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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Is there a fee?
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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mossy, i have the drift and so do 2 of my ski mates. did loads of research and VOILA . . . it may be worth paying the extra for the HD! i have now fixed the bracket to my helmet to prevent the wobble on my goggle strap.
hope this helps
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Go Pro HD, but I find the footage gives viewers no idea of speed or gradient of slope. So next season I will going new school old school and with a passing nod to Glen Plake i will be sporting one of these.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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GoPro seem to produce the best quality video, but they're so deviant-teletubby-esque... Will be interesting to see the new Contour+, which looks a bit more James Bond, but apparently will cost £500... What with the affiliate scheme and the strength of the dollar, I think I'll be getting a GoPro in September (the waterproof case for kayaking is a plus that's hard to overlook there too).
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clarky999, Contour also do a waterproof IIRC.
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I always find it funny how skiers complain about how a go pro looks. They look like tw@ts anyway - a small plastic box on the noggin makes no difference.
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My Go-Pro is useless for skiing. Contantly overexposed. Response from Go-Pro was:
"What were the shooting conditions that you were in?
Unfortunately the camera is not able to expose everything in the frame at the same time when there is a lot of light in one area of the frame. If you are using the camera on a very bright day, after several bright days, the reflection off the snow and ice can cause the sensor to be overloaded and cause overexposure in your shot. The sensor in the GoPro is set for middle ranges of outdoor lighting conditions, and adjusts towards the ends of the spectrum.
You may be able to get a slightly better exposure by adjusting the angle of the camera relative to the horizon, as well as testing between the two metering modes, "Cnt" and "SPt". Let us know how things go."
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HarryOK, I've also heard that about the GoPro, although I think it affects all helmet cameras. I have the ContourHD and it also suffered from the same over-exposed problem when filming in bright sunlight. For the Contour there is an easy solution: buy their Lens Kit (about £20) which adds a filter thread to the front of the lens barrel and use either a Circular Polarising or Neutral Density filter (about £10). Solves the problem completely.
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| hang11 wrote: |
| I always find it funny how skiers complain about how a go pro looks. They look like tw@ts anyway - a small plastic box on the noggin makes no difference. |
The only thing more stupid is slowboarders with their Go Pro on a half ski pole filming themselves as they shuffle along a flat. It has to be said I think the Go Pro look only works if you are clearly a bit of a rockstar, looking like a teletubbie while in the Brit tuck adds to the absurdity of the situation.
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| rob@rar wrote: |
| clarky999, Contour also do a waterproof IIRC. |
They do, but it's another £40 on top. I would have still gone with the Contour, but (apart from the Contour+) it doesn't have the 170 degree wide angle lens of the GoPro (at least, that's what I've understood form the interwebz).
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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clarky999, the ContourHD has a 135º view when filming in 720p and 110º when in 1080p mode. I've found 135º plenty wide enough for skiing. The GoPro fails badly for skiing IMO because of the over-exposure issue, which you can't correct by adding filters to the lens.
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rob@rar, Cheers, things to think about and decisions to be made then...
Although that tendency to overexpose is likely to be a good thing when kayaking (which in Scotland typically means in a dark gorge in the rain in midwinter...)....
Will have to see what the Contour affiliate thing comes back, if it's as generous as GoPro's the Contour+ could still be an option...
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You know it makes sense.
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clarky999, the Contour has software (you run on a computer) where you can increase or decrease exposure settings (I assume the GoPro has a similar ability) so on overcast days there didn't seem to be a problem with getting decent video footage (although I confess I've never been in a dark gorge in Scotland). It was only very bright seeing conditions that I had trouble with.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Thanks for the info!
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Poster: A snowHead
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If you have trouble with a go pro overexposing, it's very easy to stick a ND filter over the lens.
Never had any issue with mine though.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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hang11, does it have a filter thread on the lens (or the case)?
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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hang11, OK, thanks. Thought I'd missed something when looking at the GoPros.
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jonny18
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Hey Guys,
I just bought a Go Pro HD2 and it overexposes snow pretty bad.
I was looking around for a fix and found these polarization filters:
www.goprolens.com Has anyone tried these? Or anything like them?
Thanks!
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yep, got a couple of different filters, polarising and nd. But before you go down that route what setting do you have the exposure on?
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They're all gash and produce incredible amounts of incredibly dull footage that you will never actually watch.
Sorry, did I allow personal prejudice to sneak out there? 
If you want to get good video footage, you need to go up the hill with the sole purpose of shooting some video, then plan the shots in some detail. This will generally mean the cameraman's run (at least) is spoiled by having to divert somewhere to get a good angle. All of this tends to somewhat get in the way of a fun day's skiing/snowboarding. A bling camera will obviously produce the best results, but you can get decent video from a basic camera if the plan the angles well and think about the light.
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| jonny18 wrote: |
Hey Guys,
I just bought a Go Pro HD2 and it overexposes snow pretty bad.
I was looking around for a fix and found these polarization filters:
www.goprolens.com Has anyone tried these? Or anything like them?
Thanks! |
Interesting... You would have thought they would have fixed that. Is it worth than the original? Have a video?
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WARNING:- The use of anything with the name "Hero" will in fact make you think you are better than you are and make you push the limits.
See.
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jonny18, as it was your first post and it was a direct link to another site i think therefore it needs the gods to wipe your account.
admin do your worst.....,..
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ansta1, he mis-spelled his name. He's really Jeff at goprolens.com. You'd have thought he would have tried his own product 
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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Yoda, i am sure he hasnt. i personally find the gp2 exposes pretty well. however as there isnt much snow for me to test them on right now i will get back to you n that. point.
i ntend to do a side by side comparison of the gp1 and gp2 in a few weeks time.
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