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Buyers Guide || Cameras for backpacking: Phones, point-and-shoots, compacts & interchangeable-lens

By Andrew Skurka / May 2, 2017 /

Last week I spent many more hours researching and deliberating about the purchase of a new camera than any non-obsessive person ever would. While they’re still fresh and relevant, I’ll share some backpacking-specific buying and product insights that I wish I had found elsewhere. Personal context I primarily use my camera for backpacking, followed by…

Backpacking camera shopping: Two helpful questions

By Andrew Skurka / May 3, 2017 /

In my buyers guide for backpacking cameras, I identified the pros and cons of various options and discussed the optimal user profile for each. The guide is designed to help you settle on a specific form factor: smartphone, point-and-shoot, enthusiast compact, or interchangeable lens. Camera shopping does not necessarily get any easier from there, however. Within each category,…