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Hello all, I was told that /gear/ could help me with a recommendation.
Soon I will be traveling through some mountains and to the west coast. Last time I went on a holiday I only had my LG-G4 and found myself burning through my battery and begging employees at shops/eateries for an outlet to charge my phone because I, figuratively, could not stop taking pictures. This time, I would like to have a nice camera to take along so that my phone can just be a phone.
I plan to do a mixture of both landscape (hiking trails) and street photography; a lot of walking either way. I am moderately familiar with manual shooting and I would like to become more adept at it over time so I would like full manual features. I rather like cameras that do not have aperture/ISO/SS/manual focus hidden behind some kind of menu. Having some form of viewfinder would be a plus. Additionally, I would like to be able to record video of our trip (ideally 1080p@60fps).
I am open to either DSLR, Mirrorless, or Point-and-Shoot cameras; I am leaning towards the latter for portability, though I understand that DSLRs can be manageable while traveling. I like the idea of having the camera in a pocket, though a slightly larger frame slung under my shoulder does not seem too cumbersome. (Also, something to note is that if I do go DSLR, a family member who is into photography has offered to buy me a lens.) As far as point-and-shoot, I was looking at the RX100 Mk4 but I read that the MK V could be announced (released?) as soon as the end of June. Regarding DSLR, the aforementioned family-member is, apparently, rather fond of Nikon.
Ideally, it would be nice to stay around $1,000 but I could go as high as $2,000 if it were worth it for the future. I really plan for this to be something that I delve into as I find it rather enjoyable!
Thank you in advance for the help!
