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Postby deniska » Wed Mar 04, 2015 3:07 am
To get back to the original topic,
After experimenting with different setups (FPV, line mount, board mount, etc), my favorite one is just attaching the camera to a long pole and sticking it in to a waste-deep water..
You can get great perspectives just jumping over it or doing tricks 3 feet away..
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Postby Johhnn » Wed Mar 04, 2015 10:21 pm
You watch out there, kiting in the "waste ... water!"
I usually anchor mine in water a little deeper than my waist like this:
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Postby Johhnn » Wed Mar 04, 2015 10:33 pm
Here is the very best GoPro mount.
The greatest thing about this is I was able to incorporate duct tape into the design.
You clip it to the lines, wrap the duct tape around the lines, then attach the string to a flying line with a prussik knot. I waxed the string with sex wax to keep it in place. It keeps the camera from sliding down the lines if the duct tape fails.
I bought the $40 line mount, but was dissatisfied because most of the video/image you get is in portrait format. There is a lot of sky and water and it wastes a lot of screen real estate when you view it.
None of these line mounts is great for the safety system, but I tend not to use them when it's really strong and gusty.
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Postby Johhnn » Wed Mar 04, 2015 10:48 pm
And how about for mounting on a foil kite? On the kite itself.
I tried a method with magnets, but it fell off, into the drink... It washed up onshore and I found it, though.
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Postby fastrider » Fri Mar 06, 2015 1:09 am
Cool a lot of great info here.
The pole idea is what I'm looking for I thought maybe an old tripod.
Pole seems a lot better.
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Postby zvika » Sat Mar 07, 2015 5:20 pm
For 3rd person POV the Wizmount system provide a great, stable view and has endless adjustment POVs.
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Postby dyyylan » Sun Mar 08, 2015 7:07 pm
Johhnn wrote:I bought the $40 line mount, but was dissatisfied because most of the video/image you get is in portrait format. There is a lot of sky and water and it wastes a lot of screen real estate when you view it.
Mine mounts sideways so it's in normal landscape mode.
https://camrig.com/gopro-hero3-line-mount
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Postby pecmajor » Mon Mar 09, 2015 5:48 am
Can the go pro line mount work with a fith line North Rebel set up?
Looks like it's designed for 4 lines only.
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Postby Bill C » Mon Mar 09, 2015 1:49 pm
deniska...great idea for attaching a Gopro to a float. Avoids putting a crease in my wife's head if I miscalculate. Question...why the control bar below the water? Why not have a single pole with a float and anchor?
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Postby deniska » Mon Mar 09, 2015 2:39 pm
I think you want to ask Johhnn..
I just use a long stick in shallow water..
As to DIY line mount - you can easily make wire frames for both portrait and landscape modes..
One of the reasons I made my own - I was not sure that $44 camrig one would work with SJ4000 case..
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