tpchmara@wateng.UUCP (Tom Chmara) (04/17/84)
[] A fellow from the Uvinersity is planning a trip to Europe this summer: cycling for about 3 months. He's got a reasonably nice camera, and is concerned about it not surviving the jostling of a cycle trip, stuffed into panniers or other bike bags. Do any of the more ardent cyclists among those of this net have any advice for a new world traveller? I'd be kind of interested myself, but I'm headed off for a few weeks and would not be around to catch the reply, so please post it to this group. Many thanks for your advice, ---tpc--- ( Tom Chmara EE @ University of Waterloo )
ron@brl-vgr.ARPA (Ron Natalie <ron>) (04/18/84)
I've owned several 35mm cameras and have put them through all kinds of abuse (a camera is a tool, don't abuse it, but don't pamper it either). I don't suspect that any of the modern 35mm cameras will be damaged by the vibration of cycling, especially as they are become less mechanical all the time. I have often ridden with one in backpacks and have also ridden with my camera equipment sholder bag. I also fly with it sitting on the dash of the airplane which is probably worse vibration than bicycling ever is. However, I did have a Pentax Spotmatic II camera, which had a rather cheap meter switch. It broke while riding around in a volkswagon bus one day. -Ron
blb@cbscc.UUCP (Ben Branch) (04/18/84)
I've carried a Fujica 35-mm SLR in my handlebar bag for about four years now, a couple of thousand miles a year. The only trouble I've had is that the little screws holding the bottom plate to the camera body tend to unscrew themselves, but that's just an acceleration of something that tends to happen OFF the bike as well.