Comments on: How To: Film Your Solo Cycling Expedition

By: Tom

Tom — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 11:09:13 +0000

Good questions. I’ll publish a blog post shortly with my thoughts, since it’s worth going into more detail.

By: Tor Ivan Boine

Tor Ivan Boine — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 19:46:53 +0000

great read! I´m planning a biketrip and want to film it as well. Looking for a decent camera. But it´s hard since I have no clue what I should look for in a camera. external mic is obvious. Any thoughts?

And how is the practical part of filming when you´re solo?

By: Paul Simms

Paul Simms — Sat, 30 Apr 2011 12:09:57 +0000

Very enlightening article. I shot my own movies as a skydiver cameraman, so hope the transition to cycle movie god will be painless?

By: WorldCycleVideo

WorldCycleVideo — Sat, 04 Dec 2010 14:46:01 +0000

We hope too Tom. It has beean already one year since you hoped for more video’s about cycle touring. It is about time! :>

By: Glenn Charles

Glenn Charles — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 14:38:41 +0000

Thanks for the great post. As an adventure traveler well versed in the art of shooting stills, the whole video game is completely overwhelming to me. With that said, I have added video to my next adventure leg and will use your tips to help me out.

Safe Travels,

Glenn

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Bicycle Touring Resources from Ride Earth - GoBicycleTouring.info — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 18:12:31 +0000

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By: Tom Allen

Tom Allen — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 14:50:42 +0000

Thank you Robertjan. Hope to have more videos online soon!

By: Robertjan

Robertjan — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 11:57:53 +0000

Just linked to this article from the website of the World Cyclist club of the Netherlands (http://www.wereldfietser.nl/). Might link to one of your shared videos on the World Cyclist group on Vimeo as well (http://www.vimeo.com/groups/wereldfietser/videos)…

By: Tom Allen

Tom Allen — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 10:29:57 +0000

Thanks for all the comments! Glad to be of some use…

I guess the main drawbacks of the current crop of DSLR video is the delay between action and ‘live’ view, lack of viewfinder, sub-optimal handling characteristics, no auto-focus, and no optical stabilization. You can get great stuff with these cameras, but only I am sure with a *lot* of practice operating them, and usually I’ve seen them mounted on big stabilizing rigs shooting stuff where there isn’t much demanding focusing to do.

I would still only use one as a secondary video camera, until the technology starts maturing sufficiently.

By: @worldbiking

@worldbiking — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 20:37:55 +0000

Thanks Tom. We’ve just bought a video camera and I’ve been putting off using it because I had no idea where to start. Your guide has pointed me in the right direction.