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Haven't seen this topic in a long time but I was riding around the other day and saw a herd of deer and thought; "It would be nice to have a camera about now".

Then I realized, where the hell would I put the thing. Our camera is very "bulky" so I figure for semi-sporty bikes without bags (SV650) the cargo area is way too small. So if you're sporting a sport bike, where do you keep your camera?

Or do you prefer to carry it in your jacket if it's an ultra slim camera, which in case recommend me a new camera that's slim! It's always fun spending money on toys right?

its called a cell phone camera. you probably carry a cell with you when you ride, so why not carry a camera phone.

i almost always had a backpack on when i was riding, was either going to school or work or a buddys house and always had to stuff to bring so a backpack works for me.



JWF

tank bag

Why not use cell phone camera?

(to paraphrase)

Because the image quality sucks?

I want to mount a rack on the rear to hold my pelican camera case... I'd use the tank bag, but the camera and lenses are worth about 3x as much as the bike and I don't like the idea of not having them at least slightly protected.

ahh your talking about professional grade camera equipment. I was thinking of just a simple digital camera to haul along to snap a few pics

not really pro grade... I just find taking a picture I can't make prints of to be really frustrating. My gear is just high-end amateur stuff... but there have been times when I've spotted something really nice/interesting/beautiful, pulled over, taken some pictures, and wound up printing, framing, and hanging them in my office or home.

dieziege wrote:not really pro grade... I just find taking a picture I can't make prints of to be really frustrating.

Not pro grade? Lenses that are worth more than your bike seem pretty good to me

ah yes, i too thought you just meant like a cheapo digital camera. If you have a really nice camera with a pelican case, think about getting a rack attached the rear of your bike, much like the kawasaki KLR650 has. Though, if there are in a pelican case couldnt you just put the case in a saddle or tank bag, i thought those things were indestructable.



JWF

I know a few people who have simply mounted Pelican cases to the rear rack...

if you can make out the individual deer in the herd, you arent riding fast enough.
j/k

what about adding a hard bag to the back?

i have an olympus 3.2mp digi-cam that takes BEAUTIFUL photos in natural light (not so much inside with the flash) but it was $300 brand new, and i bet this model is probably less than $150 now (olympus stylus 300).

good luck and ride safe.