There has been recently a few posted YouTube filmed tours made by Barners. Nice addition to Barner participation with their model A. It's cool!!!
What I'd like to know is:
The model number that most use, cost, how mounted, where to get best buy and.....does it take rocket science edgmakation to operate it, edit it and post it? What's all needed?
Thanks
Me, I like the Hero Silver, but mine is packed away from our last home move and i have not found it again, so far. It cost me around $300 as best I recall. I started with the 960 and it was much, much cheaper and easier to use, but without all the wifi gadgetry. They do not make it anymore, but it was a good product for the novice. I also have a HERO and I simply hate the thing as it fails quite often. (Most recently at the local Peach Fest where I really wanted to film the wonderful rendition of America the Beautiful and our national anthem done there.) The editing is the most difficult thing, but the new HERO also has the battery as an internal one and you can't replace it. Like say, I loved my 960 better than all the gizmos on any other GoPro. Simplicity was what I liked the best about it.
I have used many and made lots of diy camera mounts for my GoPros. I plan to purchase a steering column flashlight mount for my Model A and then take a piece of PVC tubing and heat it up to make the middle part flat, but the two ends still round to be pushed into the flashlight holder. I can then stick on one of the mounts for the GoPro and use it there or I can simply drill holes and insert a 1/4X20 bolt to use to mount the camera with. If this works out, the unit would be easy to remove and put away when not in use. I have not tried this diy project out so far, so I am not certain it will work or not. If it does, then I'll post some video when I can in using it.
Me, I believe the flip camera had advantages and was simplistic and good until they started changing the programming works to it all the time and finally stopped selling it. That said, the GoPro is in a league all it's own when it comes to dependability, durability and quality. I just wish it was still as simple to operate as the old 960 was and that editing was more simplistic for the novice.
Taking video is an art form. For every 10 minutes of good video shown on YouTube, there is usually an additional 15 minutes of pure crap. Not everyone wants to see 15 minutes of road stipes when a motorcycle runs down the road or when a Model A speeds along. One has to develop a sense of really catching the viewer's attention in what they film. It is not all that easy for the most part, but it means the difference between a good video and a really, really good video.
The cost goes up dramatically with GoPro equipment added to the camera. Nothing is all that chape in their accessories departments. Me, I love diy camera mounts, so I have made many over the years. I love the magnetic mounts more than any, but you have to be careful in how you apply them or scratches can happen to what they are mounted on.
Me, I'd advise the Hero Silver for anyone who really wants a good camera with the least amount of glitches from the GoPro collection.
