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<blockquote data-quote="lokatz" data-source="post: 637591" data-attributes="member: 43924">I've done long hikes, including several multi-day ones, in the rain forests of Belize, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru; I've toured Alaska, Patagonia, South Africa, China, Japan and lots of places in-between.&nbsp; With 10+ different bodies and in more than 20 years, I never had a fail, neither from a body nor a card, so I don't get the backup argument.&nbsp; Strikes me as more of an ease of mind thing.&nbsp; Yes, it is possible for something to fail, but the likelihood is so low that carrying a good pocket camera just-in-case works fine for me.&nbsp; Where in my view the argument gets different is in Vincent's point about readiness.&nbsp; When out and about in the wilderness, I prefer to have a long lens on my D500 and a shorter one on my D7100 or D700, so whatever crosses my path, I am ready.&nbsp; That's why I may opt for the 1350 solution (850+500) at some point.&nbsp; <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink&nbsp; &nbsp; ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="lokatz, post: 637591, member: 43924"] I've done long hikes, including several multi-day ones, in the rain forests of Belize, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru; I've toured Alaska, Patagonia, South Africa, China, Japan and lots of places in-between. With 10+ different bodies and in more than 20 years, I never had a fail, neither from a body nor a card, so I don't get the backup argument. Strikes me as more of an ease of mind thing. Yes, it is possible for something to fail, but the likelihood is so low that carrying a good pocket camera just-in-case works fine for me. Where in my view the argument gets different is in Vincent's point about readiness. When out and about in the wilderness, I prefer to have a long lens on my D500 and a shorter one on my D7100 or D700, so whatever crosses my path, I am ready. That's why I may opt for the 1350 solution (850+500) at some point. ;) [/QUOTE]

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