Along the way we also got a small Pentax zoom first to supplement the Fuji as a pocket camera. Although we had used telephotos, this small zoom started me thinking zoom. So we got the Canon Elan IIe in order to be able to use modern zoom lenses in an automatic mode. A comment is in order here about lenses. I have never been comfortable with changing lenses.
Time is a premium.
Companions, and most of us do like to travel with companions, are not usually very sympathetic with waiting for lens changes and exposure measurements, holding lenses, handing you various bits and pieces, but mosting waiting. Nor does the world wait while you do these things. When you see something you want to photograph, it often goes away before you find the right lens and settings, especially if it involves people. And sometimes we travel with groups. They absolutely do not wait.