@atpfm I’m currently planning a vacation to Japan which will happen this fall. All your recent camera talk has me wanting to rent a suitably portable mirrorless from lens rentals dot com to supplement my iPhone, since I don’t take enough photos to justify buying one outright. Will I be satisfied with something like the tiny Ricoh @marcoarment likes, or should I look into something like an interchangeable lens Sony, Fuji, or Canon mirrorless + a flexible zoom? #askatp

@stillmoms I’d go for interchangeable lens if you don’t mind lugging it around.

@siracusa When I last went 10 years ago, I bought a Canon 5D Mark II, two lenses, and a bunch of other accessories. Wound up selling it all shortly after my return. Certainly a modern, mirrorless, interchangeable lens camera would be smaller than that whole mess, and renting would be cheaper than buying and selling. There’s just something appealing about “better than iPhone, but not something I need a separate bag for.” Then again if I only go there once a decade at most…

@stillmoms Something like a Sony A7C would be way smaller but still take amazing photos.

@stillmoms @siracusa renting an a6600 or an fuji x100v or what have you would go a long way especially if you only pack two lenses (can’t speak to the ricohs). i loved the rx100 but the biggest flaw is the “startup time.” if you’re mostly shooting wide a cheap pancake gets you pretty far when you’re in a dense area like tokyo or kyoto and makes it a lot easier to carry one-handed and then you only need to worry about recharging at night. when you get out of the city a longer lens can be nice but you’re basically only packing that, not really a whole lot more gear. i wouldn’t bring a full sized a7 unless you’re committed, i brought one to hawaii and it felt like too much most of the time (i still liked it, but i knew what i was getting into), but the a6000+16mm and 35mm that lived in my backpack i took to japan felt just right and never really got in my way. for context, here are my lightroom stats for that trip, almost entirely 16mm the whole time. https://flickr.com/photos/72809415@N00/sets/72157667936868875