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<blockquote data-quote="PapaST" data-source="post: 301507" data-attributes="member: 8330">If traveling light is paramount then I would check out Nikon v3 and all the others that everyone will mention.&nbsp; But if traveling with a DSLR isn't that difficult for your family then your description best fits another DSLR.&nbsp; I would look at upgrading yourself to a D7100 and let your family take the D7000.Take my mirrorless setup as an example.&nbsp; NEX6 with Metabones Nikon adapter, spare batteries, 19mm, 16-50mm, 50mm and 55-210mm lenses.&nbsp; That's roughly about $1,700.&nbsp; You could buy a D7100 easily and possibly even a D610 for that much.&nbsp; Not only would every lens you buy be 100% compatible but now you could actually concentrate on buying better/faster glass rather than hemming and hawing over mirrorless glass that doesn't have the IQ or might be even more expensive.&nbsp; For example a could buy a Sony 70-200mm f4 lens for my mirrorless at $1,500&nbsp; Or I could buy a faster Tamron 70-200mm f2.8 with likely better IQ for $100 less for a DSLR system.&nbsp; The kicker for me is those two lenses are about the same size so if you go that route you throw compactness out the window.I'm not down on mirrorless.&nbsp; I will continue to use mine and I realize it has a unique place in my shooting.&nbsp; I also believe mirrorless has the potential to do some pretty innovative stuff in the future, but whenever I hear someone ask about mirrorless and they're hoping for functionality like a DSLR, sharing lenses with their current DSLR, etc. then I usually ask them to run the numbers on mirrorless.&nbsp; Because sometimes people are just better off with another DSLR.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="PapaST, post: 301507, member: 8330"] If traveling light is paramount then I would check out Nikon v3 and all the others that everyone will mention. But if traveling with a DSLR isn't that difficult for your family then your description best fits another DSLR. I would look at upgrading yourself to a D7100 and let your family take the D7000. Take my mirrorless setup as an example. NEX6 with Metabones Nikon adapter, spare batteries, 19mm, 16-50mm, 50mm and 55-210mm lenses. That's roughly about $1,700. You could buy a D7100 easily and possibly even a D610 for that much. Not only would every lens you buy be 100% compatible but now you could actually concentrate on buying better/faster glass rather than hemming and hawing over mirrorless glass that doesn't have the IQ or might be even more expensive. For example a could buy a Sony 70-200mm f4 lens for my mirrorless at $1,500 Or I could buy a faster Tamron 70-200mm f2.8 with likely better IQ for $100 less for a DSLR system. The kicker for me is those two lenses are about the same size so if you go that route you throw compactness out the window. I'm not down on mirrorless. I will continue to use mine and I realize it has a unique place in my shooting. I also believe mirrorless has the potential to do some pretty innovative stuff in the future, but whenever I hear someone ask about mirrorless and they're hoping for functionality like a DSLR, sharing lenses with their current DSLR, etc. then I usually ask them to run the numbers on mirrorless. Because sometimes people are just better off with another DSLR. [/QUOTE]

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