Taking a Dig Cam To Take Photo's

[Maxz1]

Hello Everyone !!

I didn't get out much this year to ride, but I also Love taking photo's out doors. So I want to
take my dig cam and bike to good places to take photo's. My dig cams is pretty big not pocket ones
a Fuji 3800 and a E-20N, and I was wondering how you keep stuff like that safe and sound when
riding. I will not be doing any crazy riding of course, but just taking my time to get there and
back. Thanks !!

 

[Sir Ride-A-Lot]

"maxz1" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
> Hello Everyone !!
>
> I didn't get out much this year to ride, but I also Love taking photo's out doors. So I want to
> take my dig cam and bike to good places to take photo's. My dig cams is pretty big not pocket ones
> a Fuji 3800 and a E-20N, and I was wondering how you keep stuff like that safe and sound when
> riding. I will not be doing any crazy riding of course, but just taking my time to get there and
> back. Thanks !!
>

Pray!

Seriously, take a look at Lowepro (www.lowepro.com). They make some nice compact size camera
backpacks. I have a small one that I actually retrofitted a camelback bladder into. I use it when I
bring my dSLR's and lenses out with me.

 

[Sir Ride-A-Lot]

"maxz1" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
> Hello Everyone !!
>
> I didn't get out much this year to ride, but I also Love taking photo's out doors. So I want to
> take my dig cam and bike to good places to take photo's. My dig cams is pretty big not pocket ones
> a Fuji 3800 and a E-20N, and I was wondering how you keep stuff like that safe and sound when
> riding. I will not be doing any crazy riding of course, but just taking my time to get there and
> back. Thanks !!
>

This is the one that I use and have put a camelback bladder into:

http://www.lowepro.com/pages/series/street/rovlight.htm

 

[Racerx]

Hmmm water near a DSLR that kinda scares me I know my new Digital rebel aint water resistant. Other
than that i have a huge Military backpack i got while in Saudi Arabia that has an integrated
camelback, and i swear i could carry a whole other bike in it made by Piper Gear and i have caried
my cameras in it with sime oadding and just toned down my riding that day.


"Sir Ride-A-Lot" <Sir.Ride-a-Lot> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
>
> "maxz1" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
> > Hello Everyone !!
> >
> > I didn't get out much this year to ride, but I also Love taking photo's out doors. So I want to
> > take my dig cam and bike to good places to take photo's. My dig cams is pretty big not pocket
> > ones a Fuji 3800 and a E-20N, and I was wondering how you keep stuff like that safe and sound
> > when riding. I will not be doing any crazy riding of course, but just taking my time to get
> > there and back. Thanks !!
> >
>
> This is the one that I use and have put a camelback bladder into:
>
> http://www.lowepro.com/pages/series/street/rovlight.htm

 

[Sir Ride-A-Lot]

"RacerX" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
> Hmmm water near a DSLR that kinda scares me I know my new Digital rebel
aint
> water resistant. Other than that i have a huge Military backpack i got
while
> in Saudi Arabia that has an integrated camelback, and i swear i could
carry
> a whole other bike in it made by Piper Gear and i have caried my cameras
in
> it with sime oadding and just toned down my riding that day.
>
>
>
>
>
>
> "Sir Ride-A-Lot" <Sir.Ride-a-Lot> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
> >
> > "maxz1" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
> > > Hello Everyone !!
> > >
> > > I didn't get out much this year to ride, but I also Love taking
photo's
> > > out doors. So I want to take my dig cam and bike to good places to
take
> > > photo's. My dig cams is pretty big not pocket ones a Fuji 3800 and a E-20N, and I was
> > > wondering how you keep stuff like that safe and sound when riding. I will not be doing any
> > > crazy riding of course, but just taking my time to get there and back. Thanks !!
> > >
> >
> > This is the one that I use and have put a camelback bladder into:
> >
> > http://www.lowepro.com/pages/series/street/rovlight.htm
> >
> >

The camera area is seperated from the water area and the nylon is "waterproof" to some extent. A
slow leak would be manageable, but a bladder burst would be disaster.

 

[John Harlow]

> I didn't get out much this year to ride, but I also Love taking photo's

If you're determined to take an expensive and fragile camera in the backcountry, your safest bet is
carrying it in a hard watertight case in a backpack or on the bike somewhere. We leave the top shelf
cameras at home while we're out on the trails though. Inexpensive digitals do a fine job of
capturing the moment; it depends on your goal.

I suggest keeping the electronics etc. away from the camelbak due to moisture content and the
possibility of them leaking or breaking. I just toss mine in my shirt back pocket; it seems to stay
put just fine, and it's quickly accessible.

 

[Mattb]

"maxz1" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
> Hello Everyone !!
>
> I didn't get out much this year to ride, but I also Love taking photo's out doors. So I want to
> take my dig cam and bike to good places to take photo's. My dig cams is pretty big not pocket ones
> a Fuji 3800 and a E-20N, and I was wondering how you keep stuff like that safe and sound when
> riding. I will not be doing any crazy riding of course, but just taking my time to get there and
> back. Thanks !!
>

I put mine in my camelback for riding or my front jacket pocket if skiing. It has a neoprene
zippered case that protects it from scratches and bumps. If it's wet or it's a ride with stream
crossings I put the camera in a ziplock bag for extra protection. Seems to work very well so far.

Matt

PS the plural for photo is photos. Photo's is possessive, like "I like this photo's colors.".

 

[P E T E F A G E]

On Tue, 02 Dec 2003 03:46:54 -0500, maxz1 <[email protected]> wrote:

>Hello Everyone !!
>
>I didn't get out much this year to ride, but I also Love taking
photo's
>out doors. So I want to take my dig cam and bike to good places to
take
>photo's. My dig cams is pretty big not pocket ones a Fuji 3800 and a E-20N, and I was wondering how
>you keep stuff like that safe and
sound
>when riding. I will not be doing any crazy riding of course, but just taking my time to get there
>and back. Thanks !!

Just throw it in a Camelbak (or equivalent).

 

[Penny S]

MattB murmured while asleep:
> "maxz1" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
>> Hello Everyone !!
>>
>> I didn't get out much this year to ride, but I also Love taking photo's out doors. So I want to
>> take my dig cam and bike to good places to take photo's. My dig cams is pretty big not pocket
>> ones a Fuji 3800 and a E-20N, and I was wondering how you keep stuff like that safe and sound
>> when riding. I will not be doing any crazy riding of course, but just taking my time to get there
>> and back. Thanks !!
>>
>
> I put mine in my camelback for riding or my front jacket pocket if skiing. It has a neoprene
> zippered case that protects it from scratches and bumps. If it's wet or it's a ride with stream
> crossings I put the camera in a ziplock bag for extra protection. Seems to work very well so far.
>
> Matt

OK, Ok, as soon as I crawl out from ski wear hell....

penny

 

[Bb]

On Tue, 02 Dec 2003 09:26:39 -0800, P e t e F a g e r l i n wrote:

> Just throw it in a Camelbak (or equivalent).

Of course, this is a guy who straps a $1300 video camera to his helmet.


--
-BB- To reply to me, drop the attitude (from my e-mail address, at least) "It's a shallow life that
doesn't give a person a few scars" - Garrison Keillor

 

[Maxz1]

BB wrote:

>On Tue, 02 Dec 2003 09:26:39 -0800, P e t e F a g e r l i n wrote:
>
>
>
>>Just throw it in a Camelbak (or equivalent).
>>
>>
>
>Of course, this is a guy who straps a $1300 video camera to his helmet.
>
>
>
>
The back pack looks great, how much padding does it have ?

 

[Michael Dart]

"Penny S" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
> MattB murmured while asleep:
> > "maxz1" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
> >> Hello Everyone !!
> >>
> >> I didn't get out much this year to ride, but I also Love taking photo's out doors. So I want to
> >> take my dig cam and bike to good places to take photo's. My dig cams is pretty big not pocket
> >> ones a Fuji 3800 and a E-20N, and I was wondering how you keep stuff like that safe and sound
> >> when riding. I will not be doing any crazy riding of course, but just taking my time to get
> >> there and back. Thanks !!
> >>
> >
> > I put mine in my camelback for riding or my front jacket pocket if skiing. It has a neoprene
> > zippered case that protects it from scratches and bumps. If it's wet or it's a ride with
> > stream crossings I put the camera in a ziplock bag for extra protection. Seems to work very
> > well so far.
> >
> > Matt
>
> OK, Ok, as soon as I crawl out from ski wear hell....
>
> penny
>

Hehehe...we're waiting!!! ;^)

Mike

 

[Gman]

On Tue, 02 Dec 2003 03:46:54 -0500, maxz1 <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hello Everyone !!
>
> I didn't get out much this year to ride, but I also Love taking photo's out doors. So I want to
> take my dig cam and bike to good places to take photo's. My dig cams is pretty big not pocket ones
> a Fuji 3800 and a E-20N, and I was wondering how you keep stuff like that safe and sound when
> riding. I will not be doing any crazy riding of course, but just taking my time to get there and
> back. Thanks !!
>

That's why I like my Canon S110. Full-featured, small, mostly made of stainless steel. Now it's not
water-proof, so if my C-back exploded...that might be interesting, but I'd take my chances with my
zipper case sheilding it well enough.

Everyone is different, but my first consideration in buying a digicam is the
size/durability quotient.

Gman "size matters"

 

[Gman]

On 2 Dec 2003 17:45:36 GMT, BB <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Tue, 02 Dec 2003 09:26:39 -0800, P e t e F a g e r l i n wrote:
>
>> Just throw it in a Camelbak (or equivalent).
>
> Of course, this is a guy who straps a $1300 video camera to his helmet.
>
>

And goes over the bars down the National trail waterfall with it on...

 

[P E T E F A G E]

On 5 Dec 2003 01:50:51 GMT, Gman <[email protected]> wrote:

>On 2 Dec 2003 17:45:36 GMT, BB <[email protected]> wrote:
>> On Tue, 02 Dec 2003 09:26:39 -0800, P e t e F a g e r l i n wrote:
>>
>>> Just throw it in a Camelbak (or equivalent).
>>
>> Of course, this is a guy who straps a $1300 video camera to his
helmet.
>>
>>
>
>And goes over the bars down the National trail waterfall with it on...

That only messed up my bad knee which swelled up so much that I almost couldn't ride the next day
because I didn't have enough range of motion.

http://home.pacbell.net/psf0/knee.jpg

The worst fall while laden with equipment was during a recent Tahoe ride when I was humping 12 lbs
of camera gear while leading down a new trail, saw a micro jump, sped up, aired it, landed and then
discovered that the trail which headed into the shade actually entered a dip with an almost vertical
4' bank on the other side.

In a split second I tried to bail off of the bike at speed and couldn't get my hands off
of the bars.

I went head first, in a fetal position straight into the bank.

My helmet cracked (SAVED MY LIFE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!-
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) a little bit and
my entie upper back got the ultimate chiro adjustment.

So much of a chiro adjustment that it hurt to inhale (around my shoulder blades) fro almost a week.

I still feel it (beer helps though).

 

[Bb]

On Thu, 04 Dec 2003 19:32:33 -0800, P e t e F a g e r l i n wrote:

> My helmet cracked (SAVED MY LIFE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!-
> !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) a little bit
> and my entie upper back got the ultimate chiro adjustment.

So is this on tape somewhere?

> So much of a chiro adjustment that it hurt to inhale (around my shoulder blades) fro
> almost a week.

Ow.

> I still feel it (beer helps though).

I hate those ones you feel years later. At my age, I've got a few. That one on National looked
really impressive on tape, tho.

--
-BB- To reply to me, drop the attitude (from my e-mail address, at least) "It's a shallow life that
doesn't give a person a few scars" - Garrison Keillor

 

[P E T E F A G E]

On 5 Dec 2003 03:39:34 GMT, BB <[email protected]> wrote:

>On Thu, 04 Dec 2003 19:32:33 -0800, P e t e F a g e r l i n wrote:
>
>> My helmet cracked (SAVED MY
>>
LIFE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!-
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)
>> a little bit and my entie upper back got the ultimate chiro adjustment.
>
>So is this on tape somewhere?

No, I was carrying my DSLR, flash, two lenses, spare batteries + normal riding stuff.

No video but I plan on getting up there once the snow melts next year. It's a typical California
fireroad so it should be video-worthy...

http://www.petefagerlin.com/images/sayles/kevdescend2.jpg

 

[Bomba]

On Thu, 04 Dec 2003 19:32:33 -0800, P e t e F a g e r l i n wrote:

> I still feel it (beer helps though).

When doesn't it?

--
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b.bmx FAQ: http://www.t-online.de/~jharris/bmx_faq.htm

 

[The Ogre]

BB <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:<[email protected]>...
> On Tue, 02 Dec 2003 09:26:39 -0800, P e t e F a g e r l i n wrote:
>
> > Just throw it in a Camelbak (or equivalent).
>
> Of course, this is a guy who straps a $1300 video camera to his helmet.
>

I agree with Pete, I use a lightweight hip pack but no other precations than that. I've carried my
camera for quite a few miles and through several nasty crashes (no where near as nasty as Pete's
though) and haven't had any issues. Moved on to a new camera but the first one is still functional.
The worst damage my camera has taken is when it was out of the bag and I dropped it.

-- The Ogre http://ogrehut.net

 

[Mattb]

"P e t e F a g e r l i n" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]... <snip>
>
> In a split second I tried to bail off of the bike at speed and couldn't get my hands off of
> the bars.
>
> I went head first, in a fetal position straight into the bank.
>

Damn. A similar scenario last year was the last straw for my left shoulder. Crashing into a
compression at speed sure does stop you quickly. Glad you came out of it (relatively) OK.

Matt (will hopefully be able to ride again in three weeks - sigh)