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#1 Gary Worrall

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Posted 01 September 2014 - 01:27 AM

Hi Guys

A friend of mine here, (shuttabugga), (Scotty), who's still off the net, no computer replacement yet, (still chasing bonefish in the pacific  :)

He has requested I ask you guys about the GoPro

Has an old model Olympus waterproof camera and wondered how the IQ of the GoPro would compare with the Olympus?

The latest GoPro Hero 3+ black edition now has 12mp sensor and 4k video, (what ever that means  :) )

 

Might get one myself, that would be called? GAS?  :lol:

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Posted 01 September 2014 - 03:33 AM

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Posted 01 September 2014 - 03:37 AM

:lol:  :lol:

I guess these are a little specialised so not everybody is going to want one


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Posted 01 September 2014 - 04:42 PM

I think they appeal to people who like to jump out of perfectly good airplanes and off tall buildings, or ride surfboards.


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Posted 01 September 2014 - 05:25 PM

No, no interest.

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Posted 01 September 2014 - 05:53 PM

My daughter has one she uses it when horse back ridding and mudding on her 4 wheeler but I don't know the model. What do you want to know I'll ask her she is a member here she might post a video and pics she took with it.

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Posted 01 September 2014 - 08:21 PM

Actually, my friend I mentioned here, is right into flyfishing, (like me), but goes to Kiribati, ( about 500 mile south of Hawaii), quite often lately

He catches bonefish

He noticed a guy had one mounted on his cap and captured all the action

My friend would like to try and do the same thing but was concerned about the IQ, having a D300s as his "normal" camera


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Posted 01 September 2014 - 10:41 PM

I will ask her to post some but I've seen the videos they are pretty darn good.

 

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Posted 01 September 2014 - 11:00 PM

Tks Jim

Much appreciated


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Posted 04 September 2014 - 06:46 AM

There arent many devices out there with the support that gopro has for accessories that put out quality video and this SIZE

There is no doubt the gopro is used in some movies for action shots.If a camera were to be suspended from a parachute and dropped from a height, it may allow for a smoother ride on the way down. The parachute rig itself could be detached from the line via RC signal OR by simply sending up a "messenger kite" to hit a detaching mechanism at the right time. The resulting video would be pretty smooth and the cool part is it could easily be published in reverse to give a ground-to-sky journey.

 

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Posted 04 September 2014 - 08:42 AM

Tks for the heads-up Kevin,

I think that says it all!

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Posted 01 October 2014 - 06:51 PM

There is a lot of stuff on you tube shot with a Go-pro


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Posted 01 October 2014 - 07:53 PM

Hi Jes,

Well, I got a call yesterday, he is now having reservations about whether he will get one just yet,

Went ahead and bought a Nikon 1 AW1 for his trip to NZ flyfishing, I'm sure the quality will be a whole lot better than the GoPro

FWIW, looks like new GoPro 4 black edition out in November

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Posted 01 October 2014 - 08:17 PM

Sorry Gary I thought Felicia would post some I will ask her again.

 

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Posted 01 October 2014 - 08:32 PM

All Ok Jim,

If he gets war he wants out of the new Nikon, that will be it I guess

I hope he gets a computer soon

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Posted 25 April 2015 - 11:19 PM

My friend, Mario, just introduced me to a GoPro....WOW, amazing quality and it looks like a ton of fun! I definitely want to see more!
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Posted 26 April 2015 - 10:25 AM

Hmm my daughter still has not posted yet time to ground her! Lol :P

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Posted 26 April 2015 - 07:55 PM

Jim,

 

This looks like a really fun "toy"!


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Posted 26 April 2015 - 08:53 PM

She uses her's when she rides I will pester her to post.

 

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Posted 26 April 2015 - 09:25 PM

Please.  I will try to find some amazing links to post as well.  I am very intrigued by this camera.


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Posted 27 April 2015 - 04:22 PM

Head of it, saw one but have not read up on them.


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Posted 28 September 2015 - 09:28 AM

I have a couple of them... Use it mostly when I'm flying, but I have used one of them underwater earlier this year with equally great results.


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Posted 28 September 2015 - 09:32 AM

Tks Stevie,

Bit of an old post this one, but my friend finally purchased one but hasn't used it yet

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Posted 28 September 2015 - 10:00 PM

Post up a video, Gary, when he has one to share.  Costco has these, in Toronto for about $350.

 

Still very intrigued by this!


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Posted 29 September 2015 - 12:27 AM

Will do Art,

Hope he gets some action shots while in Tasmania

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Posted 29 September 2015 - 07:23 AM

Post up a video, Gary, when he has one to share.  Costco has these, in Toronto for about $350.

 

Still very intrigued by this!

The Costco GoPro bundle is a good deal, that's the only reason I got a second camera, but extra batteries, charger, remote etc all add up.


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Posted 29 September 2015 - 02:39 PM

I have a GoPro. The image quality is okay. Still shots aren't much better than you get from your average smartphone but they do have the novelty of being super wide angle. 

 

Here's a link to a YouTube video I made with it shooting at the lower resolution of 960p when I was using it as a dashcam. Maybe not the best display of what it can do but it gives you an idea and it's something I have handy.

 

https://youtu.be/5o6gu2NI5K8

 

I did post process it to improve the sharpness and colour a bit. 


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Posted 29 September 2015 - 08:26 PM

Looks good to me, your doing well!


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Posted 30 September 2015 - 12:55 PM

Have seen several in use and one friend had one but lost it while surfing or fishing.


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I saw a videographer holding a Go Pro on a Gimbal stick at an event. Kept thinking...why do I think I need that? How do those Gimbal products know where they are?! lol


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