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Carrying Cameras

I have a more global view. In addition to the bike, I want a bag that will be good when I want to hike in a mile or so, to photograph some birds.

I use the Tamrac Adventure and I have an exterior pouch for my circular polarizers that has stayed on during triple digit long tours.

Here's mine Forgive the brown taped tarp - someone stole my gear bag from a laundermat. good thing I had a tent tarp.

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Thats pretty much how my setup is for the Airhead since I have two part tankbag with big magnets on the side and it has a strap that goes around the steering stem so it can't fall off. I put a towel in the bottom of the bag covered by a sheet of plastic so water can't soak in from the bottom if its raining. I took the velcro dividers from an old camera bag and got some sticky-back velrco strips attached inside the bag to make compartments to hold slr with 50mm lens and two more for the other two lens. Plus the two-part bag has shoulder straps on the upper bag part so I can remove it and carry it with me as a small back pack. Nice arrangement.

On the LT I have to settle for the regular camera bag in the trunk, padded with a towel since the tankbag won't work on the plastic $%^&@# tupperware. Or now with the G9 I may just leave the slr at home for day rides unless I know I'm going places where I can park my highway pig comfortably to get to the slr. The G9 rides in the little tank bag up front for shots where I can't get off the bike which is fairly often since I mostly wonder 2-lane back roads with little or no shoulder.

RM
 
I keep/store my digital SLR and lenses in a Lowe/Pelican combo that is completely bomb-proof. I've taken my gear on two separate three-week trips down the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon. If a bag and hard case can protect sensitive camera gear from the water, sand, and grit of a long river trip, it can withstand motorcycle trips. http://products.lowepro.com/product/Omni-Trekker-Trekker-Extreme,1985,9.htm

Unfortunately, my Pelican is too large to fit in a side case on my RT. So the camera goes into my Big Mak tank bag. Then it's always right in front of me should I come upon a subject that must be photographed immediately. If it's going to rain, I throw in a gallon "Ziplock" type freezer bag to keep the camera dry should the rain soak through the fabric of the tank bag.

Some day I'll fabricate a mount for the top of my radio box that will accommodate the Pelican case, but until then, the tank bag works just fine.
 
remember the old nikon F ad where the photographer smuggled his nikon into a country by putting into a bucket of water?

i'm thinkin' that won't work with a digital.....

i've been thinking about one of these sling packs:

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... it would work well for rapid access, not so well for crash protection.

good think i never crash. :ha

I have one of these and really like it. Easy access when on the bike and I don't have to dedicate my tank bag to camera storage. There is a secondary strap that creates a "Y" harness in the front and the pack stays planted on your back. And, the bag comes with a built in rain cover. :thumb
 
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