Today marks the half way mark in the trip. It is the easternmost point, it's day 5 of 10, and we've also lost 30% of the cameras in the fleet.
Camera one was a Cannon Coolpix. Kellie arrived in Quito 2 days before we picked up the bikes. She was listening to a band play in a village square, when she put it down as the sun was glaring in her eyes. Shortly after, two teenage females came up to her and asked random questions. A few minutes later she realized that it was a bait and switch and one was distracting her as the other stole the camera!
People 1, Cameras 0
Then on night 2, I had put my micro 4/3rds camera in a plastic bag as we had been riding in the rain for the afternoon. I usually unload it last, but I was in a hurry to unpack the bike and get dry. So I put the camera on top of my saddle bags and lifted what I thought was everything. Just like holding a rubber water weenie, it rocket-shiped to earth. Much like the side of bread that you butter ends dirt side down, the camera hits a perfert 45 degree angle. My beloved 80-300mm lens is smashed. Well, the lens is fine, but the plastic ring that mates to the camera body has shattered. There goes $300.
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People 2, Cameras 0
Lastly, Keith had the good intention to mount is iPhone 6 to the KLR handlebars for quick pics. If you have ever ridden a KLR, you might not describe the resulting engine vibes as "smooth" from the thumper cylinder design. Add in some Incan period cobblestone roads, and I think you have all the image stabilizer on a iPhone 6 can handle. The pictures go blurrier and blurrier until it plain poops out only 1/2 an image. Keith is able google "iPhone reset procedure", but my gut tells me this is more of a systemic issue. For the record, I didn't find a comparable pages for fixing a droid
People 3, Cameras 0
Camera one was a Cannon Coolpix. Kellie arrived in Quito 2 days before we picked up the bikes. She was listening to a band play in a village square, when she put it down as the sun was glaring in her eyes. Shortly after, two teenage females came up to her and asked random questions. A few minutes later she realized that it was a bait and switch and one was distracting her as the other stole the camera!
People 1, Cameras 0
Then on night 2, I had put my micro 4/3rds camera in a plastic bag as we had been riding in the rain for the afternoon. I usually unload it last, but I was in a hurry to unpack the bike and get dry. So I put the camera on top of my saddle bags and lifted what I thought was everything. Just like holding a rubber water weenie, it rocket-shiped to earth. Much like the side of bread that you butter ends dirt side down, the camera hits a perfert 45 degree angle. My beloved 80-300mm lens is smashed. Well, the lens is fine, but the plastic ring that mates to the camera body has shattered. There goes $300.
People 2, Cameras 0
Lastly, Keith had the good intention to mount is iPhone 6 to the KLR handlebars for quick pics. If you have ever ridden a KLR, you might not describe the resulting engine vibes as "smooth" from the thumper cylinder design. Add in some Incan period cobblestone roads, and I think you have all the image stabilizer on a iPhone 6 can handle. The pictures go blurrier and blurrier until it plain poops out only 1/2 an image. Keith is able google "iPhone reset procedure", but my gut tells me this is more of a systemic issue. For the record, I didn't find a comparable pages for fixing a droid
People 3, Cameras 0