Poster: A snowHead
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I've noticed on these boards pictures that very much look like they've been taken by SLR type camera up the hill.
How do people protect those cameras in the backpack whilst skiing?
I don't have an SLR, I have one of these - http://www.sony.co.uk/product/dsb-nex-6/nex-6 but I don't want to break it if I have a little fall!
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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I've always been put off carrying my SLR more by the worry that it will break me if I fall rather than the other way round!
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i generally think it's pretty safe if it's in my pack. can't remember the last time I fell and landed on my back
if I am likely to be taking a lot of photos I keep my DSLR in a pouch attached to the waist belt of my pack. not particularly safe but I am OK with the trade off of ease of access versus risk of damage
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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I carry mine on the front. It may look ungainly but in fact it never gets in the way and makes the camera very handy. Even if I fall forwards I naturally curl around the camera.
I have a piece of accessory cord running down each rucksack strap and, with two baby carabiners, clip a LowePro TLZ mini between them. Like this:
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I've used a Peli case when out with my SLR and a big lens and having to take it somewhere a bit camera unfriendly (like on a powerboat, or caving) but its a bit unwieldy for taking skiing. Better off using a chest pack and skiing carefully, I reckon.
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I carried a DSLR pretty much all the time skiing. Either in a normal rucksack or airbag. Never had a problem. Never bothered with the plastic bag stuff either.
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Fstop Gear Loka and ICU is my out and about SLR bag for skiing, yacht racing and other such things, yes expensive but then no where near the cost of even one of my L series lenses. Plus given the camera is a 5D MkII and built like a tank I suspect if I did fall on it I'd come off worse.
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I usually ride with a chest pack, which are popular with people who shoot with DSLRs all the time. The main thing is to have the machine accessible, hence it needs to be on the front not the back. Plus unless you fall on your face a lot it's very safe mounted on your chest. These are for "pro" size SLRs though. I ride a lot, some of it on piste, and sometimes I'll crash and burn. I've never damaged a camera from that.
For smaller cameras/ less gear... a smaller chest pack would be my choice, or if it's really small them stick it in a pocket.
You can fasten chest bags to shovel packs, but personally I prefer everything separate for various reasons.
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Thanks for all the tips guys! It's all a bit more hardcore than I was expecting. I had in my mind something more like a beefed up sunglasses case than a foam filled solid suitcase!
Had't really considered a chest pack, but thinking about the crashes I had last season most of them were tips down face plants, so I might pass on that one.... Reassured to hear that just carrying it in an ABS pack should be ok.
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flaming, the NEX is small so I'd go for the smallest Peli case or padded camera case and put it in your pack.
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My Mrs was in hospital for a week after an unexpected forward ejection. She landed on her camera and squashed her pancreas (against her spine AIR). Her retention of the said organ was in the balance for a few days. Take care.
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You know it makes sense.
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Frosty the Snowman, ouch...hope she made a full recovery.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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I've carried a full camera kit on skis before (2 35mm bodies with motordrives, several big lenses, various odds and sods) the trick when doing so is not to fall over, ever ! If you think you might fall then DO NOT carry a lot of kit, cameras can be replaced but the damage they can do to your body might be harder to fix, if you want to get good photos up a mountain a good digital compact can give excellent results, I have a Cannon G11 which fits nicely into a chest pocket in a small padded bag, cameras and really cold weather do not mix due to the effect the cold can have on batteries, carrying a smaller camera close to the body is one way to keep the camera a bit warmer.
If you must carry a bigger camera try not to carry lots of kit with you, and not long lenses, again if you fall both you and the kit are likely to be worse off, personally I'd not carry a camera kit on my back if I were worried about falling, it will alter your balance point and should you fall it means you are more likely to hurt your back, for smaller amounts of kit chest or belt mounts are best, easily accessible and less likely to hurt you in an accident though as Frosty the Snowman, reports its not impossible. Camera Care Systems make an excellent range of belt mounting bags, many of which include useful features such as internal draw string closure to help keep snow out, CCS classic range from personal preference but their Freestyle range may also suit.
Bear in mind when arranging kit on yourself that you may have to remove it or alter its position when on various ski lifts, backpacks are not good on chairlifts belt mounts can be an issue on drag lifts, both are a pain in gondolas and may require you to remove them, please remember to take them with you when you dismount
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