Originally Posted by
icyclist
This is a dilemma I often face. Most of the time I ride without a camera, because I'd rather just ride than make photos. However, on some rides I do take a camera, and this ride is one of them. I definitely don't stop for photos on group rides unless I'm a lot stronger than the rest of the group and can rejoin without too much effort.
I do make photos from my bike, but often that happens when I'm stopped on my bike. Looking back at the photos here, I see six of them were made while moving - but I did so very carefully.
I usually keep my camera in a jersey pocket. I can reach for the camera, turn it on, and fire with one hand. I don't do that descending hills, or riding hard up a hill. My camera: Panasonic LF1.
I do a lot of pictures on the week long tours while rolling along using a digital camera with zoom. Like you I used to store the camera in my jersey pocket but I'm now using a bento bag on the top tube. My bag has a flap that will velcro shut to close the bag very securely. I've never had an issue with the camera hopping out and off the top tube. When I purchased the camera I made sure I could work everything with one hand, including the zoom.
Enjoyed the ride report and pics. One of these days I'll need to come out and join you folks for the Century.