Re: Camera motorcycle (and bicycles)

2001-05-21 Thread Peter Alling
The low constant vibrations of an Airplane can vibrate the screws out of a camera probably faster than the coarser movements of a bicycle however constant bouncing around can throw a mechanical camera's shutter speeds off. The electronics might be effected by having friction connections, (any

Re: Camera motorcycle (and bicycles)

2001-05-20 Thread Dave Maki
Adding a bicycle's vibration to Raimo's question... I will be taking cameras on a bicycle tour this summer. The cameras could be packed on the frame or carried in a pack on me. There will be more vibration if they are directly on the bike, but more weight for me if I have to carry

Re: Camera motorcycle (and bicycles)

2001-05-20 Thread bc
On 20 May 2001, at 10:42, Dave Maki wrote: Adding a bicycle's vibration to Raimo's question... I will be taking cameras on a bicycle tour this summer. The cameras could be packed on the frame or carried in a pack on me. There will be more vibration if they are directly on the

Vs: Camera motorcycle (and bicycles)

2001-05-20 Thread Raimo Korhonen
That´s what I would like to know, too. All the best! Raimo Personal photography homepage at http://personal.inet.fi/private/raimo.korhonen -Alkuperäinen viesti- Lähettäjä: Dave Maki [EMAIL PROTECTED] Vastaanottaja: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Does vibration ever cause problems

Re: Vs: Camera motorcycle (and bicycles)

2001-05-20 Thread Shel Belinkoff
After 45,000 miles on my motorcycle, through all kinds of weather and even rough, dirt roads, my ME Super suffered absolutely no consequences. I still use it to this day, and it still works like it just came out of the box. I'd say that you shouldn't be concerned. -- Shel Belinkoff

Re: Vs: Camera motorcycle (and bicycles)

2001-05-20 Thread Alexander Krohe
Does vibration ever cause problems for the camera body? No, most vibrations of the motorbike are absorbed by the camera bag (Tamrac, Loewe pro, etc) and by the body (when the camera bag is carried on the body). The biggest threat for the camera

Re: Vs: Camera motorcycle (and bicycles)

2001-05-20 Thread Dave Maki
Thanks to all. It sounds like vibration won't disrupt the electonics, so long as the camera is protected normally. Alexander Krohe wrote: Does vibration ever cause problems for the camera body? No, most vibrations of the motorbike are