I am going on a backpack Dall sheep hunt in Alaska this coming fall and and going through the last of my gear needs and am looking to lighten up my camera that I will take. First and foremost I don’t want to sacrifice image quality as this could very well be a once in a lifetime trip with the way the prices are going. From the specs the Ricoh GR II looks like it would be a great backpacking camera. It’s not overly heavy at 7.796 oz before battery and card. I currently have a Sony a6000 with a Zeiss fe 24-70mm lens that weighs somewhere over 22 oz. it takes incredible pictures but just to heavy. I had looked at buying a lighter lens, but end up not far from the price of the Ricoh and a fair bit heavier. I am not too concerned about loosing the zoom as most shots will be landscapes or closeups. I would also guess this could make one helluva digiscoping rig with the 28mm lens with the Swarovski spotter I will be taking.

Here’s the camera: Ricoh GR II

Any thoughts?
Thanks