Hi guys! I am sure there are some photography fans among you. I wonder, how do you carry cameras on road bikes?

On my weekend rides I often end up in very nice places and would like to take some photos to share and keep a record of where I have been. Now the thing is that photography as an hobby has always been rather important for me. I have a good DSLR camera and a bunch of lenses. I wonder whether carrying SLR with a small lens would work out fine, or would it slow me down too much when climbing. After all it is close to 1kg. How would you carry it? I was thinking of Osprey Talon 5.5 backpack, or smth similar from Deuter... I am not so sure though that I would be happy with the weight on my back. In addition I have my doubts about the ventilation of the bags.

On the other hand I thought of picking up a small compact camera. While I might struggle in the beginning to get used to the lower image quality, it obviously has advantages for cycling. May be a waist pack would be a good option to carry such smaller camera?

What's your take on bringing cameras along when going cycling?