Oh no, don't do it! Jokes aside, I also am not even doing 135 anymore but have it as a stand by. I am in a "party like it's 1999" era, getting automated cameras in the different formats because they are now uncool but still pack a heap of features. Nikon F90 with the 28-105, that would be nifty for travel, but I have yet to test it. Then the 645n, with 16 exposures a roll is quite a good "half frame medium format".
If anything, I have a waterproof underwater camera that I was gifted which I am interested for beach duties so it will probably come along. A miss in my last trip, which involved tropical islands and snorkel, was not getting even some disposable underwater camera.
If you have that Fuji, it's an ultimate MF travel camera. As most medium formats are manual, I do find automation very freeing plus no need to keep reloading very often as with larger medium formats. On a travel setting with more generous shooting it means reloading quite often. BTDT and it's not so pleasant to have to reload while on some hot, crowded street in a large city.
I love the medium formats, the large negatives and look; but to much of an extent most cameras are quite clunky in different ways. Then the electronic ones can have their own issues with age, so hope your Fuji holds well.
The Super Ikonta I have is a nice B&W camera, also had gotten for quite cheap a Perkeo with a Color skopar. For color I am not so accustomed to their results, but the character can be beautiful in BW, and easily serve as a second camera instead of interchangeable back...
About ISO 400, a photo club newcomer with a TLR was very concerned to get a yellow filter for the very reasons of shutter speed limitations to which I rebutted that once he found himself in some shade, he would be wanting even higher ISO than 400. I find no qualms in stopping down to f16-22 in medium format under the sun, and then a filter can knock a stop or more off so this is less of an issue.
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