Canon R5 when using a motorbike?

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I ride my motorbike everyday and want to take my canon R5 out with me but not too sure if I’ll cause any damage to the sensor or anything else internal?

A lot of reports going around of people with iPhones having their IS and focusing not working, last thing I’d want is to cause damage like that to my R5.

Does anyone here put their camera in a backpack and ride a bike?
 
Hanley said:
Do you mean just carrying it in your backpack while riding?
I don't ride but I'm almost certain it shouldn't cause any issues assuming it's packed correctly.
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Yeah just in a camera bag and then in a backpack, it won’t ever be in a bag attached to my bike.

Just don’t want to make a very expensive mistake :p
 
I'd rather have a camera strapped to the bike (or in a pannier/topbox) in a bag (well padded and relatively shockproof) than on my back, just in case the worst happened.
 
I suppose there might be some risk to the stabilising mechanism of the sensor, which is what the iphone warning was about.
I regularly carry mine usually in a tankbag with a pad in the bottom I think that's less likely to vibrate then a top box but I don't have one anyway.
 
I presume the issue with the image stabilised lenses is happening to phones that are mounted directly to the bike, which would transmit vibrations directly to the phone chassis? There'll be a specific vibrational frequency that will resonate the IS system and cause the damage. The situation would be very different for something carried in a bag where padding and camera mass would damp the vibration. So I believe those two scenarios aren't similar... unless you're doing some R5 dashcam footage of course.
 
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I know few people who go on long bike road trips with camera attached to their bikes. None of them have reported issues.
I'd do it myself, just haven't had the chance or been the right time. I know how to ride a bike though....
 
I've travelled thousands of miles on my bikes with cameras carried in various ways. If long journey I'd use a Tank Bag with just a bit of camping mat in the bottom then I would have my camera kit in a small shoulder bag in the tank bag. For shorter journeys I have used camera backpacks and Billingham Hadleys carried on my back (Billingham strap over one shoulder across the chest). I've carried all systems this way from my film cameras through Nikon DSLRs, Leicas, Fujis (even my GFX50S which was in a Billingham in a Pannier for a Devon to Skye round trip). Never had a problem. For quick use I favour the Tank Bag though. _5210783.JPG
 
Thank you all for the replies, I’ll take it out tomorrow and see how it goes. :)
 
I ride all year long and for long trips I have a lowepro chest harness where I keep camera with lens attached. IN this way is super easy to stop and take a quick pic
 
iludovico said:
I ride all year long and for long trips I have a lowepro chest harness where I keep camera with lens attached. IN this way is super easy to stop and take a quick pic
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This is another plus point of tank bags too, I have sometimes had main camera in a back pack it is such a faff to get out en route I take the RX100 in my pocket.
 
CavGez said:
I presume the issue with the image stabilised lenses is happening to phones that are mounted directly to the bike, which would transmit vibrations directly to the phone chassis? There'll be a specific vibrational frequency that will resonate the IS system and cause the damage. The situation would be very different for something carried in a bag where padding and camera mass would damp the vibration. So I believe those two scenarios aren't similar... unless you're doing some R5 dashcam footage of course.
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"phones that are mounted directly to the bike"

This is exactly the problem - phones that are mounted to the handlebars or frame of the bike without any damping protection. Bikes are well known for vibration, as anyone who has ridden any distance with numb hands will testify. Some bikes are worse than others, but they all suffer to some extent.

Just keep the camera away from direct contact with the bike.
 
I pondered this before I took it out on my bike, but then I thought these things come from overseas and I dare say that couriers don’t always take the best care and I’m sure they’ll have sustained a few knocks and undergone some vibrations etc.

I’ve taken mine a few times now in my panniers (Harley so it’s not the smoothest running bike ;)) and so far it’s all been fine. I do have my gear in the bag and line the panniers with a towel to dampen the bumps and vibrations a bit though.
 
Until an unintelligent bag of soup drives into them/pulls out on them and the bag (however well padded) breaks the rider's back...
 
Nod said:
Until an unintelligent bag of soup drives into them/pulls out on them and the bag (however well padded) breaks the rider's back...
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I never wear backpacks on my bike for this reason. God forbid I'm ever in an accident or come off my bike, but if I ever am then I wouldn't want a bag on my back.
 
Went out today before the rain hit, all good. :)

I do ride a Honda CBR1000RR though so smooth Honda engine. :)
 
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