Go Pro Cameras

[DVS 69]

Hey just wondering what sort of lens to get, does anyone have a wide angle one (170º) i thought it was the one i wanted to get but other people say to get the 54º one ........... Anyone with either one id love ta hear from ya before i buy ........ Kinda sucks ya they arnt interchangeable. Im wanting one for trackday fun etc.

[2wheeldrifter]

Have you seen Go-pro's web site? Think they have a demo of the two lens...

[cowpatz]

They only have video of the wide. It doesn't look like 170 degrees though.

[325rocket]

mine has the normal (not wide). the wide is more for surfers where you need to focus on a "subject" thats pretty close. if you use the wide on a bike you lose prospective of distance so it wont do your filming justice.

[cs363]

mine has the normal (not wide). the wide is more for surfers where you need to focus on a "subject" thats pretty close. if you use the wide on a bike you lose prospective of distance so it wont do your filming justice.

X 2 on that, I've tried both as I had one of the originals and was given the wide angle one to try, but as 325rocket says I found the results were much better with the original.

[DVS 69]

Thanks people i've decided to get a 54º one for now and might get a wide angle one lator on .......... Just wanna make some cool track day dvds ....

[325rocket]

Thanks people i've decided to get a 54º one for now and might get a wide angle one lator on .......... Just wanna make some cool track day dvds ....

the idea would be to put the 54 on the front and mount the wide at the back, you would get some good footage

[Monstaman]

We have the 170 wide after having the 54, no comparison.

Much better footage all round from the 170 except in narrow places where it distorts slightly (i.e. 2 meters or less), much bigger field of vision on the 170.

5 mp is better than 3mp as well, more scope to play with it and get better results.

[Drunken Monkey]

I know some guys who've used them for pro work and are are pretty satisfied with the results, they certainly think the value for money is good. They use 3 or 4 at a time.
One of the guys that imports them here uses them for drifting videos with good results, he's a bit of a rotorhead, a friend of a friend.

[Drunken Monkey]

someone tested one here and posted previously:

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...ad.php?t=77479

[Monstaman]

Here is a part of a vid shot on Saturday, mate on his XR650 and me beneath the camera , apart form the downgrade quality on pootube it has come out well, this is our 170 deg wide angle 5 mp camera, full non pixelated res on my 19 inch monitor.

Enjoy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rwhUFK_BHk

[sil3nt]

I am trying to decide between cameras.

Narrowed it down to the:
GoPro
and the
Tachyon XC

With the tachyon being good for supporting SD cards up to 32GB however possibly being too big which makes the GoPro rather attractive.

[2wheeldrifter]

Have you read this....http://helmetcameracentral.com/

here's another option....http://www.xtremerecall.com/ and this one...http://www.helmetcamera.com/ and one more...http://www.hoyttech.com/

[sinfull]

Here is a part of a vid shot on Saturday, mate on his XR650 and me beneath the camera , apart form the downgrade quality on pootube it has come out well, this is our 170 deg wide angle 5 mp camera, full non pixelated res on my 19 inch monitor.

Enjoy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rwhUFK_BHk

thats amazing the ground seemed rough as and the bike was obviously bouncing around all over the show but you kept your head reeeeeally still throughout the whole vid, I could see the peak of your helmet and man it didn't move !!!!

Get the wide angle lens Dallas, that looks cool !!! You would get me on cam as soon as i got up beside ya, whilst coming round the outside he he he he he he he he bwahhaahahahahahahahahahahahaha

[Monstaman]

Cheers for the comments .. better go stand outside eh!

Check out the wide angle through this section, gives you a very good perspective of what is going on on either side.

Sorry for the missed gear at the beginning and the finger work at the end.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pg6Sc8X4Krs