10 reasons to buy a Go Pro.

I'm waiting for Ellistine to upload his pole/head/chest/hand/nose/drink/inappropriate cam videos from St Anton. What I've seen so far has made my mind up to get one for next season.

Tony_H wrote:I'm waiting for Ellistine to upload his pole/head/chest/hand/nose/drink/inappropriate cam videos from St Anton. What I've seen so far has made my mind up to get one for next season.

yep I certainly agree :thumbup:

bedrock barney wrote:I've finally got round to editing some video from our January trip.

Barney, where was this shot?
I think the behind the head shots was either just too close or you had it set on the wrong resolution. I think only the 720p setting gives a really vide perspective.

Tony, i will buy you a lid to stick it on.

Sorry to say it guys. But for me this thread is 10 reasons not to buy a GoPro

I think it is the same as forcing your holiday pics on others,generally only yourself is interested in it. That video probably means a lot to you Barney, but I cant say it wants me to buy one :oops:

Surprised at you tony

Iceman wrote:That is a great video, almost 5 minutes and I watched it all - very rare for me!!

Loved the vary in conditions, especially the knee deep powder! :D

Hmmmmmmmm

So I borrowed a go-pro to try out. I was using a 5 foot collapsible hiking pole. I was surprised at how much it affects your balance, but I think if you are doing the self video thing, it's about the right length.

Snapzzz wrote:

Iceman wrote:That is a great video, almost 5 minutes and I watched it all - very rare for me!!

Loved the vary in conditions, especially the knee deep powder! :D

Hmmmmmmmm

Yes, but. That is 5 minutes. I cant imagine taking a week load of footage and watching it back. It is the equivalent of me looking at a couple of your pics and saying, "wow, great conditions". Then after that not really interested as it is you on teh snow... :oops:

UNLESS: You are the chap in the Red Bull videos that are always on in the bar when having a beer. I can watch that all week :D

Iceman wrote:Sorry to say it guys. But for me this thread is 10 reasons not to buy a GoPro

I think it is the same as forcing your holiday pics on others,generally only yourself is interested in it. That video probably means a lot to you Barney, but I cant say it wants me to buy one :oops

I actually bought the camera primarily for holidaying with our children and friends. There's a group of 7 of us heading off to Norway next month. Hopefully I get some good footage of them all. I agree that watching other people's videos and photos has a limited appeal. Given some spare time, I was intending to edit the footage from the week down to about 20mins. It goes onto a dvd and then I'd consider it to be equivalent of holiday shots from a beach holiday, something you look at every now and then.

It's no different to owning and using a conventional camera.