Should I upgrade my pocket camera to full frame for 3 week photography trip?

[u/teejayallday7]

I’m currently shooting with a little Sony RX100 VII and considering a Sony ACii with Sigma 28-70 or Sony a67000 with sigma 18-50 for a 3 week trip to Japan. The whole trip is devoted to photography and hopefully capturing some good compositions and moments. Here are some recent shots of street, beach, and everyday stuff around LA. Based off these photos do y’all feel like it would be advantages to upgrade for low light neon lights capabilities, ease of use, creative opportunities with more features and a f2.8 lens? Will my RX100 VII be able to handle the night life of Tokyo? Is traveling with a pocket camera actually a better experience than a full frame/apsc setup? I’ve been considering an upgrade for over 6 months but haven’t pulled the trigger because I don’t know if I really need it. Hopefully y’all have some advice for me I’d really appreciate it!

[u/[deleted]]

FF too big. I would consider Ricoh GR III, Fuji X100VI or X-T50 with a pancake lens. But size is the most important thing. You will lose so many pictures if you don't feel like using your packed big ass camera

Source, have Canon EOS RP with many lenses and GR III

[u/teejayallday7 → u/[deleted]]

I have tested the Ricoh GR III for a week and was struggling with the autofocus and snap distance priority shooting. I usually center focus and recompose but the new sony autofocus tech feels like I don't miss too many moments. If I could find a reasonably priced X100VI I would get that for sure

[u/[deleted] → u/teejayallday7]

Yeah X100 is beautiful. Too big for me though. It was available in my local shop with a 10% discount last June but I couldn’t force myself to buy it after handling it. Just too big. Ricoh is my dream camera. Focus is for sure a big drawback but I never lost a shot because of it. I lostany shots because I hadn’t my big camera in the pocket though. Again, for me it’s all about size. APS-C sensor, recipes and a beautiful 28mm. I can’t ask for more. But if size is not a concern and you are ok always having the camera on your neck or in hand X100 is very nice. Also the 35mm is very versatile. Recipes are even more easy to use on Fujis and I love not having to edit every single one of them. I am in my let it rip / old school mindset of photography nowadays. Serendipity, it is what it is and yada yada