Thank you both for your helpful replies. I feel more confident now about leaving the big kit at home, especially since this is a family vacation and not a "photography journey" per se. I've enjoyed admiring your photos here and took a peek at your FB page, Mark. Inspiring! I see we are both drawn to water. We live on an island in the middle of two rivers and the possibilities are endless. But wouldn't I love to visit that Lake District of yours someday!
In answer to your question about print sizes, I tend toward the smaller end, 8x10's, etc, but experiment occasionally with larger wall art. I'll look forward to playing around with the print capabilities of this little camera.
Of course, now that I'm going for the x100, I see that the M3 is "only" $200 more, so am quite tempted. Mark, do you (or others who have it) find the viewfinder as useful as it seems? I do like the faster aperture at zoom, as well.
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