Other Whats everyone's Gopro/Camera setups
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Vumad
Super Hero, with a cape!
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- St. Pete, FL
Aim it so you can see yourself and compare your posture to the pros. Don't always think of it as showing off. It's a great learning tool if you think of it that way. I even mounted mine inside my engine compartment with a light once so I could see where water was getting on the hull on a project with a custom hood.
I'm going to give the DIY helmet swivel mount a try in the next few weeks, cheap and easy to make and looks to get some good footage from different views.
I think I have seen pics of Mark Gomez with a frame on the front of his ski for the go pro, he always gets great footage.
I think I have seen pics of Mark Gomez with a frame on the front of his ski for the go pro, he always gets great footage.
Good point, that's some advice I'll definitely take! I have a mount on the front of my ski also looking back at myself, but the ski ends up filling up most of the frame. I'm very new to this sport, so I'll take any pointers I can get!
- Location
- Texas
Can someone pleeeeeease invent the 100% waterproof gimbal gopro mount so our videos can be epic? I'd love to see what a camera mounted and pointing back at the user will do with gimbal effect.
https://www.slick.video/ but hasn't been released yet
F preordering
https://www.slick.video/ but hasn't been released yet
F preordering
- Location
- Sicily, IT
My setup is slightly more getto but less bulky.
http://www.gospin360.com/
Quick clip I made of it in action
http://www.gospin360.com/
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Vumad
Super Hero, with a cape!
- Location
- St. Pete, FL
Hees an extra pointer then. Use a lanyard even on your helmet. Floaty back should be plan b not plan a. Mounts fail. For the nose of the ski it can be as simple as a 1/8" piece of rope tied to your handle pole bracket. If you have extra money, there are commercial options. I plan to pickup a commecial lanyard for my helmet soon because obviously extra string around my head would be dumb.
Remember though the base of the camera case where the bolt goes through can break. A lanyard isnt a free ticket to abuse the mounting.
I like to rock the suction cup mount when riding bouys. Lanyard is even more important then.
The bobble head view is great for a laugh even if you arent doing anything exciting. Thats the mount that extends the helmet mount infront of you then you can position it looking backwardsand downwards at your face. Theperspective makes your head big and stationary while your body flops arojnd under neath.
Enjoy the chest mount for biking and sport class skis but not a huge fan on the stand up. I put the handle pole into my chest a lot so its not a greatbplace for a camera.
Vumad
Super Hero, with a cape!
- Location
- St. Pete, FL
- Also, i realize this isnt mounting related but it is very go pro related. When i got my gopro my wife bought me the gopro case that holds a camera anda few accessories. I would recommend it but i think it retails at $50. Its strong and waterproof which are both great but it holds very little.
I ended up with a lot of accessories and got a black 3as a git and the case wasnt cutting it. Big cases retail up to $300.
I ended up making a case of my own that i have been extremely satisfied with. The case came from harbor freight with all of the inserts you see except the pink foam the pink foam is $20 a sheet (3/4" 4x8) but i already had it from compositite projects. A 2x2 sheet 1" thick is $5, and otherthan being a little thick wasting a little space it would work good, althouh that thick you may be able to make them double sided. I cut the foam with the router attachment that came with my dremmel and sanded the edges smooth.
Also my tablet fits facedown on the black foam when i want to toss it in there.
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