Super Jet GoPro on a stick

lilracer94

lilracer94

Location
Cape Canaveral, Fl
Is this the floaty stick they make or did you stick it in the ground? I was thinking about making a glidecam/steadycam for my gopro. A consumer version runs from $150-$700 and there's no way i'm dropping that much coin on a stick that holds the camera. The glidecam uses a gimbal to steady the camera. It uses bearings and counter weights to drastically improve the stability of the camera. The only drawback is the bearings in the salt water. They need to be in perfect working order or the device is pointless and there is no way replace just the bearings. Here is an example of what it does. The second link is a diy on how to make one.

I also recommend putting a bottle of jet-dry in with your gopro and apply to the lens before each ride. It really helps with the water drops on the lens.

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kcmasterpiece

kcmasterpiece

Sweet Baby Ray's Sucks
Location
Daytona Beach
I tried making this exact glide cam (video 2) and its nearly impossible to get perfect. I gave up on it. Its almost worth the money to buy one. Plus, these dont work well at all with a gopro because theyre not heavy enough. I was using my hd camcorder and couldnt get it balanced for the life of me. there are better diy designs out there i havent tried though...

But if you can get one to work or buy one, it will add a whole new level of professional looks to videos.
 
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lilracer94

lilracer94

Location
Cape Canaveral, Fl
kcmasterpiece said:
I tried making this exact glide cam (video 2) and its nearly impossible to get perfect. I gave up on it. Its almost worth the money to buy one. Plus, these dont work well at all with a gopro because theyre not heavy enough. I was using my hd camcorder and couldnt get it balanced for the life of me. there are better diy designs out there i havent tried though...

But if you can get one to work or buy one, it will add a whole new level of professional looks to videos.
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I was reading that it was difficult to get the gopro to work properly with the glidecam because it was so light. My buddy that's a photographer has the actual glidecam that he uses with his canon 5d and he was telling me that it takes a while to get use to. The first part learning how to properly balance the rig and the second getting use to shooting with it. When he first got it it would take him over an hour to balance it perfectly (INCREDIBLY ANNOYING) but he has gotten much better with it. As for the weight issue I can imagine I could add weight under the gopro. Thanks for the heads up on the DIY difficulties. Being that it is a precision piece DIY might not be the best route.

The video below shows a gopro perfectly balanced. This system does not use bearings so its more suited for jet ski application. Jump to 2:40 for the gopro.
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Mr Bojangles

Mr Bojangles

Lord of the Dance
Location
Brevard County, Fl
lilracer94 said:
^^Yeah sorry. Try to keep that ski running for more than a week this time.
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not a problem, all mine was is the tripod mount and a PVC stick jammed into the sand bed.

And its broke again, pump bolts sheered off and now my drive shaft is gone

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swapmeet

swapmeet

Brotastic
Location
Arlington TX
I bet you could make a floating one, with good ballast below, etc... it would be like the FLIP ships.


Doesn't bounce with the waves.
 
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