The PERFECT cycling and bikepacking camera...
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 21 ก.พ. 2021
- Here's my camera recommendations everyone!
My actual cameras used in this video:
-Pixel 5
-Fujifilm X-T1 with 27mm f2.8 lens
-Sony RX100M3
-Sony FDRX3000 action camera
-Sony a6300 + Sigma 16mm f1.4 lens
Filmed with a Fujifilm X-T4 + Fuji 16-55 f2.8 lens
RECOMMENDATIONS:
Phones: Basically anything above $500. I like Pixels, iPhones, Samsungs, all the usual subjects!
Action cameras:
-Anything GoPro
-dji Osmo Action 2 - gold star pick
-Xiaomi Mi 4k is the value pick
Compacts:
-Whatever Sony Rx100 you can afford and are willing to destroy
-Canon G7X
-Panasonic DC-TZS95
-Fujifilm X100v if you're a total legend
Interchangeable lens cameras:
-I'd sell my soul for a Fujifilm X-e4
-Sony a6100
-Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III
Read my words! I'm an editor over at www.lavelocita.cc
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Curious what gear I use to make these videos? This has been my setup since 2018:
Sony a6300 camera but for 2020 I'd recommend its replacement Sony a6400: amzn.to/32EUOtq
Sigma 16mm lens: amzn.to/30y7lfE
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I can't stop from laughing when you refer to cycling and photography as expensive hobbies. Couldn't agree more
Loving your work you’re doing some great stuff very impressed with your photos and your content on TH-cam as well as your articles it’s never just a job when you love it. 👍😊
Thanks so much David, really appreciate your nice feedback 😁
Great info James always good to see
Great video and nice shots throughout. I feel you nailed it about the value of phones vs the fuji quality. I love the 27mm set up with my xt3, i think that roughly 40mm ff equivalent is such a sweet spot. Currently lusting after the weather sealed version.
Not sure how to say this, but I think you're the most likable youtuber I've ever seen. At least cycling youtuber. Great videos, dude.
Ahhhh thanks so much! That's really nice of you, and really means a lot to hear 😁
Very motivating to keep making more content!
Way cool, great tips, and very impressive photography by you!
Much appreciated Paul!
Nice video! Thanks! What camera bags are your choice for your bikes?
Man, you have awesome content in your channel. So happy I stumbled upon you!
Ahhh thanks mate! Glad to be able to help out!
More good stuff James! Personally I never go for any type of ride, not even a little fitness ride, without firing off a few shots. And always using my iPhone. As something of a photo nerd myself it has taken iron discipline to stop me splashing cash on camera gear for the bike, so my sincere thanks to you for your help in validating my choice to remain frugal.
Haha, well you still CAN buy camera gear, but I'd caution you investing in it forr cycling alone. If you're doing other photography then go nuts!
what you take and how you take it is way more important than what you take it with. great video. really enjoyed this one :)
Glad to hear it mate, I might think of more ways to cover cycling and photography together 😁📸
Hi Ride Adelaide. Thank you for sharing your thoughts. After my first X-T20 I now have the X-E3 with the original xf27-f2.8 for the weight of it. But I also like the xf50-f2 for the compressed look. Do you change lenses on your trips? Greetings from Germany
You nail it
I used an X-H1 with the 16mm f/1.4 for a lot of my bikepacking trips. It's a little bit too big, and sold the 27mm pancake in anticipation of the WR one. Can't wait! Fujigang for life.
Wow, seems like half the comments section shoots Fuji. Which is rad! And man I'd love a 16mm f1.4. I only recently got the 16-55 f2.8 so I can't justify it yet but the more photos I see from that lens makes me want it even more.
Options for getting those wildlife snaps that are just out of range with the phone?
Macros aren’t too bad with phone, the slime moulds and orange jellies come out pretty good.
Thanks for the inspiration!
Excellent video, thank you JR!
Love to see scenic cycling shots
Don't forget the Ricoh GR. Fits easily in any pocket. Take it out, switch on, adjust metering if necessary, shoot - all fast and easy in one go with one hand. Great APS-C image quality from a great little lens. Only useable for photos, though, and not very rugged. And no viewfinder. Get the original GR with 16MP if you don't want to waste too much money, it's still great. You have to reduce yourself to one fixed focal length. But there is no other compact camera like this.
I actually use the GR3 now as my main camera. I've been thinking of making a follow up video about how much I love it but no time 😭
@@JustRideAdelaide would love to hear a review of GR3 as cycling camera! Any problems with durability, weather / dust / gravel riding conditions resistance of GR3?
Great, video. Wise words indeed. Wish I watched it 3 weeks ago 🤣👍
Great photography work (y). I would say the compact camera's are the sweet spot, especially if you are interested in shooting raw and doing some post production. I too have been shooting with an RX camera and my only real gripe are the fiddly buttons. That being said the Fuji looking like a great alternative ....
Also its worth considering used camera's? The camera will get beaten up and its a good place to save money if the cameras are pre beaten haha.
Absolutely! That Fuji X-T1 was used. I bought it because it was weather sealed and it's survived so far. I freakin love that camera. I love the RX100 series, how bonkers is the VII? Ridiculous specs. I'd be far too scared to take that out on the bike.
Do you know if the Fuji with the 27mm fits in the Apidura Racing Top Tube Pack?
Great video, something I've been thinking about. I end up just using my phone for convenience, but I really miss the quality of my X100F. Just worried about destroying it with vibrations or weather.
I've found that I always miss my camera when I don't have it. Then I'm thankful it's not whacking me in the back all ride 😂
Big thumbs up for the RX100 series (I use the Mark 4) they are so good I have left my Nikon D7500 at home whenever I'm not sure I will use it! I also just got a GoPro Hero 8 black as my Hero 5 session's battery just died to fast (to bad was the smallest camera with good video)!
Ow and I also take mostly my Phone with me on the bike together with a GoPro, my RX100 only when I'm at a great spot (like the mountains in Switzerland), my next phone WILL have a periscope lens though, I have missed a few shots because I couldn't get close enough (cute fox for example)!
I can only imagine how good it would be riding and taking photos in Switzerland. I'd probably spend most of the time off the bike with the camera!
Great info
Thanks mate!
I really like your photos of bikeaction, but i also like the candid shots like in 0.37, 0.45 or 1.22.
Now, i have to think about of merging my two hobbys (guess what?!) together. For my next ride, i will grab my x-t2 with a fixed lens!
Hell yeah! Love the Fuji rigs. My whole Instagram runs on Classic Chrome nowadays 😂
Great video! I've been personally getting into bird photography but only while hiking. But I finally got a gravel bike and now am seeing more wildlife on the bike, i found the possibly of a camera with a bike is the most powerful idea yet! For wildlife a large focal length is required which with interchangeable lens cameras can cost thousands and the 600mm lenses are massive, just not something im into. So ive got a small sensor zoom camera and its still fairly large, but I'm thinking of getting a backpack to take it on rides with me
Zoom lenses really ruin compact setups. My Fuji + 50-140 lens is relatively compact but I don't want to ride too far with it just bouncing on my back. I use a Crumpler messenger bag for when I need to ride far with that rig
@@JustRideAdelaide hey, by zoom lens i was meaning still a point and shoot fixed lens camera. Ive got the nikon P1000, it is pretty big but it wouldn't be much of a ride at that point, it would be more of a photography session and the bike is just a tool to cover more ground and find birds.
@@KurtisPape Holy moly those P1000s are monsters! Hilarious that they managed to fit that enormous zoom inside the body.
@@JustRideAdelaide yea its pretty big, not just the lens but the whole body. Honestly it's generally poor image quality, a poor performer interms of auto focus, low light etc. But... I was expecting that. The build quality is great and I only needed it for the specific purpose of bird photography, which for the price is the best option out there. JPEGs are only 3 - 4mb but I guess it does counteract the poor quality by including raw format, files are 25mb and low light photos can be saved
I’m a landscape photographer and cycle a lot with my camera in the nature. I wanted to have really good image quality so phone or compact camera was not an option. At the same time I wanted to have as big coverage of focal lengths as possible. I decided to go APSC instead of full frame because of the size of the lenses and since 2019 I use xt20. Generally I carry 3 lenses as I go cycling. Everything is the special handlebar bag for camera gear - it is more convenient than backpack. However I had to mount kick stand to all my bikes because without it stopping to take a picture is inconvenient - if you want to take off the saddle you have to close the bag before to protect the rest of the lenses from falling out
Curious to know what handlebar bag you use to carry your camera gear.
@@jruizzz17 I use SPORT ARSENAL Expedice Art. 310 I believe it won't be available in most countries because it's made Czech Republic
what is the intro music?! :) huge thanks for all the information ^^
100% Agree
Great video! Thanks for sharing your thoughts, I've just bought the pirelli tire you recomended! ;-) My photo combo is a newer used sony rx with 24-200mm lens, it helps a lot in composition and at 200mm you can have some bokeh. Gopro 9 + Max lens mod is what I am using for video, arrived a week ago, I can say it's a game changer!! Keep posting! ;-)
ohh and forget to mention, the bite mount for gopro ;-)
wooooah that's an amazing camera setup.Great choice of tyrres too! Mine are still going strong.
@@JustRideAdelaide good to know, hope for this price it will last forever 🤣🤣 although i miss real bokeh on wider fov..
For stills on GoPro, it’s better to screen grab from video than to take a photo
could you give tips on how to take good photos
If I may ask, what is the model of the Kash helmet you have there?
Utopia 👌
I bought my RX 100 m2 as a travel Camera to save me carrying all my Fuji gear 👍
Summary: best camera is the one you have with you. But years later when you look at the files, you might have wished you were willing to toughen up and carry a few extra ounces and bring a better camera. Conclusion: any camera is better than no camera but not all cameras are equal.
I see on your IG that you've moved to the Canon R6 from the XT4, may I ask why? pros and cons? I've been debating on whether to go deep into Fuji to shoot cycling races or if I should go to Canon for that. Not exactly impressed with the AF of my XT3 but it feels SO GOOD to shoot with compared to the Sony FF I sold.
Hey mate! Yes indeed I went with the R6. The short version of the story is autofocus. The Fuji AF is pretty good for general shooting but it can't cut the mustard for fast moving action. I really wanted the Fuji system to be a sleeper sports rig. I had the best body with the best lens - 50-140 f2.8 - and it missed way too often. Ya just can't afford to miss the big moments in sport because they only happen once. I still really like Fuji cameras and lenses. I've trimmed the collection back to my X-T1 and the 16 mm f1.4, and 35 mm f2. My favourite on-bike shooting camera is now the Ricoh Griii. It's so damn compact and the image quality is superb.
Oh, and if you're thinkin of going Canon, I've been pretty happy with the R6. AF performaance is excellent, 20 megapixels is plenty, and the camera handles brilliantly. The biggest problem is RF lenses. They're all so damn expensive! I have the 24-70 and 70-200 2.8s and they cost a lot and the affordable lenses don't focus fast enough - the 35mm f1.8 is a fantastic lens but it's slow. Sony is the far better platform for lens variety to suit a range of budgets right now.
@@JustRideAdelaide Thanks for the feedback! That's so unfortunate to hear. I really want to stick with Fuji for the same reasons you mentioned. I guess I won't invest much more into it and wait to see what the other brands come up with. I've also missed so many shots compared to my old Sony A7iii. Frustrating
And you're right about the costs! I was shocked to see the prices and how few lenses there were in the used market compared to Sony. Way more saturated.
Hey, the Osmo Action 2 is not out yet (as written in the description). I guess you mean the Osmo Pocket 2 as mentioned by you in the video.
When carrying a compact camera in the back pockets, should I worry about sweat affecting it?
Sure getting some sort of weather-proofed camera could help, but that's not what I have. And putting it in some sort of case would make it quite inaccessible.
Hmmmm, I think sweat will eventually get into it over time. I've sweated on my camera a lot over the years. Maybe just give it a thorough wipe down after your ride.
@@JustRideAdelaide Thanks, that's good to know. I will definitifely bring my camera more often once spring is here.
I don't know whether this is true, but I would suspect that cameras and lenses with OIS might not appreciate the relentless vibrational shocks from riding.
Nice - i am looking to grab an old fuji x100 for riding, lower cost, weather sealed and still takes amazing pics while being a dream to use ergonomically like the XT20 i have, but much more pocketlable (is that a word). Ok so it will just be 35mm equiv but that is ok. But yeah, my Pixel3A takes amazing pics and i already take it on rides so what the hell am i doing?
oof, I've been tempted by some very cheap x100s & x100f cameras on Facebook marketplace recently. And don't feel bad about having a nice phone and still taking a camera. It's all worth it when you look back at those delicious Fuji files!
@@JustRideAdelaide Yup - and second hand makes sense if it is going to see a hard life. Thanks for the nice wee videos, looking forward to the mercury rising here in the norther hemisphere so i can get out on some overnight adventures (when restrictions are lifted too!)
Just a bit of a warning that the X100 series isn't weather sealed before the current X100V.
I like very much your pictures. I save from la velocita website some of your pictures in my laptop and have it in my desktop from your gravel trips.
ahhh that's very cool to hear Christian! I'll have to get out there and take some new ones!
Lol Carlos. ...but you can call me Christian. Too many Carlos already in this world 😂
@@C.Medina woops! Sorry, I have no idea why I saw "C. Medina" and assumed Christian...
Hahaha. ...no worries. Too many people in the Internet to know some random guy name. 😆😉
Im using canon eos m50 with 22mm lens. I was bikepacking with it on some gravel roads for 7 data and its done well. I started using camera because I wanted to slow done trips and enjoy landscapes and views. Phone was to much instant ;)
ahhh I forgot the mention the Eos M50! And the M6 line. Really like the options from Canon APSC, especially their 24mm pancake lens.
I would argue that riding with a heavy camera can be considered a skill in and of itself. After all, professional film makers go to great lengths to rig their cameras up onto vehicles, dollies, etc. to capture the perfect shots.
Phone with a Moment lens is a very good travel camera
I use a Lumix TZ100 compact for cycling. While the Sony RX100 is arguably better I can buy 3 TZ100s for the same cost of that or an Iphone if damaged. I leave my smartphone at home too and take a cheap phone. My Garmin gives me the navigation and syncs to Strava when I get home. TZ100 fits nicely in my back pocket and can be ready to capture a moment in seconds. Works for me, sadly Panasonic don't sell it any more but good copies available second hand.
Thank you for saving me to buy a bloody expensive camera..;)
if you're looking for a camera bag to use while riding a road/gravel and you'd like to know which bag to buy - skip the video and save skipping or 12 mins, cheers
Nice topic! I'm actually using a X-T3 and I'm thinking of getting the new 27mm 2.8 for bike packing. It makes your setup really portable and easy to store.
I wish I could justify upgrading to the new 27mm for that aperture ring. I don't know why but my X-T1 is super slow to change aperture using the on-camera dials. Anyway, I do quite like that little lens! Sharp and compact. Love that Fuji life eh?
@@JustRideAdelaide I think I wouldn upgrade if you have the 27mm already. It's optically the same. Since I'm only interested in weathersealed lenses the new one caught my attention.
12:04 that light though
haha it was SO close to making it the whole way through.
one minute in the video and I'm thinking - "I never knew you are a photographer. Nice clicks though!"
Very kind of you to say Ashish 😁
The one you have with you.
#MOODGANG
Haha I was wondering if anyone would spot people they knew in the video!
gear does matter but if you are a professional using a good gear it will be better