How do you carry your camera?

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jdtate101

Ex-Fatman
I bought a Nikon AW100 a few yrs back precisely for bike rides, as it's waterproof, shockproof & freeze proof...meaning it can just sit in a jersey pocket. It's not the highest spec, but takes pretty decent photo's and can also do 1080p30 video and is also fairly small and light.
 

Gravity Aided

Legendary Member
Location
Land of Lincoln
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We had one of these in the shop for the longest time. It was an older version, and actually geared toward cyclists, if the illustrations were any cue. I myself usually carry a Sony compact (Cybershot G H-70) and that fits in a belt bag. If I have more things, I have Lowe Pros in 3 different sizes, any one of which can fit in a rack top bag.
 

paul04

Über Member
If I'm only going a short distance, then I will just put my DSLR around my neck (using the neck strap) and zip my coat up, nice and safe and no one can see it. if going on a longer bike ride, then I put it in a backpack, as it gets a little heavy around your neck after a while.
 

Cuchilo

Prize winning member X2
Location
London
[QUOTE 3547898, member: 9609"]I got a nice little bag out of a charity shop a few years back for a couple of quid. I guess it's for a full size SLR so is a little big for my bridge camera, but that is a good thing as I have added some extra padding to soak up the bumps when o farm tracks etc. It is really a waist bag but fits easily onto the handlebars with some releasable cable ties, so can go from bike to waist and back to bike in under a minute. Altered fastening so I can see if it is closed whilst riding, and also enables me to get to camera without getting off bike. Here is a couple of pictures of the set up, the first is from today's ride. beautiful day out

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Just noticed your post @Katherine saying it is for a compact. the little black pouch/bag immediately behind the handlebars in the first picture is just the thing for a compact![/QUOTE]

Oh my god ! Have you never heard of bar tape ! :laugh:
 

Shut Up Legs

Down Under Member
I keep a compact camera in a jersey pocket for rides where I want to take photos, but I wrap the camera in a small plastic food bag. This keeps it dry if I get rained on, and also protects the camera from my own sweat on the warmer days.
 

paddypete

Guest
Location
cumbernauld
Just wondering what other people do.

I want to take my camera with me on the occasional more scenic rides.
It's too heavy for my bar bag and too big for the front pocket of my jacket. That leaves around my neck under my jacket or in the back zip pocket both of which feel wrong, but maybe I should actually try it. I know I could take a back pack for long rides.
get some cowboy style saddle bags^_^
 

Puddles

Do I need to get the spray plaster out?
Just wondering what other people do.

I want to take my camera with me on the occasional more scenic rides.
It's too heavy for my bar bag and too big for the front pocket of my jacket. That leaves around my neck under my jacket or in the back zip pocket both of which feel wrong, but maybe I should actually try it. I know I could take a back pack for long rides.
In my basket along with tissues, keys, plasters, anti-bac wipes, wet wipes, stones, leaves, twigs, sometimes crab bait (although I prefer this to be in something behind me due to the smell), pens, pencils, dead flowers and spurious other items put there by small people
 

Bollo

Failed Tech Bro
Location
Winch
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Oh god my eyes!!!!!
 
For most rides I just carry my phone, its not a great quality smart phone but the size I wanted, a Samsung Galaxy Pocket Neo and as the name suggests goes in a soft case and my pocket.
Other rides I have a garmin virb movie camera attached to my bars, it can take a no bad still.
For last years TdF I bought one of the Nikon Cool pics, cheap but robust :thumbsup: and carried that in a soft case in my rear pocket.
 

Gravity Aided

Legendary Member
Location
Land of Lincoln
I've a couple of Nikon Coolpix that are over 10 years old and still on the job. One even has the raw conversion. I did that online, and was quite proud of myself, downloading firmware and all the such.
 

summerdays

Cycling in the sun
Location
Bristol
Bailer twine takes me back, always had numerous uses as a child, I know it's still used by my parents, though never seen it on the handlebars before! I had an uncle who used it as a belt:laugh:
 
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