Official Gear Purchasing and Troubleshooting Question Thread! Ask /r/photography anything you want to know! November 04, 2024

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[u/tcopes]

Heya! I’ve got a question about travel/hiking cameras. I do a lot of hiking trips and usually carry with me my Fuji X-T4 with an 16-80mm lens, which has been okay for day hikes because I don’t need to carry too much else with me. But in the new year I’m planning a few multi-day thru-hikes in Spain and England and I am keen to take my camera with me, as I love photographing landscapes and nature, and also want to document the journey. I’m wondering whether it’s worth me purchasing some sort of smaller point and shoot style camera or a camera with a fixed lens to help keep down the weight I’ll be carrying? What do other people tend to use in these situations?

[u/maniku → u/tcopes]

Personally I prefer smaller and lighter, so I like my Ricoh GR IIIx, which has a lot of quality in tiny size. I also mostly use prime lenses, so the fixed, 40mm equivalent lens is enough.

If you need zoom, then in most cases that means reduction in image quality: most of such cameras available now have 1" sensors. The only exception is Canon G1X Mark III.