Which tripod - and where to put it on the bike?

[Margus]

I've always carried a compact tripod with me - Velbon CX-220, but since i started use MF camera the tripod is dissapointing - it's very fragile and has a lot of vibrations when massive camera is on.

So if you have more massive camera (i.e. with tele-optics) i'd recommend a better, bigger and more stable tripod. Most of them are mostly rust proof so you can simply leave it attached on the panniers. Other option is to let custom build a tube for it. AS famous MC travelling photographer Michael Martin has done on his R1150GS - put a tubes on the side of panniers.

Good choice to fit big teleoptics and tripods.

Margus

Originally posted by Lars:
Hi,

I just decided to take some decent photo gear with me. I will put my photo gear into the tank bag, but (quoting Grant) a tripod does not make much sense if it is hidden under piles of luggage, so where put it?.

I will use a R100GS with Tesch-boxes (and racks) and thought about maybe putting a small tripod on the racket between right box and seat (in that little space where there is the exhaust at the left side)?

Any experiences/recommendations?

Regards

Lars