"Glm" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:7MDNc.11431$3k3.7282@trndny02...
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Occasionally, I want to go on rides and take photographs.
Sorry, wrong newsgroup. Forgive me. Shall re-post in r.b.m.
What about a handlebar bag? The fact that it's suspended is a plus for carrying delicate, expensive electronics. It keeps the camera in ready reach. I carry an Olympus E-10 that way.
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"Chuck Anderson" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:HYDNc.174555$IQ4.43231@attbi_s02...
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What about a handlebar bag? The fact that it's suspended is a plus for carrying delicate, expensive electronics. It keeps the camera in ready reach. I carry an Olympus E-10 that way.
Thank you, Chuck. I have always been wary of handlebar bags, but I could certainly give it a try.
"Chuck Anderson" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:HYDNc.174555$IQ4.43231@attbi_s02...
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What about a handlebar bag? The fact that it's suspended is a plus for carrying delicate, expensive electronics. It keeps the camera in ready reach. I carry an Olympus E-10 that way.
Thank you, Chuck. I have always been wary of handlebar bags, but I could certainly give it a try.
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A camera, by the way, is the finest method of de-fusing a road rage incident that won't get you thrown in jail. Angry people tend to scurry away rather quickly when you point one at them. I tried it once when I just happened to have mine with me. Since then I've always had a disposable in the glove box of my car, and have used it 4 times that I can remember, all with the same effect.
A camera, by the way, is the finest method of de-fusing a road rage incident that won't get you thrown in jail. Angry people tend to scurry away rather quickly when you point one at them. I tried it once when I just happened to have mine with me. Since then I've always had a disposable in the glove box of my car, and have used it 4 times that I can remember, all with the same effect.
yep. i have a treo (a pda phone with a camera). i hate it. it's huge but it certainly helps with remembering license plates. i stop to take photos not to yell. it's kinda disconcerting to the poor cagers and it helps keeps my blood pressure down. -- david reuteler [email hidden]
"David Reuteler" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...
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A camera, by the way, is the finest method of de-fusing a road rage incident that won't get you thrown in jail. Angry people tend to scurry away rather quickly when you point one at them. I tried it once when I just happened to have mine with me. Since then I've always had a disposable in the glove box of my car, and have used it 4 times that I can remember, all with the same effect.
yep. i have a treo (a pda phone with a camera). i hate it. it's huge
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it certainly helps with remembering license plates. i stop to take photos not to yell. it's kinda disconcerting to the poor cagers and it helps
keeps
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my blood pressure down. -- david reuteler [email hidden]
Interesting observations. I've likewise been a photographer since my teenage years. I've noticed many people getting upset upon the mere suspicion that they were snapped in an image. I suppose that it depends on the individual; I can certainly see your point that the occasional (as opposed to habitual) nutcase might be wary of a lens.
Of course, I have never lost a camera to an irate subject. Indeed, mine have all been bequeathed to the back seats of taxis during nights of Bacchanalian indulgence.
And I've always carried my cameras in a handlbar bag. I've been on more than 40 bike tours with that and have never had a camera damaged. Ideally you want it padded inside the bag. I carry mine in a small lowepro bag inside the handlebar bag. I leave the top of the lowepro bag unzipped so I have quick access. I always carry a camera like this when I cycle, I live in Ireland where the roads tend to be rough and I never have had a problem. I've even carried a Mamiya Rb67 like this!!
What about a handlebar bag? The fact that it's suspended is a plus for carrying delicate, expensive electronics. It keeps the camera in ready reach. I carry an Olympus E-10 that way.
That's how I carry my camera. Works a treat. Which is a darned good job as I'm going to be trundling around France in August on my bike with camera thus.
Cheers, helen s
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"dirtylitterboxofferingstospammers" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...
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What about a handlebar bag? The fact that it's suspended is a plus for carrying delicate, expensive electronics. It keeps the camera in ready reach. I carry an Olympus E-10 that way.
That's how I carry my camera. Works a treat. Which is a darned good job as
I'm
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going to be trundling around France in August on my bike with camera thus.
Cheers, helen s
Thank you to all who responded in both this and the thread below. Am going to see what decent handlebar bags I can find; and I believe that it makes sense to pack the camera inside another padded bag to provide additional protection.
"Gearóid Ó Laoi/Garry Lee" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...
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And I've always carried my cameras in a handlbar bag. I've been on more than 40 bike tours with that and have never had a camera damaged. Ideally you want it padded inside the bag. I carry mine in a small lowepro bag inside the handlebar bag. I leave the top of the lowepro bag unzipped so I have quick access. I always carry a camera like this when I cycle, I live in Ireland where the roads tend to be rough and I never have had a problem. I've even carried a Mamiya Rb67 like this!!
I carried a camera in a handlebar bag during a fun ride which went through a state park. At the bottom of a hill, they placed plywood over a cattle guard, but I figured it was easier to bunny-hop it at speed. Unfortunately, the camera took the opportunity to hop out of the unzipped handlebar bag and go careening down the road on its own. Fortunately, it was just a disposable. Unfortunately, all of the photos of that ride were ruined....
If you keep a camera in a handlebar bag, either avoid big bumps or keep it zipped up!
"dirtylitterboxofferingstospammers" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...
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What about a handlebar bag? The fact that it's suspended is a plus for carrying delicate, expensive electronics. It keeps the camera in ready reach. I carry an Olympus E-10 that way.
That's how I carry my camera. Works a treat. Which is a darned good job as
I'm
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going to be trundling around France in August on my bike with camera thus.
Cheers, helen s
Last time I trundled around France on my bike we brought our Nikon D100 (Digital SLR) with a pretty decent sized lense. It rode in our handlebar bag, wrapped in jackets or leg warmers or both. Worked great. Enjoy.
