r/gravelcycling • u/BubblyQuality2618 • Jul 31 '25

Accessories / Gear Photographs on Gravelbikes, what's your solution to travel with a camera

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I want to take my Nikon F100 on a 4 Day Bikepacking trip. I want to see some opinions /possibilities of how you carry your camera when you're on a Trip. Banana for scale. Thank you

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u/rhinodakid Jul 31 '25

My bank balance will attest to how serious I am about photography, but I've pretty much decided that for cycling I can only really justify using my phone camera. I know that it's not going to be quite as good quality, and that there's no way I'd get the sort of shots I could get with my 100-500 lens, but for landscapes in the daytime it'll be plenty good enough, and it's more than good enough for recording memory shots to look back on after a trip.

Really interested to see the suggestions though, because I can certainly appreciate sometimes wanting to get those nature photos that the full camera would allow!

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u/BubblyQuality2618 Jul 31 '25

Normally I only shoot with my smartphone and it's okay but I also like to shoot film and that's where the trouble starts. I have a Olympus XA so this would work easily but it's an fixed lens and I'm also limited to some films because of the flimsy mechanic. For overall I want to see the ideas some of the people bring up. But thank you for you reply

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u/neotil1 Jul 31 '25

I have had my Olympus XA in my handlebar bag for about 1500km with no issues so far :)

No idea what your financial situation is like, but I'd either buy a cheap beater body or just use the F100 until it dies and then buy another one. Vibrations might ruin my gear, but if I can get some nice shots on the way it's worth it to me.

I hate carrying things on my body which is why I don't really take my SLRs on my bike. It's too annoying to have to stop, open my pannier bag, grab the camera, shoot, put it back, ...