DSLR while in Disney

[1craftymama]

I'm wondering how do you hold you bag while you are on the ride? Especially a fast ride? My family and I rode slow rides and my dh and I took turns with my D50 to get shots of us with my 50mm. My 18-55mm is not working right so I only had that lens to work with. But next time we'll all ride some rides together and I hope to have another camera body and lens to take with me.

 

[Gianna'sPapa]

I usually put the strap around my leg and brace it on the floor of the ride.

 

[ChiSoxKeith]

I do exactly the same thing, and I've got a much bigger bag.

 

[1craftymama]

Thank you both. I had a sudden image of my camera bag flying out of the ride and breaking. I will know what to do when we go back to Disney.

 

[photo_chick]

I just got back and boy did I need to keep my gear dry on this trip. Got soaked at MK, HS and AK by the rain. I ended up using the tried and true shopping bag method this trip. If you don't have one on you they will give you a clear plastic one free a the shops. It's cheap and it works.

I really was glad to have my Body Bag this time since I keep my camera on my neck at all times. It was really crowded (why again did we go for July 4th?) and I knocked my baby into several things when I got shoved around. There are several types of cases like it, but I like the one from Lenscoat. As far as rough rides, I wear my camera across my chest, and had it this way on nearly every ride, even EE and Space Mountain. It works well for me but again, it's in the soft padded case as well.

 

[alkpcm]

I have been using the Timbuk2 Snoop Camera Messsenger bag and just love it. The bag comes with a removable camera insert. The walls can be adjusted based upon your equipment.

 

[wendyt_ca]

We always wrapped the strap a couple of times around our legs so it didnt move. And we usually have stuff like ponchos in the camera back for extra padding even beyond the bags

 

[boufa]

So let me get this straight. I could with a small/medium sized bag carry it on EVERY ride? Of course ignoring rain/water rides. I would imagine that on the rougher rides I would put the camera in the bag.

How about DHS? Can I ride with it on RnRC or Tower of Terror? These 2 rides I am likely to ride alone and do camera swap....err baby swap.. with my wife (since the kids won't ride). I don't want the camera swapping to be the reason that I ride separate from my wife.

 

[mom2rtk]

So let me get this straight. I could with a small/medium sized bag carry it on EVERY ride? Of course ignoring rain/water rides. I would imagine that on the rougher rides I would put the camera in the bag.

How about DHS? Can I ride with it on RnRC or Tower of Terror? These 2 rides I am likely to ride alone and do camera swap....err baby swap.. with my wife (since the kids won't ride). I don't want the camera swapping to be the reason that I ride separate from my wife.

You can even take your bag with you on RnRC and ToT. I just wrap the strap around my leg.

 

[rotlex]

We always have the DSLR in tow on our Disney trips. We also always have a standard backup with us for all the kids stuff, snacks, ponchos etc., and that's where the camera resides too. I refuse to carry a seperate "camera bag" when I already have a backpack on, and I hate "camera" backpacks.

Anyway, for wet stuff, I pretty much just put the camera in the backpack, which has a built in rain poncho that covers it. Works out great! That's another nice thing about Disney, unlike some other parks. I don't think there is a ride I have been on where I couldn't keep the pack with me.

 

[DISNEMOM]

Does anyone have a recommendation for a bag that will hold the camera, 2 lenses and a video camera?

 

[rossb]

I use a Tamrac 515:

http://www.tamrac.com/515.htm

It will hold the camera with a decent sized zoom on it. Sometimes I hang the bag from my belt, sometimes I throw it over my shoulder. I've been caught in the rain many times and my camera did not get wet. I use this with the camera:

http://www.jr.com/op-tech/pe/OPT_6701062/

If I want to carry a second lens I put one of these on my belt:

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/198711-REG/Tamrac_MX537501_MX5375_M_A_S_Lens_Case.html

 

[1tripandIfell]

Since I only had my camera and the one lense on it when it wasn't in my hand I just dropped it in the backpack we had. On the wet rides I actually just put mine in a gallon sized zip lock bag inside the backpack