Holiday advice - take my dslr?

Kainz

Kainz

Kainz

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Hey all,

I'm going on honeymoon to the Maldives in a few months time and can't seem to make up my mind if I should take my dslr or not. Our island is very small so there isn't really much in the way of scenery that I can photograph.

I have an aging Canon 450d with quite a few lens. I had been planning to take a 17-40L f4.0, a 50mm f1.8 and possibly my 24-70L f2.8 but I am worried that the 450d may not be able to hold up well in the hot, sandy conditions. I am also fighting the urge to upgrade the thing but my budget is about £450 tops and I have been looking at a 7D on ebay...

I also have my Nexus 6P, which produces superb images, even in low light and being a phone obviously is a lot more compact and gives me more flexibility i.e panorama/time shift etc.
 
a1ex2001 said:
Why would you not take it? Surely a trip like this is one of the reasons for owning it!
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Indeed you're correct here but I am afraid of it just getting in the way due to it's bulk.

Minstadave said:
I'd probably use it as an excuse to buy an RX100 - lugging a DSLR around is just unnecessary these days.
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Also correct imo. I took a look at the RX100 but the latest version is quite costly.

JohnnyG, those photo's still look great and thanks for the heads up all. I think I'll keep an eye out for a cheaper body on Ebay and if I am not lucky I'll take my 450d and hope it does me justice.
 
Ended up grabbing a 7D from Ebay for a couple of hundred quid. It should arrive this week and I look forward to using it. It is twice as heavy as my 450d though lol. That said it should last me a good while with those specs.
 
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