| Author | Message | ||
     Xl1200r |
I know a lot of you guys do it - how do you make it happen? The best thing I can think of is to just hang a camera from my neck and use it when I want to - problem is I'd be using my left hand and the button would be on the wrong side. Anyone use anything better? | ||
| Ratbuell |
I've got a small (pack of cigarette size) 5mp point and shoot. If I'm somewhere 'unusual' - i.e. worth photographing, my normal route is pretty boring - it lives in a pouch on the tankbag for easy access. Got some good stuff on the Blue Ridge Parkway in October that way... | ||
| Babired |
Hi Mark I have a regular Point and shoot digital camera I use while riding on a 3.5 or 5.5 RAM mount the RAM mount comes in 3 pieces the screw platform your camera screws into the 3.5 or 5.5 arm and the handlebar base the platform piece has a universal screw that fits any camera. this is like bare bones stuff. I got the RAM mount stuff at Whitehorse gear | ||
| Babired |
here are the RAM mounts I use    | ||
| Babired |
here is a road shot  | ||
| Froggy |
Get a neck strap, and a throttle lock. Lock the throttle, and snap away. I use my Canon Rebel XT, and have taken many nice shots while riding, like these       | ||
| Xl1200r |
Didn't think of the trottle lock... that would make life easy. What do you have fitted, Froggy? I tried to fit a Vista Cruise i bought a Honda dealer on my CR and had no luck. I want this for my S3T which has the same controls, so whatever you have should work. | ||
| Froggy |
I use a Crusty edition O-ring. Slide it between the grip and bar end when I want to lock, and flick of a wrist it comes back out.  I had no luck with the Vista cruise either, I have no clue how others got one to work. | ||
| Rkc00 |
Here is one I took of Court. I like his style of photos on the run.  Mike Long Island, NY  | ||
| Jstfrfun |
I have sold and installed dozens of vista style on a myriad of machines. It's not at all difficult once you've done one or two. sometimes people have difficulty with the diagrams and applications, and they do require a little test and tune. I put them on all my bikes. I put my wife on the back with her camera.  | ||
| Phillyblast |
Here's one taken with a similar technique. Griz had the camera in his left hand while zipping down the side of the mountain, taking pictures of all of us.  Visit http://teamelves.com/Events/2002_event/galleries/0 92002/092002/index.html to see all of them. | ||
| Ratyson |
Froggy... I think you dropped your chromosome in that last picture!! Cool shots. Is that an iphone/ipod in your dash collection? I have been thinking about mounting mine... I'm just afraid of loosing it. | ||
| Froggy |
I don't got no stinking Apple Junk.  HTC Touch Pro, unlocked and hacked, running Windows Mobile 6.5, mounted in an medium size Aquabox on RAM mounts. Small hole drilled in the waterproof case for my charger plug. | ||
| Sifo |
I've gotten some nice on the go shot with my left hand. Takes some experimentation to figure out how to hold the camera. My camera has a wrist strap that I had attached to the top of my tank bag. I could just drop the camera at any time and it would just dangle against the side of the tank bag. I've surprised myself by setting it down on top of the tank bag for a corner and picking it up again from exactly where I put it down. Kind of weird when that happens (certainly not every time). Be very careful for the obvious reasons! | ||
| Sekalilgai |
A neckstrap with a 'breakaway', camera tucked into a chest pocket, pics with left hand, shutter triggered with thumb and camera upside down.....really not too bad once you get the hang of it....     good luck! | ||
| Xl1200r |
pics with left hand, shutter triggered with thumb and camera upside down NICE - I didn't think of that. I'll have to play around with this. | ||
| Sekalilgai |
I forgot, if you get the neckstrap/lanyard to the right length, and keep it in tension, it'll help steady the camera.... (Message edited by sekalilgai on December 08, 2009) | ||
| Etennuly |
Ken, Now there is a free-hand method I will try. Thanks. | ||
| Natexlh1000 |
I've used the lefty-thumb method too. Easy to flip a picture around with irfanview later on. | ||
| Danger_dave |
I have a woman in. http://www.flickr.com/photos/kiwirider/4156908545/ sizes/o/in/set-72157622807514565/ | ||
| 99buellx1 |
I have a little Canon SD1100 that I just hold with my had over the back, I use the pointer finger on my left hand to snap the shots. I'm not going to look at the back screen while moving, it's easy to guess where you're aiming. It has a little wrist strap that I will slip on just for peace of mind that i'm not going to drop it. |
