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I was just curious how do other cyclists here carry their camera when commuting? I've fallen a couple of times since I started commuting to work a few years ago. I'm afraid that I may fall again and land and cause harm to my camera ( I don't care about causing harm to my body lol.) So I was just wondering what method does everyone use to carry their camera semi safely?

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I was just curious how do other cyclists here carry their camera when commuting? I've fallen a couple of times since I started commuting to work a few years ago. I'm afraid that I may fall again and land and cause harm to my camera ( I don't care about causing harm to my body lol.) So I was just wondering what method does everyone use to carry their camera semi safely?

 

You had better care about harm to either. In my big crash, my M9 cracked a rib upon impact. You should know how painful that is. (And it wrecked the M9).

 

I now have the M9 in the rear fender carrier bag sufficiently padded. It is that simple.

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If I'm going for a ride, I stuff my M9 and one lens in my jacket pocket. For the trip to work, if I ride, I use my Monochrom Dothebag_9 messenger bag, over my shoulder.

 

If this looks like a bag thread, Rick might join in!

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Back when I cycle-toured a lot I used a handlebar bag for essentials, including my CL. Suspended between the drop bars it was quite well protected, and easy to open to get at the camera. Had a great vacation in Scotland on my tandem with that setup and front&rear panniers with all our gear. I used the same bag for lunches when commuting a few years later.

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I use a Think Tank 'Change Up' bag, which can be used as a chest bag, a shoulder bag, or a waist bag. A small Leica outfit fits perfectly and you can change the configuration easily if you want to get off your bike.

 

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It is unlikely one will know the best carrier until he crashes, or closely knows someone who did.

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MP goes in a CCS Warthog (remember them?) and then into a rear pannier. Wearing a camera when cycling is not something I would recommend.

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I don't care about causing harm to my body lol.

 

You might if your camera helps cause a spinal injury. I've cycled many times with an M camera in a shoulder bag but I'm not sure it is such a clever idea and try to avoid doing so nowadays.

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I've always carried my camera, Leicas and Olympus OM-1s before that, slung on its neck-strap with one arm through the strap, bandolier style. I leave enough movement on the neck-strap so I can just get the camera up to my eye yet tight enough so it doesn't flap around too much. In winter I'll zip a jacket over it too to keep it more under control.

 

This method has served me well since the '70s for walking, hill-walking, mountaineering, skiing, cycling, even rock-climbing.

 

However, last summer hill-walking and scrambling in Scotland I jumped off a four foot high rock and my M8 hit me in the face. The M8 was fine, of course, but I needed the chip on my incisor repaired.

 

I now put the camera in my rucksack. :(

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Barring knocks and falls, are there any risks to the camera (M9) i.e. alignment bits moving out of place?

 

In my experience, no problems at all. Carry it on your person or a well padded pack.

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I currently use a messenger-style bag when I'm carrying my gear on the bike. However, it can get quite uncomfortable so I'm planning to get a bike pannier/bag. Unfortunately this means it will most likely absorb much more of the impact from the road...

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I cycle to work almost every day and carry my camera in a messenger bag as well. I find that it is quick and easy enough to take it out if I spot something to photograph.

 

Because my bike is one of those proper bicycles not one where one sits folded over the handlebar like a monkey I do on occasion have the camera on my shoulder in a strap. The camera just hangs by my side and it feels quite safe. This is even better for quick shots.

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From a commissioned trip to the Aran Islands two weeks ago: the bike is hired, so no panniers but by far the best mode of transport for the photography I was doing on Inis Mor.

 

The backpack is a LowePro Flipside 300. As much as I dislike camera bags generally, they are sometimes necessary. Far better than the Orion Trekker it replaced, which is shapeless and poorly designed by comparison, the shape, padding, fit and comfort of the Flipside 300 is much better.

 

On this trip it held a Nikon D4, 50mm f1.4G, 20mm f2.8 af-d, 85mm f1.8G and Leica MP with 35mm f2 asph and a few rolls of Fuji Acros 100. Quite a heavy load on your back on a bike, but it was very comfortable and more importantly, stable. A Gitzo Trekker 1550T is usually strapped to the outside, but not needed on this day.

 

It easily fits into the overhead bins of FlyBe and Aer Lingus ATR42/72 regional aircraft.

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