Asking the centipede

[kmurphy165]

Greetings Students. Glad to see this new forum as I'm getting my first real digital camera and intend to use it riding.

The question is, how do you take the picture while in motion? I intend to mount the camera on a ram mount over either the brake or clutch fluid reservoirs. But I'm wondering how to see the shot in the LCD and then trigger the shutter? Also, working the power and shutter buttons through riding gloves?

Thanks.

Karl

[JPSpen]

Get a passenger. Have them take the pics...

Or, the picture you take might be one of you crashing !:eek:

Lots of guys mount their cams and do that. Use a remote shutter maybe ?

Probably can't see the picture while driving though. Too dangerous..

Just get it framed up the way you want it static. Then just shoot away..

good Luck

John

[kmurphy165]

Get a passenger. Have them take the pics...

Or, the picture you take might be one of you crashing !:eek:

Lots of guys mount their cams and do that. Use a remote shutter maybe ?

Probably can't see the picture while driving though. Too dangerous..

Just get it framed up the way you want it static. Then just shoot away..

good Luck

JohnHi, John. Thanks for the reply. I've been giving consideration to how to frame the shot and not ride off the road and basically have come up with 2 methods:

1) go high tech and gen up a fiber optic connection from the camera's LCD display to a heads-up display on the visor of my helmet and then remote shot-by-wire triggering device

or

2) go low tech and get one of those cardboard long box type periscopes kids get at fairs and circuses and zip tie it to the tupperware and windshield of the box with the low end duct taped to the LCD display of the camera.

Each has its plusses and minuses, just have to figure out which to do....

Karl

[bonafidebob]

The question is, how do you take the picture while in motion?
Get a handheld camera that can be operated with one hand, (I got the Canon SD870 for this, the widescreen and image stabilization features are nice too) set it to continuous shot, lock the throttle, grab the camera, don't bother trying to frame with the LCD just point and shoot-shoot-shoot. One of 'em will be a keeper. :-)

Attach the camera to yourself with a decent lanyard (I use a retractable snap on badge holder from work) so you can drop it in your lap without having to worry about losing it.