Mounting a GoPro on a canister light/goodman handle setup

[fins]

Hi all,

I'm thinking about purchasing a GoPro. A few weeks ago I was in Curacao diving at Porto Mari and I saw a gal that had a GoPro mounted to her canister light. At the time I was a bit busy and didn't get a good look at the setup or take the time to ask her about it but i really like the idea of this type of setup (although I imagine that there might be some issues with back scatter or a wide enough light beam to cover the entire image).

Anyway, I was wondering if any of you might have pics showing a GoPro mounted either to a canister light head or to a goodman handle along with the canister light head.

Thanks for your help

 

[James R]

I can tell you from experience that, at least where I dove it this way (fresh water lake, low viz, lots of sediment/silt), it's not so good. My post in this thread (#8) has links to vids I uploaded with mine mounted like that. I think the beam is too bright and too tight.


Not sure I have a pic anymore, but I used the roll bar mount to affix it to my light head (Dive Rite LED can light).

 

[James R]

Found it... here's the photo.

 

[JamesK]

Depending on where you dive, it can work. Backscatter is a big problem though. I dive with two mounted to Goodman handles that my video lights run on. It works great for some footage in very clear water. I don't use it every time, but at times it works just fine. I will try to take some pictures of my setups later for you.

 

[fins]

Guys, thanks for your help