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jonscott · 05-13-2009, 1:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Uglystick

I carry mine in a hard case packed in foam and in the car..

Yeah, if I'm packing major gear it's in the cage. On my bikes though I'll either carry in the hard saddlebags on the Road King or Street Glide, or in a Pelican case, in a T-Bag.

Seeing INS's tank bag mod is pretty cool and is making me mentally ruminate about a few different things...I hadn't ever really planned on carrying much camera stuff on the bird.

Uglystick · 05-13-2009, 1:55 AM

My hard case is a Pelican and the gear doenst travel without it..

DeathWish01 · 05-13-2009, 1:56 AM

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Originally Posted by jonscott

Yeah, if I'm packing major gear it's in the cage. On my bikes though I'll either carry in the hard saddlebags on the Road King or Street Glide, or in a Pelican case, in a T-Bag.

you just like the t-bag... c'mon admit it

ImNoSaint · 05-13-2009, 9:40 AM

My business insurance covers the gear. I've been shooting professionally both still and film from motorcycles and just about anything else that moves for years, and for the exception of having a grip release my 'Bird after rigging it with a camera mount and tipping it over on the LH side ($2200), I've been pretty lucky so far.

My last shoot:

ImNoSaint · 05-13-2009, 9:55 AM

An afterthought - we're all taking perhaps the greatest risk simply by riding - funny that we're more anal about our gear than we are about our own personal safety, ATGATT not withstanding.

I'm not shooting any fast lenses on my ride, that'd be crazy, but I'm comfortable with the gear I'm packing. I'd rather loose a lens than miss a shot.

Years ago I had a gig shooting professional cycling on the East Coast and in Europe. I was shooting digital Betacam and an Arri SRII 16mm, at times with a Steadicam, from the back of a BMW bike. I couldn't think about the costs involved if we went down. I had to forget about it and my precariousness and shoot the race.

jonscott · 05-13-2009, 10:53 PM

I just got my Cortech Tailpack today, and it looks like the guts out of one of my Tamrac backpacks will go in it quite nicely.

Thanks for the inspiration!

next is to build a grab bar mount for the 300 2.8

ImNoSaint · 05-13-2009, 11:32 PM

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Originally Posted by jonscott

I just got my Cortech Tailpack today, and it looks like the guts out of one of my Tamrac backpacks will go in it quite nicely.

Thanks for the inspiration!

Cool. Glad that's working for you.

Quote:

Originally Posted by jonscott

next is to build a grab bar mount for the 300 2.8

Now you're just showing off.

jonscott · 05-14-2009, 1:00 AM

Yeah, I was just funnin' ya with that one.

Uglystick · 05-14-2009, 1:16 AM

Out of curiosity imnosaint, how does a UV filter stand up to something like a bee impact at 60 mph..

jonscott · 05-14-2009, 2:14 AM

I don't know about bees, but I can tell you that the ones I've used don't stand up at all to a paintball hit at 300 feet per second (better that than the front element though)

heisti · 05-14-2009, 2:37 AM

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Originally Posted by jonscott

a paintball hit at 300 feet per second

= 300km/h

that fast?

jonscott · 05-14-2009, 2:38 AM

300fps is the regulation speed limit for tournament play.

heisti · 05-14-2009, 2:44 AM

oh, it´s 330km/h.
pretty fast. i know the impact of bees at that speed - makes it some kind of autobahn-crash ;-)

Uglystick · 05-14-2009, 3:47 AM

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Originally Posted by heisti

oh, it´s 330km/h.
pretty fast. i know the impact of bees at that speed - makes it some kind of autobahn-crash ;-)

You know the impact of bees at 330kph

Owwwwww

heisti · 05-14-2009, 4:00 AM

bumble bee or hornet at 270km/h
i did not know that i had to watch closely to give you that information today.

but i still remember one thing: damn loud!

lois · 05-14-2009, 6:34 AM

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Originally Posted by heisti

i wouldn´t risk my photo-equipment with magnetics...

I would.....we had a Gixxer do 3 barrel rolls in the desert this past march, and the magnetic tank bag didn't come off.....lots of other stuff did though....

Lois

heisti · 05-14-2009, 8:56 AM

my tank bag is fixed with magnets too. i don´t think it would fall off. i´m talking about the magnetic field.

Uglystick · 05-14-2009, 9:04 AM

magnetic field would only affect storage devices that use magnetism like a microdrive

cant affect anything else

heisti · 05-14-2009, 9:14 AM

you name it....

ImNoSaint · 05-14-2009, 1:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Uglystick

Out of curiosity imnosaint, how does a UV filter stand up to something like a bee impact at 60 mph..

That's what UV filters are for, right? Bees, gravel, coffee...

I've had a 4X4 Polarizer take all kinds of roadshite at 60mph. It was mounted in a matte box that went tumbling off the camera, rear mounted on the 'Bird. A trailing rider found it in the scrub off the side of the highway, intact. I still use it.

05-13-2009, 1:55 AM	#32
Uglystick Administrator Join Date: Oct 08 2007 Location: Australia Age: 49 Posts: 1,571	Re: Tank Bag Conversion for Photo Gear My hard case is a Pelican and the gear doenst travel without it.. __________________ Laying in bed and crying "Oh God!" does not Constitute going to church

05-13-2009, 9:55 AM	#35
ImNoSaint Carpe Angulara Join Date: Mar 09 2007 Location: St. George, Utah Posts: 180	Re: Tank Bag Conversion for Photo Gear An afterthought - we're all taking perhaps the greatest risk simply by riding - funny that we're more anal about our gear than we are about our own personal safety, ATGATT not withstanding. I'm not shooting any fast lenses on my ride, that'd be crazy, but I'm comfortable with the gear I'm packing. I'd rather loose a lens than miss a shot. Years ago I had a gig shooting professional cycling on the East Coast and in Europe. I was shooting digital Betacam and an Arri SRII 16mm, at times with a Steadicam, from the back of a BMW bike. I couldn't think about the costs involved if we went down. I had to forget about it and my precariousness and shoot the race. __________________ Cornering Consciousness Tripping the Light Pacific Last edited by ImNoSaint; 05-13-2009 at 11:29 PM.

05-13-2009, 10:53 PM	#36
jonscott Railin' Join Date: Apr 17 2009 Location: Portland, OR \| Dallas, TX Posts: 548	Re: Tank Bag Conversion for Photo Gear I just got my Cortech Tailpack today, and it looks like the guts out of one of my Tamrac backpacks will go in it quite nicely. Thanks for the inspiration! next is to build a grab bar mount for the 300 2.8 __________________ When you see a car, think of the stupidest thing the driver could do, then get prepared for it to happen.

05-14-2009, 1:00 AM	#38
jonscott Railin' Join Date: Apr 17 2009 Location: Portland, OR \| Dallas, TX Posts: 548	Re: Tank Bag Conversion for Photo Gear Yeah, I was just funnin' ya with that one. __________________ When you see a car, think of the stupidest thing the driver could do, then get prepared for it to happen.

05-14-2009, 1:16 AM	#39
Uglystick Administrator Join Date: Oct 08 2007 Location: Australia Age: 49 Posts: 1,571	Re: Tank Bag Conversion for Photo Gear Out of curiosity imnosaint, how does a UV filter stand up to something like a bee impact at 60 mph.. __________________ Laying in bed and crying "Oh God!" does not Constitute going to church

05-14-2009, 2:14 AM	#40
jonscott Railin' Join Date: Apr 17 2009 Location: Portland, OR \| Dallas, TX Posts: 548	Re: Tank Bag Conversion for Photo Gear I don't know about bees, but I can tell you that the ones I've used don't stand up at all to a paintball hit at 300 feet per second (better that than the front element though) __________________ When you see a car, think of the stupidest thing the driver could do, then get prepared for it to happen.

05-14-2009, 2:38 AM	#42
jonscott Railin' Join Date: Apr 17 2009 Location: Portland, OR \| Dallas, TX Posts: 548	Re: Tank Bag Conversion for Photo Gear 300fps is the regulation speed limit for tournament play. __________________ When you see a car, think of the stupidest thing the driver could do, then get prepared for it to happen.

05-14-2009, 2:44 AM	#43
heisti (_)O==*==O(_) Join Date: Feb 22 2008 Location: Enns, Austria Age: 39 Posts: 4,770	Re: Tank Bag Conversion for Photo Gear oh, it´s 330km/h. pretty fast. i know the impact of bees at that speed - makes it some kind of autobahn-crash ;-) __________________ have a nice trip video: youtube \| project: carbon \| chat: here hero-video

05-14-2009, 4:00 AM	#45
heisti (_)O==*==O(_) Join Date: Feb 22 2008 Location: Enns, Austria Age: 39 Posts: 4,770	Re: Tank Bag Conversion for Photo Gear bumble bee or hornet at 270km/h i did not know that i had to watch closely to give you that information today. but i still remember one thing: damn loud! __________________ have a nice trip video: youtube \| project: carbon \| chat: here hero-video

05-14-2009, 8:56 AM	#47
heisti (_)O==*==O(_) Join Date: Feb 22 2008 Location: Enns, Austria Age: 39 Posts: 4,770	Re: Tank Bag Conversion for Photo Gear my tank bag is fixed with magnets too. i don´t think it would fall off. i´m talking about the magnetic field. __________________ have a nice trip video: youtube \| project: carbon \| chat: here hero-video

05-14-2009, 9:04 AM	#48
Uglystick Administrator Join Date: Oct 08 2007 Location: Australia Age: 49 Posts: 1,571	Re: Tank Bag Conversion for Photo Gear magnetic field would only affect storage devices that use magnetism like a microdrive cant affect anything else __________________ Laying in bed and crying "Oh God!" does not Constitute going to church

05-14-2009, 9:14 AM	#49
heisti (_)O==*==O(_) Join Date: Feb 22 2008 Location: Enns, Austria Age: 39 Posts: 4,770	Re: Tank Bag Conversion for Photo Gear you name it.... __________________ have a nice trip video: youtube \| project: carbon \| chat: here hero-video

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