Camera on a Motorbike
For what it's worth, I wouldn't dream of using any bike-mounted luggage for any of my camera gear. I wouldn't risk the general vibration or shock from pot-holes.
Use a tank bag or proper designed metal panniers.
Cheers
Dave
If you where to come of the bike and land on your back with a rucksack full of hard camera gear, you could do some real damage to your spine.
Use a tank bag or proper designed metal panniers.
Cheers
Dave
Excellent point!
Never had an issue.
As for a back pack, great. Also carry your security chain around your torso so it can also break bones and tissue in a fall.
Solid objects in pockets also help to increase damage to the outer body areas and ribs if correctly placed.
It's not really that big of an issue. Some class it as natural selection.
Best regards
D
Here's a question I'd like to throw to the pack...
I love to take the camera and a couple of lenses out on a bike ride. Always easier to get to the hard to reach spots and I usually pack the camera in a pannier, not ideal and my latest steed doesn't have said bags.
Anyone got ideas for a good solution to having a fairly easy access to camera under such circs?
Currently thinking towards some sort of convenient back pack if anyone would care to share thoughts, experiences with good kit?
I have been unfortunate enough to have a few tumbles on the bike and as Dave and K10D point out, it's not ideal to be attached to a hard bulky object when you hit the deck.
I'm thinking I could offer some padding under the camera to help with the high frequency shocks.
Thanks for your thoughts folks.
Sometimes I'm serious and sometimes not, but I consider sarcasm an artform. Which is it today?
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I love to take the camera and a couple of lenses out on a bike ride. Always easier to get to the hard to reach spots and I usually pack the camera in a pannier, not ideal and my latest steed doesn't have said bags.
Anyone got ideas for a good solution to having a fairly easy access to camera under such circs?
Currently thinking towards some sort of convenient back pack if anyone would care to share thoughts, experiences with good kit?
Sometimes I'm serious and sometimes not, but I consider sarcasm an artform. Which is it today?