

Depends on what you want to capture I guess. I also consider myself an amateur, primarily shooting travel and landscapes, and for me, the iPhone definitely won't cut it.

For the past couple of years my DSLR has stayed at home and I've taken all my travel photos with my iPhone.

The best camera is the one you have at the time you need it,

As for RAW, using Lightroom, Photoshop and other programs, with an iPhone you do have LICiD to remove some of the noise,

A D-3000 is a starting camera, not even close to a D-810 with some decent glass, and filters.

Many are moving to mirrorless, 4 1/3 as a 2nd camera...

I'll just stick to the Canon 5 D, yes I carry an iPhone, but it has limits. Let's be honest..

An IPhone shot would not even win a State Fair contest,

I'm also using iPhone these days and I rarely use my DSLR. But guys let's face it there are some limitation when you only use iPhone. Well, the quality is really great that's a plus for me.

I love my DSLR but always keep an old iPhone 5 in my pocket when I travel. it isn't my phone, it does not have a SIM but it is great for a quick or spontanious photo/ moment.

Truer words have never been spoken! I shoot with a DSLR, but for general quick shots, my iPhone 6S+'s camera with OIS surprises me with it's quality. My old iPhone 5 would blur in low light or if I took a quick shot, but the optical stabilizer on the 6S+ is amazing. It doesn't replace my DSLR though, as the lens is a set aperture (f/2.2) but apps like ProShot are great for getting (almost full) manual control over shutter speed, ISO, etc.

Recently I've moved to using a Sony RX100 Mark 3 for anything other than the most serious "planned" trophy shots or event photos where the DSLR is a must. The iPhone 6S is nice but in anything other than bright sunlight where I think the quality is comparable to more expensive gear, I find the photos somewhat lacking. Fine for casual photos but nothing I would print and put in an album. I was forced to take only the iPhone a few years ago, a 4S for those wondering, on a work/study related trip where weight and equipment load was a variable and regret not having better shots to take home.

Considering how much I use a dSLR for work I pretty much only use my iPhone while traveling. It actually makes you think and get creative. End up with better stuff most of the time.

Yes, last backpacking trip I left my Canon 6D and walked around with iPhone 6. The luxury of not having to lug around a bulky camera body and lens(es) is hard to beat.

As good as iPhone 6 camera is, it leaves me yearning for me. So, I just bought a GoPro hero4 silver for next month's trip.

Will be in the same boat. GoPros are mediocre at best.

I've been using my iPhone more and more but still pack a DSLR and gear on trips.

Mostly like the ease of use for specialty shots, like panos, time-lapse, some slow-mo videos.

I even upgraded from the 6 Plus to the 6S Plus just because of higher pixels on the panos, OIS on the time lapse and slow-mo video.

I've not recorded any 4K video because I don't have a 4K TV or a 5K iMac yet.

I do take overlapping shots with my Nikon D750, so that I can stitch them up later if needed. But generally find that I like the panos I get out of the iPhone and really like the time-lapse results too.

Rumors are that iPhone 7 may have dual rear cameras, complemented with more image processing to combine the dual camera images.

I carry the GoPro for the unique super wide angle, semi-fisheye effect. Good for some on the fly video as well in places I wouldn't want to risk another camera.

I did iPhone only on my last trip, only because I dropped my GM5.

I used to carry a Nikon DSLR, but I've found the �43 to be a decent compromise in terms of size/weight. Panasonic's GM5 is about the smallest m43 body with a viewfinder.

The lack of a viewfinder is one of my two greatest peeves with the iPhone as camera.

The other is having to unlock the phone and bring up the camera app. Both are fairly easy and quick, but still can't beat the 1/10 second off-to-ready time of an actual camera.

The downsides of the m43 camera, for me, are a) time and effort to move pics onto a laptop, rather than the instant-post possible on the phone, b) extra volume/weight to pack, and c) yet another charger to carry.