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The padded guts from Canon's backpack convert neatly into River Road's stacking tank bag system, holding lots of gear and making it easy to get to.

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jonscott

Very nice

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heisti

looks fine. is that a magnetic tank pad?

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ImNoSaint

Yes, magnetic.

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heisti

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

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jonscott

No effect unless you use microdrives and ride directly under a scrapyard electromagnet. If you have a portable hard drive/card dumper, just keep it in another bag if it worries you.

Another way to think of it is, if a mag bag doesn't affect your iPod, it won't affect your photo gear.

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heisti

you mean the day when i watched a friend formatting his ipod-hdd with linux?
that happening made me posting here.

my olympus stays safe in my oxford sidebags

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Uglystick

Hmm looks like a Canon 40D (i think)
Canon EF-S 10-22 and that might be a 200 non L lens. Nice...

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jonscott

A little small for a 40D...Looks more like a Rebel to me.

But I'm a Nikon guy, so :shrug:

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ImNoSaint

It's a Rebel. The 40D comes out for the paying customers. Canon EF 75-300, and an EF 18-55 on the body. The 10-22 is my favorite glass.

Also along for the ride is a GoPro Hero Cam, a Sony MiniDV Handycam and a Canon Sure Shot.

And for the magnets, I've never had any of my media affected, only the plate in my head when I tuck too low.

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Uglystick

I took into account that it looked small but i was thinking small compared to my 5D.

My favourite canon lens is the 24-70L followed closely by the 70-200L IS. There is not much you cant do with the range on those 2 lenses.

Although i would have to rethink that if I was using a C size sensor.

Never been into Video stuff or point and shoot for that matter.

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ImNoSaint

My daughter is riding pillion on our upcoming trip. I wear a small backpack with an external clip where she can secure either the rangefinder or the MiniDV cam while she's shooting the other. Both have wrist straps. We'll be posting media we've shot during the day to our website (below).

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jonscott

You pee your pants and forget your name too?

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DeathWish01

i wouldn't even THINK about carrying that much photo gear on a bike... not only would you be out the damages of your bike but if you spent anything like i did on mine (or worse heisti) you'd be out the price of another bike....

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Uglystick

Not to belittle heisti's gear but out would be out considerably more than the my bike is worth in the US.

I cant carry my gear on the bike in that way because the case is too big. (its larger than a givi topbox by a fair bit.)

But like jon and unlike Jon. We are both professional photographers, its just that he is doing it for a living, im not.. But I still have all the gear and its aimed primarily at motorsport photography so I have long fast lenses and they cost a mint..

The last work I had published was 2 years ago in Two Wheels magazine of Troy Corser rolling accross the track and being clipped by Alex Baross as he went past.. Nice 2 page spread... I was right pleased with myself.

But I mostly hire my (larger) long fast lenses now I cant afford to have $13000 AU tied up in a lens anymore.. (not when I can hire it for $500 for the weekend)

The last work I had published was 2 years ago in Two Wheels magazine of Troy Corser rolling accross the track and being clipped by Alex Baross as he went past.. Nice 2 page spread... I was right pleased with myself.

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Uglystick

But Mike your NOT supposed to drop your bike with or without the gear on it..

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DeathWish01

your not SUPPOSED to drop your bike PERIOD... but it happens....
otherwise why do we ATGATT?

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jonscott

That's why we have insurance...And beater gear for stuff like this.

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DeathWish01

ive heard about this... you got any URLS? i mean im not a professional photographer either... but im trying to learn, just bought my first nikon dSLR last month, and taken close to 1000 pics, some look really cool... others might as well been done w/ a PAS camera.... got a really nice pic of a seagull and goose taking off in midflight, took up the whole frame.. just a lucky shot i suppose, but mainly i use it for my daughters, and my wife is a semi-pro studio photographer... so she's more interested in lighting and backgrounds and seat positions then anything else...
sorry for going off topic, at least its still in the photo area LOL

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DeathWish01

and you do have a valid point... unless your like me and don't require insurance... but thats a whole 'nother story...

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jonscott

I didn't mean on the bike...I meant on the camera gear. Even comprehensive auto insurance with a rider won't cover the loss of "professional, high-loss-value equipment."

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Uglystick

Ill post the pic when I get home..

As for the professional photography URLS i went to school for 3 years to learn Content, The way the brain works and how to draw the eye into an image. perspective, lighting, Post production and the list goes on.. not really something you can pick up off the web..

I would bet that if jon takes 1000 photo's 900 would be beyond the ability of the hack photographer (technically)
800 of them would be usable professionally
600 would be submitted for use to the client
200 would be accepted by the client
20 of those chosen would be the ones jon thought that the client would choose. lol

How far wrong am I jon...

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DeathWish01

oh progressive will cover up to 3000 bucks in luggage... comes free w/ motorcycle insurance... and its only 800 bucks a year for me... prolly more or less for people who have more motorcycle time or have lots of tickets...

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Uglystick

That covers 1 of my camera bodies (my 5d)
and 1 Lens my 100-400L ..

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DeathWish01

no no i meant do you have any of your pics online... not how did you learn to take pics LOL
wasn't it you that did that bit on the motorcycle magazine about birds, wanting us to send us our pictures and somehow heisti's mangled mess made it in... or am i thinking of someone else?

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Uglystick

No not I my friend..

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DeathWish01

well im sure you can upgrade it... the 3000 is just the free stuff.... damn you guys and your camera's... why do you carry it on a bike, ain't you scared its gonna mess up your camera or get stolen or just some random act of god happening, that you would be safer in a car then a bike... <shrugs> just my opinion... i just stick my camera in my givi case and wrap it in my "just in case" clothing...

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Uglystick

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

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jonscott

You're pretty much on the money in terms of percentage

That's luggage...Personal property, not "commercial equipment." The waters get murky there, and it's very frustrating (don't even get me started on crossing into Canada with my gear), so it's much better to just buy separate equipment insurance available through many of the pro shooter organizations.

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DeathWish01

well chit... givin the forum name i was thinking that you were packin it on your bike... LOL. I would too if i had as much gear as you, i just carry the camera w/ the lense and nothing else so if it goes im not out too awefully much, at least not the cost of the bird

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