I’ve written earlier than about methods to take unbelievable bicycle touring pictures, however I’ve by no means talked in regards to the gear I exploit to supply my bicycle touring pictures and movies.
Questions on my digital camera gear is definitely quite common. After 16+ years of biking world wide and capturing 1000’s of pictures and movies from my bicycle touring adventures, individuals are all the time asking me, “What sort of digital camera, laptop, smartphone, and so on do you utilize?”
This text will assist to reply that query! Beneath you can see an in depth breakdown of the digital camera gear and different electronics I’m utilizing to seize memorable moments from my bicycle touring experiences.
Canon T2i DSLR Digital Digicam
My Canon T2i DSLR digital camera is greater than 5 years outdated now, nevertheless it’s nonetheless producing stunning pictures for me. This digital camera can now be bought for less than $215 USD, however the up to date model of this digital camera will set you again over $1,000 USD. I carry my DSLR digital camera in my handlebar bag so I can rapidly snap pictures from the highway and it’s my primary digital camera for taking high-quality pictures and video.
Lowepro SLR Digicam Delicate Case
As a way to shield my DSLR digital camera, I carry it on this Lowepro SLR Digicam smooth case. The product is proven right here with each a shoulder strap and a hand grip, however I reduce them each off (to avoid wasting weight) and don’t use both of them.
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM Normal Zoom Lens
That is the lens I exploit for many of my bicycle touring and journey pictures. It doesn’t produce the sharpest pictures on the planet, however its zoom lens makes it probably the most helpful of all of the DSLR digital camera lenses I’m carrying.
Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 Digicam Lens
When the state of affairs is true, I’ll pull out my Canon 50 mm lens and use it to take some actually high-quality pictures. The photograph on the prime of this text, for instance, was taken with this 50 mm lens.
Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8 Large-Angle Digicam Lens
For panorama pictures, inside lodge room pictures, and video running a blog, that is the lens I resort to first. It has a slight bubble to the picture that’s noticeable in movies, however not a lot in nonetheless pictures.
Canon Powershot ELPH 350 HS
The Canon Powershot ELPH 350 HS is my go-to digital camera for video running a blog.The overwhelming majority of my movies this 12 months have been shot on this small, light-weight point-and-shoot digital camera. The video/photograph high quality isn’t nice, however I feel it’s ok in the intervening time.
Samsung Galaxy S5 Mini Worldwide Smartphone
Along with the 2 Canon cameras talked about above, I additionally shoot a good quantity of video with my Samsung Galaxy S5 smartphone. The digital camera is horrible for pictures, nevertheless it’s really fairly good in the case of video. This whole video, for instance, was shot virtually solely with my smartphone.
GoPro Hero Video Digicam
My GoPro Hero video digital camera rides in my handlebar bag and is all the time inside straightforward attain. The GoPro is nice for sure kinds of photographs (i.e. driving photographs within the rain or by crowded metropolis streets), however just isn’t a digital camera I might wish to use to doc my complete bicycle tour. The sound high quality is de facto unhealthy and the picture has a significant bubble to it.
GoPro Selfie Stick
Along with the GoPro video digital camera itself, I exploit this brief plastic helmet/selfie stick to simply grip and carry the GoPro whereas I’m driving. With out this plastic deal with, it will be very tough to make use of my GoPro in any significant means.
GoPro Chesty Chest Mount
Factor unusual contraption permits me to experience my bicycle and movie hands-free with my GoPro video digital camera. The GoPro Chesty chest mount produces a really particular sort of driving shot, which I’ve discovered to be most helpful and fascinating when descending giant hills and mountains. Click on right here to see a video shot with the GoPro Chesty.
DJI Phantom 4 Quadcopter/Drone
The DJI Phantom 4 Quadcopter (or drone) is a tremendous piece of {photograph}/videography gear. Carrying the drone, distant controller, battery charger and spare propellers just isn’t precisely straightforward (as a result of it’s fairly giant and weights fairly a bit), however I’m able to match the drone inside certainly one of my rear panniers and carry it with relative ease. Watch these three movies (#1, #2 and #3) to see pattern footage shot with my DJI Phantom 4 Quadcopter.
Sony VCT-60AV Tripod
Nearly the entire pictures and movies you see of me driving my bike have been taken with this tripod. Although I hardly ever use my Sony VCT-60AV tripod, I’m joyful to have it when the chance presents itself to take a photograph or video of me really on my bike.
Jobi GorillaPod SLR Zoom Tripod
For my most up-to-date bike tour in South America, I left my bigger Sony tripod at house and opted to make use of this a lot smaller and lighter Jobi GorillaPod SLR Zoom tripod. I haven’t had sufficient expertise with it but to provide it a full evaluation, however I do wish to dimension and weight advantages.
13″ MacBook Professional Laptop computer Laptop
As a result of I’m not simply bicycle touring, however working from the highway as effectively, I carry my MacBook Professional laptop computer laptop and charger with me. It’s fairly heavy, however I’m grateful to have it when the time comes for me to take a seat down and do my work. That is the pc I exploit to edit all my bicycle touring pictures and movies. I exploit Adobe Lightroom to edit my pictures and iMovie to edit my movies.
Western Digital 2 TB Exterior Onerous Drive & Case
The entire pictures and movies I shoot on my bicycle touring adventures are saved on this single Western Digital 2 TB onerous drive. Along with the onerous drive itself, I additionally use this Western Digital protecting case to maintain my information secure whereas I’m touring.
That’s every part I exploit to create the pictures and movies you see right here on the Bicycle Touring Professional web site. You probably have any questions on any of the gear I’ve listed right here, please depart a remark beneath and I’ll reply to you as quickly as I can.
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