SLR camera handlebar mount

[voodoo_simon]

Find my feedbags really useful, but it won't take my SLR. Is there anything in the market that will do this (Panasonic GF3)

[Karl]

Alpkit have an XL Stem Cell, would this be big enough?

https://www.alpkit.com/products/stem-cell-xl

[mountainbaker]

PorcelainRocket do one.
http://www.porcelainrocket.com/product/dslr-slinger/

[YetiTony]

Another for the Porcelain rocket slinger, gets a great write up by everyone. See Glenn Charles review, great website if you like photography as well.

http://thetravelingvagabond.com/trvljou ... et-slinger

[voodoo_simon]

That's the sort of thing of thing I'm after but was hoping for something a little cheaper (I appreciate the quality but $155+$55 p+p, it's a little on the expensive side)

[GregMay]

How much is your camera + Lens worth?

[voodoo_simon]

How much is your camera + Lens worth?

Second hand, so was about £200. I can see where you're going with this

[GregMay]

Good man.

I apply the same logic to helmets and brains.

[voodoo_simon]

Good man.

I apply the same logic to helmets and brains.

I don't, only £50 for my helmet

[Zippy]

Good man.

I apply the same logic to helmets and brains.

What do you value your brain at?

[Ian]

John at Mack Workshop did one for Paul Errington recently. There's a pic online somewhere; Twitter or Instagram.

[paul78]

Untitled by paulerrington78, on Flickr

[Cheeky Monkey]

That logic sounds like horsehs1t to me

Isn't it just a bag, not very complicated or unique made out of what appears to be some fairly unremarkable materials? At $155 that's about £100 pounds. I'd say that was a lot of money for the item. Nowt wrong with buying what you want or like but that doesn't make it good value. It's not "their" fault they're in the States but add on delivery and factor in potential tax that makes it about £165.

Plus, won't you just clout your knees on something lashed there?

[I appear to have come over all "STW" - I blame Greg ]

[voodoo_simon]

Paul/Ian, that's the sort of thing I'm after What camera do you use Paul so I can gauge size?

Right, I'll contact Mack and see what they can do

[benp1]

Couldn't you adapt one of the Lowepro toploader bags to fit?

The bag is brilliant, and some straps already exist on it. Some custom made straps would fix that up great, which I'm sure a couple of people of here could do for you. Would work out much cheaper!

[Gari]

I use a LowePro top loader for my DSLR, mounted like a pocket on the front. I have put some pictures in a thread somewhere on here, I recently got a smaller Osprey one for my Fuji set up that works in much the same way. If you are out for a day ride and not carrying much gear it could be a little cumbersome I guess, but I just fit a jacket etc into a stuff sac to fit in the harness.
That bag Paul has looks interesting, got me thinking now!

[GregMay]

Good man.

I apply the same logic to helmets and brains.

What do you value your brain at?

If i valued it based on my university education fees - about 60-70K.

In reality, a lot more than that. No brain - no life.

Decent helmet purchasing comes from growing up riding motorbikes and a family who raced them.

[Zippy]

Good man.

I apply the same logic to helmets and brains.

What do you value your brain at?

If i valued it based on my university education fees - about 60-70K.

So based on that, say 60-70k value, you have say a £250 helmet for arguments sake, = 0.4% (ish) of the value of your brain spent on the protection.

So for a £200 camera lense, you're looking at spending about 83pence using the same methodology

[GregMay]

Anyway.

FWIW I've ridden with my DSLR + 28mm prime in a Wildcat Lioness inside a EVOL 3L camera bag - easy to get to, but not quite as fast as the Porcelin Rocket bag would be. My worry of the continual hammering it would get mounted up front, combined with potential crash related damage made me move it back to the framebag inside the EVOC bag - or back on my back in an EVOC Photo Scout when riding with bigger lenses for work. Not a fan of bags for my day to day riding, so it says in the frame bag.

Now, when riding with a bigger, more expensive DSLR, I just stick with the bag on my back and slow down. I really, really don't want to break it,

[Ray Young]

What about a top load Lowepro chest harness. Easy access and doesn't get rattled about. I couldn't afford one so made my own using an Alpkit drybag. It's on MYOG somewhere.

[benp1]

The Toploader bags are great, but I wouldn't want to to put my SLR on the bars though. The constant vibration going to the camera is generally going to make it unhappy

If normal bike bolts will unscrew themselves I'd dread to think about the insides of a camera. My is a lower end Nikon dslr, a pro level one is probably more robust though

The faff of it means iPhone every time now. But I do miss playing around with a nice camera

[Scattamah]

Slightly OT but camera/bar related...

Many moons ago, wifey decided she wanted to mount her Sony F828 to her bike and try shoot some video onto one of those tiny CF-based 5GB micro HDD's that we used to pilfer out of Rio mp3 players (the ones with the little spindle inside).

Long story short, after 1 hour, the drive was completely destroyed by vibration. Moral of the story...if it's got *any* moving parts, don't mount it on yer handlebars and expect it to survive. :)

Greetz

S.

[paul78]

What camera do you use Paul so I can gauge size?

Pentax K50

I know a few of the guys that did all the pre release testing on the Porcelain Rocket Slinger and their kit is still working well on a bar mounted bag.

As the bar mount bag is effectively suspended by straps and movement inside is limited via padding how much does this differ from suspending the camera in a bag on your back?

I would always favour no backpack every time and the bar mount bag encourages more images to be shot as its easy enough to grab out while stationary ... even while moving if you are keen.

I think the ability to carry good camera gear on a bike really is something that hasn't been serviced well by any manufacturer.

[voodoo_simon]

Cheers for all the advice, would use it in the fat bike and whilst beach cruising, so hopefully vibrations will be kept to a minimal.

Did see a chest mounted harness during my search but that looks like a recipe for disaster in a crash

For now, I'll look into adapting my current camera case and see how that goes

[99percentchimp]

Cheers for all the advice, would use it in the fat bike and whilst beach cruising, so hopefully vibrations will be kept to a minimal.

Did see a chest mounted harness during my search but that looks like a recipe for disaster in a crash

For now, I'll look into adapting my current camera case and see how that goes

Simon - I've got a Lowe Pro chest harness kicking around somewhere I think you can have to try out/keep if you like it - my SLR has gone now (with the Lowe Pro bag). I used to ride with it and never felt the camera was suffering slung there... I'm sure it would hurt in a crash but I've never landed chest first.... I prefer my head to soften the landing first