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Selfie stick vs. ski pole
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The trend for selfie stick GoPro-ing appears, in my mind at least, to have led to rather an odd phenomena where people elect to use a selfie stick (and thus have another thing to carry round all day) as opposed to utilising one of the long, handled poles already in their possession to which to attach their GoPro. Am I missing something here as to why a selfie stick is so much more advantageous than a clamp onto a ski pole?
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Yes and no.
Ski poles (except some very long xc poles) are generally not quite long enough to allow you to get all your ego including head and feet into the frame. They are also quote heavy to hold out.
So my poles are all longer that your ski poles.
Using a short additional pole... I don't understand that, ask someone who does...
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My son has a short pole that he clamps the GOpro to, but not for taking selfies, it allows him to get the camera closer to whoever he is filming. It's actually the handle half of a telescopic kids Leki pole that the kids grew out of, and it's short enough to go in a rucksack. However, as he rarely skis with poles anyway, he isn't taking it in addition to any other poles!
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The small telescopic poles are great for getting the gopro closer to the action and can be pointed in any direction you want. They also reduce a lot of the bumps and shakes you'll otherwise get. Much better than hand holding the gopro or using a fixed mount for many types of shot.
They also close down to be small enough to fit in a jacket pocket so you're not really carrying anything extra. Just try not to land heavily on that side or youi'll end up with some nasty bruising. I guess some people might not just use them to film skiing in which case carrying a ski pole around all day would seem a bit of a hassle.
Advantages over a ski pole in use? The main one would be that the gopro sits on the end of the pole so you can film with the gopro pointing away from the pole without any of the pole ending up in the shot.
Each to their own but they're less than a tenner so hardly over the top for a useful accessory.
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