Travel Camera

I'm going with "fault".

What did you end up getting?

I used to have the Canon S100. When I traveled to Belfast for work in 2017 and visited Dark Hedges/GOT's King's Road (during free time, shot with iPhone 7 Plus), the professional photographers we hired said they only use their iPhones when traveling. They said it was/is convenient and who wants to carry all that equipment/gear...and the phones nowadays take great photos with all the AI technology. The digital cameras haven't caught up with cell phone cameras in terms of intelligent software used. Also, if you are shooting outdoors in daylight, most cell phones are sufficient. I agreed with their assessment.

When I went to Scotland in 2018 (2nd pic - Neist Lighthouse in Skye), I brought my S100 and iPhone 7 Plus. I ended up using my iPhone 95% of the time.

When I went to Spain last year (Gaztelugatxe/GOT's Dragonstone - last 2 pics), I decided to not buy the Canon G9X Mark II and allocated those funds to the iPhone 11 Pro since my S100 died right after Scotland. The ultra wide angle lens was super convenient and awesome...and you don't have to worry about carry extra batteries, chargers, etc.

If you will go underwater, then a camera with underwater case is necessary.

I have a Fuji XE-2 which I like very much. It has come with me to Japan, Czech Republic, Austria, Portugal, and most recently, the UK. I find the crop frame mirrorless platform to be a perfect intersect between utility and portability.

I have three primes at the moment: an ultrawide 12mm f2, a 21mm f1.4, and a 35mm f2. The 21mm (which is 35mm equivalent in full frame) is the best all purpose lense. I get bogged down carrying multiple lenses every day, and after wrestling with the 12mm while shooting people, but struggling to fit everything into frame with the 35mm, I arrived on the fast 21mm lens which also happens to be excellent in low light. I am, however, currently in the market for a zoom.


12mm Rokinon


35mm Fujinon

Canon S120 or my iPhone. Couple hours surfing YouTube greatly improved my iPhone photography.

A Sony RX100 or a Fujifilm X100, both series are solid, both not water friendly.

Ditto on the Fuji X100 line - great pics from a nice, small camera.

Also, I don't think anyone mentioned the Sony RX1R series - can't go wrong with the I or II model. And the older model might be pretty cheap by now. 😀

Fujifilm x100v all day. Some of the best jpegs I’ve seen. Wonderful film simulations too.

I am a professional and the Df is a camera I use and love - possibly the most under the radar camera Nikon made but one that will go down as one of the best

I am a professional photographer and use a fair range of kit but for travelling weight and space become a major concern. I have just returned from a 7 month trip around Asia, Oz, NZ, South and Central America and took the decision to travel with just one camera with a fixed 28mm lens (no zoom). I have used it extensively for travel in the past but only for a maximum of 3-4 weeks. Whilst it will never win me awards for capturing a jaguar at 100M it serves me well and as long as you understand the cameras limitations don't overly think it and just go and make great images

As some people have said - phones nowadays do a good job taking pictures. My traveling package would be Samsung Note8 + Samsung Gear 360 + DJI Mavic Air drone. Between these three I'm pretty happy with the results.

LOVE my Leica D-Lux 109. Perfect size, incredible quality, and the last of their D series to be made in Japan it seems.

Not much traveling as of late, so might actually be putting mine up for sale, but it will be missed and surely replaced down the line!

For travel, you can't fault a Fuji XT3 or any of the Fuji X range. I moved from Canon last year to Fuji and love the retro feel of the camera. It takes amazing photos and is so light. iPhone as a pocket camera can't be beaten too.

I’m a fan of the Sony alpha series paired with Sigma lenses. For travel you could get a pancake lens for it but I’ve never tried one myself.