Nerks & a few others have shared some great gopro mounts .. working with their ideas, built this one the other day..
Here's a couple photos from Sunday...
A video will be on the way after a few mates have got some extra footage.
The view is awesome .. when watching, it really does feel like you're looking over the kiters shoulder. Gives non-kiters a great insight of what you see!
Really easy to build .. less than 1/2 hour if you have the bits laying around...
Parts:
- old camelback
- two cable ties
- bit of polypipe
- plastic clip
- keyring
- gopro tube mount
(The green tape/cloth is there to soften the sharp edges of the tubemount/screws)
To keep the rig 'upright', I slipped a keyring onto the handle on the back of my harness, and then hook the plastic clip onto it. The elastic from the camelback acts as a great anchor which is very forgiving. The slider works as the perfect tension adjuster.
Unit is so light, easy to forget you're even wearing it.
Enjoy..
Other mounts:
Nerk: www.seabreeze.com.au/Articles/Kitesurfing/Filming-kitesurfing-over-your-shoulder-with-a-GoPro-HD_4602204.aspx
KAOS: www.seabreeze.com.au/Media/View/3351269/Kiteboarding/nerk-back-pack-mount-for-the-gopro-wide-angle/
coreyb: www.seabreeze.com.au/forums/Kitesurfing/General/Over-the-shoulder-GoPro-pics/
I gotta wonder is the shaky footage worth having to wear these contraptions? I'm all for reliving a session by watching your footage, but wouldn't you rather a hassle free kite without some homemade mount hanging over your shoulder?
have you bothered to look at any of the threads and see how good the video is . You get shakier and more vomit inducing videos from those with line mounted go pros than these
Over the shoulder Go Pro footage from 1:50 onwards. Very stable and watchable IMO. I try and position the camera so that my head is in shot.
Only issues are keeping water/spray off the lens and need to mix up some different angles. A whole video of just the same angle becomes very boring real quick.
I just got back from bunnings after a small shopping trip to make my over the shoulder mount. And this new thread jsut popped up. Thanks laurie. Im making mine smlar to coreyb.
Kr
Good question about the hassle....
The day before, I tried a hand held mount, which pretty much ruined my kiting session, as it was a real struggle kiting & filming at the same time. Super stable footage, but subtracts big time from your kiting.
This over the shoulder mount .. so light, that it's easy to forget you're wearing it.
I don't take the camera out very often, but when I do, I like the way it pushes my kiting a bit harder so that there's something worth watching!
..also great for filming mates and helping improve each others technique/style.
All good...
Interesting.........might work well in the bedroom as well,,,,ummm,,,errrr,,to perfect my technique and style.
Hey!
dont use a pipe mount. too much mucking around..
get a fcs plug and glue it into the top of your tube - cheaper and super solid with epoxy and and could even run a bolt though - i run a bit of line from the bag, though the tube/pipe then out the top as a saftey up and out to the gopro.
i fill the bag with water for a bit more counter weight
cheers drew.
i am fiberglassing my polly pipe as they snap in a big crash...
Laurie,
Wheres the vid footage - or at least a link. Keen to see the angle in video footage.
Cant buy a gopro (outdoor pack) anywhere in Aus at the moment :(
Footage? Was hoping to collect some from mates and different angles and make a decent video, but the run of 40' days put a halt to that idea for the moment..
GoPro Outdoor edition? Get one here (only got a couple, so be quick)
www.seabreeze.com.au/Shop/scripts/prodview.asp?idProduct=302
Ive been working on a mount for my Contour GPS - the setup though can be used for any camera like the Gopro.
Its made from poly pipe and some straps off an old camelback including the chest strap - its setup for over the shoulder but can be placed anywhere really by using different bends on the poly pipe.
The curved section wraps around your chest. I made this by heating the polypipe and flattening first then putting in the bend with some trial and error. It scrubs up pretty good and fits snug - although I haven't used it in the water yet but tomorrow is looking windy enough.
Will post more photos of construction and performance soonish.
This is the completed version - very comfy and about an hours worth of work in total - cost about $15 and uses the wakeboard mount that came with my camera. Only expensive bit would be the straps from the camel back - but found lots of straps pretty cheap at an army surplus store if I didn't have the old camelbak.