Check out the cool pic

[Houdini]

Misty took this picture of Dave and Janet while on the RFK on Sunday.  The mirror may be a common shot for backseat drivers but I could never get Mary to take pics; she was always afraid of dropping the camera.



We took over 150 pics and almost killed my batteries.

Chuck

[godfire]

very cool

[Disco]

Very cool, indeed.  But what's that wing doing up there with all the valks?   

[RainMaker]

No biggie.  Someone decided to take the family car instead of the sports car.

[Houdini]

Actually, I believe that was a VTX in front of Dave and a Hardley in front of that.  I also believe, other than the sidecars, I was the first Valk in the procession.

Does that make me special?

Chuck

[Rocketman]

Misty took this picture of Dave and Janet while on the RFK on Sunday.  The mirror may be a common shot for backseat drivers but I could never get Mary to take pics; she was always afraid of dropping the camera.

We took over 150 pics and almost killed my batteries.

Chuck

We bought a "ride camera", one that's cheaper, but competent.  That way, if it gets dropped, it isn't that big of a problem.  The nicer camera gets stashed in the trunk for the posed shots. 
Downside:  the cost in memory cards and batteries may quickly outpace the cost of the camera.
Upside:  Some really cool shots from the back of a moving motorcycle.

PS:  Trust your wrist strap.  It's your friend.

[Houdini]

We bought a "ride camera", one that's cheaper, but competent.  That way, if it gets dropped, it isn't that big of a problem.  The nicer camera gets stashed in the trunk for the posed shots. 
Downside:  the cost in memory cards and batteries may quickly outpace the cost of the camera.
Upside:  Some really cool shots from the back of a moving motorcycle.

PS:  Trust your wrist strap.  It's your friend.

That is our ride camera.  I wanted an inexpensive camera for some business travelling I had to do and it also worked out for riding.  Being a Canon fan I settled on an A590 IS.  It is an amazing little camera that is cheap enough that I wouldn't freak if it was dropped off the bike.  Misty had the strap twisted all the way up until it was tight around her wrist; just to be safe. 

It has a 4 GB memory card so I can take quite a few pics and videos; but it munches up batteries.  I bought quality rechargeable batteries but they don't last long; I keep 2 in it and 4 spares handy so I don't short myself.

Chuck

[Rocketman]

... but it munches up batteries.  I bought quality rechargeable batteries but they don't last long; I keep 2 in it and 4 spares handy so I don't short myself.

Chuck

Try using the lithium disposables.  More expensive than regular disposables, but last a LOT longer.  One of our cameras (the supposed nice one) started chewing through the rechargables about a year ago.  It got to the point that they would only last three or four shots.  That's with new batteries, fully charged.  Lithiums lasted through a hundred or two hundred pictures on my recent Florida trip.  Still not good, but the camera is useable again.