Still pictures on the go? What do you use, how do you mount?

[rjsmith26]

After reading some cracking ride reports on here, a bit of advice/feedback.

Ignore video, am just interested in taking pictures on the move - ie whilst riding. Enjoy taking pictures off the bike, own a dslr and a digital compact (s95).

Question - what do people use? Go pro or similar or somehow mounting a compact?

What ever you use - how easy is it to take the picture ie fire the shutter?

Finally have read various threads on where/how to mount but feedback on how you mount what ever kit and keep protected from elements would be mighty useful.

Cheers Rob

 

[JohnnyBoxer]

Me too
I want to know, in particular how you actuate the camera remotely

 

[spm0912]

I have used Gopro set to timer with good results. especially mounted in the '3rd' person to give perspective to your shots. Means sifting through loads of photo's at the end of the day but can produce some gems. I've never had much luck with 'point and shoot' whilst riding, but others seem to manage fine. Best is probably a well trained and attentive pillion but mine falls asleep after the first 10 minutes

 

[Fluffmeister]

GoPro with the Wireless remote for me, I have the wireless remote velcro'd to the bars if I'm off anywhere interesting

 

[(RIP) andrewgsadv]

Not for everyone but Julie and I use Canon G12 and a waterproof Mju 8000(sport mode). Good well made strap lift camera right hand clutch in coast snap. Lots of snaps and edit out the bad uns. Down a 1 in 3 with hairpins like wrynose or hard knot pass roads is exciting, clutch in and back brake. Now that's just showing off.

 

[RedRick Esq.]

I have a drift Ghost which as well as video can be set to just photo and works off a wire free remote that i have vecro d under the hand guard within easy reach of a finger so to release shutter just press the remote.
It can also be set to photo burst mode which i assume takes a series of pics at the press of the remote.

I have mine mounted o a ram mount on the upper crash bars but the best place for vibration free is on the helmet

 

[JayC]

If I wasn't using Gopro I would use the h/bar mounted Lumix. A simple case of depressing the shutter button.

 

[Roadrash Rider]

I have a drift Ghost which as well as video can be set to just photo and works off a wire free remote that i have vecro d under the hand guard within easy reach of a finger so to release shutter just press the remote.
It can also be set to photo burst mode which i assume takes a series of pics at the press of the remote.

I have mine mounted o a ram mount on the upper crash bars but the best place for vibration free is on the helmet

Yer but you can't use most of the photos you take for legal reasons, or vids for that matter ;-)



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[Aidan1150]

Question - what do people use? Go pro or similar or somehow mounting a compact?

What ever you use - how easy is it to take the picture ie fire the shutter?

For shots on the move I use an old Canon Powershot that I have had for several years now. I wear it attached to a lanyard around my neck and shove the camera into a breast pocket.

As I ride along I reach into the breast pocket with my left hand, remove the camera, power it up and take my pics. Usually I take a few shots of the same thing as I can edit them later when I download the SD card. This method has served me well for many years now, bit I have deleted a lot of shite pictures though.

Invariably I will miss some great opportunities as by the time I get the camera out, powered up and pointed at the subject at 60 or 70 miles per hour it is well over my shoulder.

 

[Khulu]

I used to use a compact on a Ram mount on the handlebars and just pressed the button as necessary - always clear results. Now I'm considering the low end Go Pro I'll have to re-consider how to operate it.

 

[JayC]

I used to use a compact on a Ram mount on the handlebars and just pressed the button as necessary - always clear results. Now I'm considering the low end Go Pro I'll have to re-consider how to operate it.

IIRC the lower end Gopro doesn't allow flipping the view through 180*, meaning if you have to mount the camera inverted, for whatever reason, then your video will also be inverted. I could be wrong, but worth checking out.

 

[cookie]

IIRC the lower end Gopro doesn't allow flipping the view through 180*, meaning if you have to mount the camera inverted, for whatever reason, then your video will also be inverted. I could be wrong, but worth checking out.

my old hero 2 can run inverted. it's a bit of a fag to switch it, but it's possible. easier to do it in iMovie later though.

 

[JayC]

my old hero 2 can run inverted. it's a bit of a fag to switch it, but it's possible. easier to do it in iMovie later though.

As could my previous H2 but I have a feeling I read recently that the entry level H3 couldn't film inverted. Perhaps instead it was about one of the many Gopro copies that it applied to.

 

[MikeO]

I use a Canon S100 (been using them since my first S45 11yrs ago). It lives in a pouch on the belt on the left side of my jacket. I just take it out, take the picture and put it back, simple as that.

I don't have a lanyard (rather lose a camera than get throttled). I am always willing to drop the camera if necessary for safety reasons, although I've not had to in over 170k miles.

Over the years I have lost one camera - travelling in Canada - I clearly didn't put it back into the pouch and it wasn't there when I next reached for it. I was more pissed off with losing the pictures from that day than the camera...

My cameras get a hard life and do well to last more than two years, but I often buy them either used or just as a new model is announced, so they're not expensive. The only modifications I have made to the S100 (and the S95 that predeceased it) is to superglue a little rubber peg on top of the on/off switch, to make it easier to use with gloved hands.

Obviously you shouldn't use this method if you're not confident you can do so safely - I had a lot of training in riding one-handed and found it came naturally to me.

Most of my shots on the move are taken inverted, as that's where the controls fall naturally to hand. I can 'quick-draw' to get a shot if I see it - here for example...

I was doing 50mph-ish, he'd just turned out of the U turn on the left.

I never look at the image on the camera screen when shooting - just take a couple of shots if there's time and trust to luck (and a lot of practice)

I have a Canon G12 in the tank bag for use when I want to take my time for a particular picture - on a typical trip this will be less than 10% of the total number of pics I take.

I used to have an EOS DSLR and sold it after a couple of years because I was never using it - and I have owned SLRs since I was 12yrs old.

 

[alan29]

Crossing the Millau Viaduct my wife on pillion held out her compact camera at arms length.
Quite entertaining.