Hey everyone! I hope all is well in your own particular corners of the world.
So once upon a time, when I was a young Rooklet, I learned photography on an old Nikon film camera. I got pretty darn good at it too. I still enjoy it very much. I never could afford the latest and greatest, but my current DSLR has still spoiled me for smartphone cameras. So for anything more than a snap from the hip spur of the moment shot, it's a dedicated camera for me. And it'll be riding with me on my '09 V Star 1300t.
Currently (for the past few years) it's a Pentax rig with various glass ranging from antique store vintage to modern marvels. One of the reasons I went with this brand is Pentax's second best selling feature is the ruggedness of the cameras.
I have to admit I've missed each and every single shot on each and every single motorcycle trip. Why, you ask? Because my camera gear is sitting safely on the shelf back at home.
With all that mess out of the way, here's my question. How do I take my standard quality pics on motorcycle trips? Perhaps I'm more worried than I should be about vibrations? Perhaps I should look more at a decent point and shoot? Perhaps I should put together a small travel kit of smaller and cheaper glass? Perhaps I should go nuts with padding on a small bag?
Perhaps a better question would be how do you take pics on your trips?
Thanks everyone!
So once upon a time, when I was a young Rooklet, I learned photography on an old Nikon film camera. I got pretty darn good at it too. I still enjoy it very much. I never could afford the latest and greatest, but my current DSLR has still spoiled me for smartphone cameras. So for anything more than a snap from the hip spur of the moment shot, it's a dedicated camera for me. And it'll be riding with me on my '09 V Star 1300t.
Currently (for the past few years) it's a Pentax rig with various glass ranging from antique store vintage to modern marvels. One of the reasons I went with this brand is Pentax's second best selling feature is the ruggedness of the cameras.
I have to admit I've missed each and every single shot on each and every single motorcycle trip. Why, you ask? Because my camera gear is sitting safely on the shelf back at home.
With all that mess out of the way, here's my question. How do I take my standard quality pics on motorcycle trips? Perhaps I'm more worried than I should be about vibrations? Perhaps I should look more at a decent point and shoot? Perhaps I should put together a small travel kit of smaller and cheaper glass? Perhaps I should go nuts with padding on a small bag?
Perhaps a better question would be how do you take pics on your trips?
Thanks everyone!