What camera do you carry when riding?

[patrick_777]

I am an avid photographer, and love nature, so riding my GZ around just seems to go right with it. The past few times I've been out riding, just for the heck of riding, I've taken my old Canon Powershot A40 with me. The 3MP, clunky camera is pretty heavy, thick and really hard to stuff into my jacket pocket without looking like I'm sporting a distinctly camera-shaped tumor. I have a K-M 7D digital SLR, but that is just not feasible for a ride unless I luggage rack it.

My question to the group is:

What kind of camera do you carry (or do you) when you ride? And what are some out there that you consider good riding cameras? Where do you stow them?

I've been looking into the Canon Powershot SD1100 IS Elph (http://www.dcresource.com/reviews/canon/powershot_sd1100-review/). A staggeringly small-frame camera with great features including full-manual and integrated Image Stabilization (good for vibrations). The price runs just over $200 - $215 at NewEgg.com. A bit more than I was going to spend, but it does have a lot of features I want - lightweight, thin, 4x optical zoom, movie mode, IS, fast focus, decent exposure...etc.

The other I was looking at was a Canon, the Powershot A570 IS (http://www.dcresource.com/reviews/canon/powershot_a570-review/). Mostly the same features, but cheaper by like $50.

Any ideas? What are your cameras/concerns?

[jonathan180iq]

I use my wife's Nikon (something)4500. It's fat but it also has pretty good zoom so it's nice. Like everything else, I just tote it in my trunk. I know that's not much help, but it's my contribution.

:)

[Sarris]

I carry a Fuji Finepix A340. Now if I could just remember to use the damn thing...............

LOL :lol:

[patrick_777]

Got the SD1100 IS in from NewEgg.com today. I'll have pics in the Ride Reports forum in a bit.

[warlock2008]

Fujifilm 6500FD

[alanmcorcoran]

Patrick,

I used to carry a Sony T7, which was about the size of a Razor cellphone and took pretty good pictures outdoors. I really liked the small size of it. Unfortunately, my daughter took it to Japan with her so I had to get another one. I thought I was buying a similar size when I picked out a Sony W300, but the new one is about the size of a pack of cigs. I haven't decided if the photos are better than the T7. The new one has some whack shit on it though - you can dial up a setting where it won't take the picture until the subject smiles (I am not kidding!) The default setting is 13.6 Megapixels, but I dumbed it down to something like 5 or 8. With an 8GB memory stick I can only take about 760 pictures.

On my last trip (REI, see ride reports) I got to the point where I could pull over, fish it out of my jacket breast pocket and snap a shot without removing my helmet or gloves. Still lack the stones to take a shot while the machine is moving.

I have an old Sony F717 at home that takes better pictures than any compact, but it's a pain to carry around. It compeletely bit the farm last year, but, it turns out this model had a defective CCD thigamabob and Sony basically sent me a new one for no charge.

-Alan.

[mr. softie]

Just my two cents ---- :skull: I would NOT take photos while under way :skull:

[patrick_777]

Just my two cents ---- :skull: I would NOT take photos while under way :skull:

I don't think anyone actually alluded to that.

:retard:

[Dupo]

Believe it or not, i carry a Sony DSC H5 in my fork bag. It just barely fits ... but i get it in there. One of these days i am going to get myself a smaller camera just for the bike.

http://www.engadget.com/media/2006/07/cybershotdsc5.jpg

[alanmcorcoran]

Still lack the stones to take a shot while the machine is moving.


Douchy McDouchbag here. 'Twas I that did the alludin'...

[patrick_777]

I should have known. That'll teach me to read my own threads.

[Jer]

Minolta G400

Love it.

I've had good experiences with Canons too. Though I thought the menus were a bit complex.

I used to sell digital cameras.

[Badbob]

Nikon 5700 It's fat and its probably worth more than my GZ250. Takes fabulous photos.

I also have a Kodak C633 its cheap small and can be carried in a pocket or belt case for easy access. Its got more memory than the Nikon and is a higher resolution but it just isn't as good as the Nikon. It takes good photos and its very easy to use.

I have been known to have both.

[BusyWeb]

I bought a cheap digital camera to take picture of bike and bike-tour.
Um, it was on labor day sale at the Fry's Electronics.
Model is Samsung S860 (about $70 ??, don't remember, or $79...).
I choose this because of the price and size.
It is a quite small figure that can be fit in small pocket.
I didn't expected the picture quality, but works with reasonable quality.
Can take 8M pixels picture, movie mode (640x480), and etc, etc.....
I bought a 4G SD card ($18) for this camera, this sd memory can be used for my computer too.
It saves about 1000 8M pixel pictures, pretty good space.
Satisfied.
All the pictures I posted here is with this camera.

[Badbob]

I for got about the 1 mega pixel camera I have in my phone. It doesn't take very good photos but its always in my pocket.

Now if I can just get my self to remember that I have it. I missed a great shot of the Tallahassee police stopping an old fat guy riding his bicycle through down town wearing nothing but a thong. I forgot all about the camera.

[music man]

Hey Badbob, that is kinda like me two days ago. I literally saw a Motorcycle up on the second floor balcony of this seedy motel here in Hot springs, there is no elevator, not even sure if you could get a good sized bike on a motel elevator, but anyways he had to have rode that thing up a flight of motel stairs, and it was at least a 750cc bike. I am going to try to get a picture of it this weekend. You never seem to have a camera when you need one.

Later

[Badbob]

I literally saw a Motorcycle up on the second floor balcony of this seedy motel here in Hot springs, there is no elevator, not even sure if you could get a good sized bike on a motel elevator, but anyways he had to have rode that thing up a flight of motel stairs,

A dual sport will climb stairs easy. I can't even imaging getting a GZ up stairs.

I for get I even have a camera. Years of not having one breeds a habit.

[music man]

This was NOT a dual sport, it was a big ass cruiser, and even crazier I went by there today, and it had moved. So he must be bringing it up and down every time he goes somewhere.


Later

[BusyWeb]

This was NOT a dual sport, it was a big ass cruiser, and even crazier I went by there today, and it had moved. So he must be bringing it up and down every time he goes somewhere.
That bike's owner may have installed an Anti-Gravity engine to his. O_o O_o O_o .

[Water Warrior 2]

Just my two cents ---- :skull: I would NOT take photos while under way :skull:
One of our locals just got back from a 4.5 month stay in a Utah hospital. He was taking a picture while underway.