WHAT CAMERA DO YOU BRING ON VACATION?

I am often ask this question!

Do I bring my very large  camera with me on vacation?  The answer is yes. . .and no.  I LOVE my Nikon D600, but the reality is that when I go on vacation I am not always looking to lug my huge camera bag around with me.  Yes, I still want great photos, of course.  However, carrying a handheld pocket or purse camera is very enticing.  So, I do both!  

When I cam going on vacation where I will be in one place the entire trip like at the beach cottage for a week. . . I bring the big giant camera!  If I am headed to Disney World or Disneyland with the family and will need to be carrying a backpack full of lunches,snacks and water bottles then I will opt for a smaller version of my ginormous camera.  

Here are the camera and lenses I use:  

Nikon D600

Nikon 50 mm fixed 1.4f

Sigma 24-70 2.8f

and Sigma 70-200 2.8f

(My favorite lens of all time, but VERY heavy to carry!)

Now there are two models of "pocket" cameras that I like to use.  One economical and the other not so. 

1. The Nikon Coolpix L840 is an easy camera to pack, pull out when you need it and has video as well as 16.0 MP.  This is a camera I also let the kids use when they want to do video projects for school or want to take it out and about.

2. My favorite, because I love technology, is the Samsung Galaxy 2.  What I like most about this camera is that I can share with myself or others photos right from the camera.  Even while on our family vacation to Sea World I was able to choose photos and create a photo album that was waiting for me when I got home!  Talk about time saver!  This camera has all the capabilities of a phone without the calling feature.  Samsung really does have the BEST picture quality I have seen and allows the camera to connect with Dropbox, GoogleMail, Facebook and more.  

I hope this information was helpful!  If you have an questions please contact me at [email protected] and I'll be happy to help!

Happy Snapping!