SFP
Devout Dirtbag
As a professional photographer I have some very nice aka very expensive camera gear.
Traditionally I have used one of my Lowepro AW backpacks to carry my body and a lens or two. This has worked well for a couple of decades now, and when doing mild off road with the MTB is kind of the only real solution.
As I have gotten older heat and I are no longer friends so I am looking for a solution to carry a body and a lens or two.
Reviews all point to using a handlebar bag, a sling bag or backpack. All of which do not appeal to me.
Buying a used smaller point and shoot camera also does not appeal to me at this time (but may be what I end up doing in the end - any excuse to buy more camera gear is always good I suppose).
Myself, I keep thinking of using a truck bag on top of my rear rack on my city/pavement ride. This of course brings up the question of vibrations and bumps. Both of which are so not good for a modern camera.
My thought at this point are to take a smaller truck bag I currently own and cut up and use pieces from a traditional shoulder camera bag to make something.
I obviously want to dampen (EVA foam) as much road vibration and the occasional bump (coming off a curb, slight bunny hop on rear wheel going up a curb or what have you).
Before I start prototyping something I figured I would ask the hive mind if anyone of you have found something that works really well.
Failing that, full speed ahead and let the cutting and sewing begin I suppose.
I plan on documenting said build of a bag and hell if it works well, I'll spend the specs to Lowepro and say "go to town, but there is a market on this design" as to help out fellow photographers who ride.
Cheers folks.
Scott
Traditionally I have used one of my Lowepro AW backpacks to carry my body and a lens or two. This has worked well for a couple of decades now, and when doing mild off road with the MTB is kind of the only real solution.
As I have gotten older heat and I are no longer friends so I am looking for a solution to carry a body and a lens or two.
Reviews all point to using a handlebar bag, a sling bag or backpack. All of which do not appeal to me.
Buying a used smaller point and shoot camera also does not appeal to me at this time (but may be what I end up doing in the end - any excuse to buy more camera gear is always good I suppose).
Myself, I keep thinking of using a truck bag on top of my rear rack on my city/pavement ride. This of course brings up the question of vibrations and bumps. Both of which are so not good for a modern camera.
My thought at this point are to take a smaller truck bag I currently own and cut up and use pieces from a traditional shoulder camera bag to make something.
I obviously want to dampen (EVA foam) as much road vibration and the occasional bump (coming off a curb, slight bunny hop on rear wheel going up a curb or what have you).
Before I start prototyping something I figured I would ask the hive mind if anyone of you have found something that works really well.
Failing that, full speed ahead and let the cutting and sewing begin I suppose.
I plan on documenting said build of a bag and hell if it works well, I'll spend the specs to Lowepro and say "go to town, but there is a market on this design" as to help out fellow photographers who ride.
Cheers folks.
Scott
