[Studor13]

I feel I might be reaching a changing point in that I'm about to pass a significant decade and the weight is starting to get to me a bit.

 

Any thoughts?

 

I have been shooting events with a D800+70-200mm plus D600+16-35mm for a number of years and I too am sick of the weight.

 

So, I've decided that for a lot of stuff I will cut down on the size and weight.

 

I will now use a V1 with a 70-300mm CX (190-810mm equiv) and J5 with 6.7-13mm (18-35mm equiv).

 

For wide angles, compositions is not that important so the LiveView-only option on the J5 is OK, and the V1 is better for the longer focal lengths as it has a view finder.

 

The quality is suprisingly good.

 

You can see some samples here:

 

And I can carry everything in one very compact bag. I use a Think Tank Turnstyle 10 which can also hold my phone, wallet, two polarizers in their cases, and I can even throw in an iPad.