Help, my camera is too BIG!!!

activeshooter wrote in post #18877740
Mostly for big landscape, but a touch of whatever.

RX100 VI. 24-200 f/2.8-4.5. Expensive but nice pocketable camera.

I made the jump from a 5D & 7D with L glass to Olympus and Micro 4/3 6 years ago and didn't miss that heavy gear one bit. Recently I moved over to Fujifilm's X100F and X-T30 and really love the control setups and image's they produce and the size of these cameras and what they pack is just amazing.

Sold the 5D-IV back in Feb for a situation at hand. I liked the rig though after this time I've not felt pressed to get another SLR sized body.

The M3 at the time, now M6 has been fine for my uses. My shots are table top stuff and this rig is quite workable if not preferable. The adapted EF glass is a good combo and I'm happy. Thought I'd wait for the dual card slot Canon R variant but I may gravitate more towards an M6 MkII. If they gave the M5/6 MkII's dual card slots, I'd not consider full frame. For my shooting environment and print sizes the FF characteristics are underutilized. The M6 has worked out nicer than anticipated. The cost between the 5D-IV and M6 is significant too.

YMMV

Depending on how compact you want it, I would be happy with a Sony A6400. There are also rumors, Sony may release a new high end APSC camera by the end of August. So that might be my choice. Couple them with a good zoom range lens and you get a top performant camera much smaller and more compact than big heavy DSLRs.

If you don't mind moving to a smaller sensor but insist on having a lens interchangeable system, m4/3 is a viable alternative. I am not sure there is much size/weight gain when compared to mirrorless APSC system though. You would need to do your research in that regard.

Have you considered compromising in the lens department ?
The Tamron 17-35mm and the 35-150mm f/2,8 - f/4 is a great travel duet.

Ah-keong wrote in post #18909440
...... and the 35-150mm f/2,8 - f/4

That Tamron is awful tempting.

If you ever get smaller camera for your most grueling trips, make sure you are prepared to deal with low capacity batteries.

SL2 with 24 2.8 is also small, but it is still DSLR which has more effective battery use. And 24 2.8 will works on your 7D.
Quality wise, sensors might be very close, if not the same.

Try the Canon 24mm 2.8 pancake lens. It weighs next to nothing...

spacetuna wrote in post #18955726
Try the Canon 24mm 2.8 pancake lens. It weighs next to nothing...

I agree, I have the Canon 24mm f2.8 and it is tiny and light

The simple answer is that a professional carries the gear needed and puts up with the bulk, weight and inconvenience. A smart professional considers the shoot, plans the essential gear needed and improvises the rest. Note that essential gear may still be extensive, the difference is the elimination of the "everything but the kitchen sink" approach that is so commonly practiced. Either way, DSLR's and particularly the lenses, are heavy. If you are not looking for the money shot (that which your next mortgage payment depends upon) you can carry something smaller. Though good, the interchangeable lens mirrorless approach can quickly get you right back into the "too heavy, too much stuff" issue - which still gets old quickly. For super small, I use a canon g14 (has it's issues) and now a Sony VX100 MK VII - a better all-around, deal-with-whatever-I-have-to choice for several reasons. Aside from the Canon being slow to fire, the focal range of the Sony is far better, and the camera fits into a vest pocket - it's not perfect, but all around low bulk solution, it's better for what I need, despite the endless menus (computer geeks ought to stick to designing computers and leave camera designing to photographers). In a pinch, when I have to trade off the capability of my big kit, 1DXII's and associated white lenses (all heavy and large) for something small, with good technique and control, I can still get what I need.

If your looking for a perfect solution stop now, you will acquire fewer grey hairs. Then again, if you do find the perfect solution, share it with the rest of us! That's why my personal approach for many (as in, "way many" or, according to my kids "way, way, way many") years has been to plan the shoot, take what I absolutely need, and improvise the rest, it gets me the images I need. Depending on what you need, some of the super small cameras can allow you to do some very nice work. I would urge you to take a trip down to your local camera store and try various cameras, probably best done over several trips to confirm your impressions. Look at how accessible the features that YOU use are, and choose what feels good to your hand, and you can afford. The well-regarded technical reviews are also helpful but, they are a guide, not the final answer.

I switched to Sony mirrorless (Both APSC and Full-Frame) from Canon DSLR cameras.

One of my favorite combinations is the Sony A6400 and Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 lens. I use the Tamron lens on my A6400 for walk-around shooting and it does a great job...

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Coming from the 7D mark II myself, have you considered the RP ?

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About a month back I was doing some house maintenance and spent a couple hours using the power tools. After driving screws for 30 minutes into a vertical orientation my forearm was sore. Didn't think much of it but as it turns out that brought on a case of tennis elbow/ tendonitis. Trying to grip a heavy camera would aggravate the condition.

Photography hobby and equipment, cellphone, computer mouse, power tools all add up and may eventually cause nasty pain.
I personally use warm (not hot) moist heat and massage the forearm muscles.
Afterwards I ice the fore arm tendons to reduce any potential tendon and tendon sheath swelling from the warmth.
Gentle arm stretches that are not forced too far. When everything was pain free. I gradually began lifting weights to surround and protect the tendons and ligaments with muscle.
Voltaren gel. OTC (over the counter) Topical NSAID Gel helps too.
Tendons take time to heal good luck.

Ended up getting Sony a7iii and really like it.