06-07-2012, 02:21 PM
May I bring some controversy here?
Correct me if I'm wrong, but it seems like you are going to extremes. Of course, full-frame DSLR is too heavy for travel. But mirrorless with minimal set of lenses is another extreme.
You are going to take photos while traveling, maybe even your best photos ever. I'd suggest you'd be better off with lens range coverage and camera body as good as your weight budget can sustain. For me this would translate into a beginner APSC DSLR and a couple of reasonable zooms.
What about Tamron 10-24 f/3.4-4.5 + Tamron 28-300 f/3.5-6.3? You are getting (a) terrific 10-300mm coverage, (<img src='http://forum.photozone.de/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/cool.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='B)' /> both lenses suitable for immediate snapshots if needed, (3) 28mm f/3.5 as a reasonably fast "standard" lens for low light. And, well, a system with in-body stabilizer is strongly preferable.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but it seems like you are going to extremes. Of course, full-frame DSLR is too heavy for travel. But mirrorless with minimal set of lenses is another extreme.
You are going to take photos while traveling, maybe even your best photos ever. I'd suggest you'd be better off with lens range coverage and camera body as good as your weight budget can sustain. For me this would translate into a beginner APSC DSLR and a couple of reasonable zooms.
What about Tamron 10-24 f/3.4-4.5 + Tamron 28-300 f/3.5-6.3? You are getting (a) terrific 10-300mm coverage, (<img src='http://forum.photozone.de/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/cool.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='B)' /> both lenses suitable for immediate snapshots if needed, (3) 28mm f/3.5 as a reasonably fast "standard" lens for low light. And, well, a system with in-body stabilizer is strongly preferable.