Camera Mounted on Ski First Try - Raw Footage

Horton

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<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otsNFD-rXj8">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otsNFD-rXj8</a>
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skidawg

Pretty cul, need Dramamine now

MattP

sweet!! It kinda makes me dizzy watching it though.

kona

mounted one on my snow skis once. It made me sick watching it. Whats kinda of cool is to turn on yourself while skiing.

I have the gopro.

Horton

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I have a GoPro and hate the user interface
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The two passes I ran with the camera, I was looking down at the camera at every ball, afraid of it falling off ..... good thing there was not a camera in the boat. Not pretty.
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SM

Cool stuff John, just in case you don't know, the camera doesn't float. I velcroed a piece of foam insulation to mine so it floats. The other thing is that the GoPro mount sucks and when crossing the wakes the camera moves up and down. I've started velcroing the camera directly to the ski using shaped pieces of styrofoam. Here's a video of the camera on the tip of the ski looking back. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Bwbsw5WCuo (I've since changed the angle of my styrofoam to better frame the skier.) I also tried mounting the camera directly on the binding but the rope interfered with it while getting out of the water. I agree that the interface sucks, I have to constantly refer back to the paperwork to set it up for different types of shots. Keep posting these videos, they are very entertaining!

Horton

That is cool and is the next thing on my todo list.

east tx skier

That was most awesome!

Thomas Wayne

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I'd be curious to see how the lens might be affected by a treatment with Rain-X.
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Horton

Not a bad idea

SM

I put Rain-X on the lens. You need wind to move the water off.

Stevie Boy

John Boy, Second Pass was real sweet, what ski are you riding ?  got some settings ?

Horton

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May look good from that angle but I kept looking down at the camera around the ball and those passes were really not pretty.
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ToddL

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Has anyone considered this mount for a ski?
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Delkin-Devices-DDMOUNT-MINI-Knuckle-Suction/dp/B002K8Q0EU">http://www.amazon.com/Delkin-Devices-DDMOUNT-MINI-Knuckle-Suction/dp/B002K8Q0EU</a>
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Thomas Wayne

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One thing you'll want to be sure to do with that mount is kiss your camera goodbye before you say "Hit it"... IMO.  Although I <em>might</em> consider trusting my camera to a suction cup if I wet the cup first - you know, with <em>superglue</em>.
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TW
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Horton

Todd. That is what I am using.