TONY CHANEY
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Lights?
Show me your mount!!!
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Lights?
ajduplessis
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Cree XML 1000 lumen using 18650 3,7v Li-ion batteries.
ilars
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Hi,
I have the same lights as you but I still don't have a mount for it. Which one are you using? I noticed that archon have their own ball joint mount. Did you get the mount from china or is there a universal mount for them?
I'm completely new to underwater videography so I don't have a clue what works together.
Kind regards
Lars
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This cave video was shot using just the Jaws Flex Clamp (from GoPro)
[video=youtube;vAHt3ku9wyM]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAHt3ku9wyM[/video]
[video=youtube;vAHt3ku9wyM]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAHt3ku9wyM[/video]
Randy g
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Black pool noodle is water pipe wrapping that you can get in the plumbing isle at HD or Lowes.
Here's my new GP mount.
Here's my new GP mount.
After trying many different ways of mounting my GoPro, this is my solution, hot off the press. It allows me to alternate between WA or macro video on the same dive relatively easily.
Components:
1. GoPro Hero 3 Black with LCD
2. Backscatter Flip System with two 55 mm adapter rings
3. Backscatter Macromate Mini Lens
4. SRP URPro CY Filter - great idea to add this filter to the Backscatter adapter ring. I can't take credit for it, it was someone on ScubaBoard, sorry can't remember who.
5. Compression spring latch for Macromate Mini Lens - http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/go...ethod-locking-back-backscatter-macromate.html
6. L&M Sola 2000 Video Lights x 2
7. UCLS Ball Mount Handles x 2
8. UCLS Connectors x 4
9. Aluminium bar (3.2 mm) for tray
10. Bolt-snap and bungee
Macro Configuration:
WA Configuration:
Learning Points:
- Getting this right has become an expensive and time consuming labour of love. If I were to do it all over again, I probably wouldn't and just get a compact camera capable of HD video. Alternatively, I would get one of these: Hugyfot GoPro HERO3 Pro Package -
- Your lights cannot be too powerful for WA photography in open water/day light. I thought 2000 lumens x 2 was excessive, it isn't.
- Battery life remains a major limitation of the GoPro Hero3 Black. I look forward to seeing what the Hero4 has to offer.
- I made life very difficult for myself by choosing ball mount connectors instead of Loc-Line. Ball mount connectors are inherently less flexible and you need to think very carefully about arm length, especially for macro video. On balance, I should have just bought an SRP Tray with Loc-Line arms.
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Comments and criticisms welcome!
Components:
1. GoPro Hero 3 Black with LCD
2. Backscatter Flip System with two 55 mm adapter rings
3. Backscatter Macromate Mini Lens
4. SRP URPro CY Filter - great idea to add this filter to the Backscatter adapter ring. I can't take credit for it, it was someone on ScubaBoard, sorry can't remember who.
5. Compression spring latch for Macromate Mini Lens - http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/go...ethod-locking-back-backscatter-macromate.html
6. L&M Sola 2000 Video Lights x 2
7. UCLS Ball Mount Handles x 2
8. UCLS Connectors x 4
9. Aluminium bar (3.2 mm) for tray
10. Bolt-snap and bungee
Macro Configuration:
WA Configuration:
Learning Points:
- Getting this right has become an expensive and time consuming labour of love. If I were to do it all over again, I probably wouldn't and just get a compact camera capable of HD video. Alternatively, I would get one of these: Hugyfot GoPro HERO3 Pro Package -
- Your lights cannot be too powerful for WA photography in open water/day light. I thought 2000 lumens x 2 was excessive, it isn't.
- Battery life remains a major limitation of the GoPro Hero3 Black. I look forward to seeing what the Hero4 has to offer.
- I made life very difficult for myself by choosing ball mount connectors instead of Loc-Line. Ball mount connectors are inherently less flexible and you need to think very carefully about arm length, especially for macro video. On balance, I should have just bought an SRP Tray with Loc-Line arms.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Comments and criticisms welcome!
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Here is my setup.
Hero 3+ with a flip 3.1 and a macro. Gobe 700 lumen lights mounted on the cold shoe on a DC800 for stills. I have the LCD backpack and have 4 batteries, 2 gopro and 2 wasabi. I haven't gotten to use it yet so I can't speak to the quality or capacity of the batteries.
Hero 3+ with a flip 3.1 and a macro. Gobe 700 lumen lights mounted on the cold shoe on a DC800 for stills. I have the LCD backpack and have 4 batteries, 2 gopro and 2 wasabi. I haven't gotten to use it yet so I can't speak to the quality or capacity of the batteries.
SubMatt
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After trying many different ways of mounting my GoPro, this is my solution, hot off the press. It allows me to alternate between WA or macro video on the same dive relatively easily.
Components:
1. GoPro Hero 3 Black with LCD
2. Backscatter Flip System with two 55 mm adapter rings
3. Backscatter Macromate Mini Lens
4. SRP URPro CY Filter - great idea to add this filter to the Backscatter adapter ring. I can't take credit for it, it was someone on ScubaBoard, sorry can't remember who.
5. Compression spring latch for Macromate Mini Lens - http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/go...ethod-locking-back-backscatter-macromate.html
6. L&M Sola 2000 Video Lights x 2
7. UCLS Ball Mount Handles x 2
8. UCLS Connectors x 4
9. Aluminium bar (3.2 mm) for tray
10. Bolt-snap and bungee
Macro Configuration:
WA Configuration:
Learning Points:
- Getting this right has become an expensive and time consuming labour of love. If I were to do it all over again, I probably wouldn't and just get a compact camera capable of HD video. Alternatively, I would get one of these: Hugyfot GoPro HERO3 Pro Package -
- Your lights cannot be too powerful for WA photography in open water/day light. I thought 2000 lumens x 2 was excessive, it isn't.
- Battery life remains a major limitation of the GoPro Hero3 Black. I look forward to seeing what the Hero4 has to offer.
- I made life very difficult for myself by choosing ball mount connectors instead of Loc-Line. Ball mount connectors are inherently less flexible and you need to think very carefully about arm length, especially for macro video. On balance, I should have just bought an SRP Tray with Loc-Line arms.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Comments and criticisms welcome!
So you dont use any floats ? - I have about same setup with 4 large stixs floats but its still too negative. Also found out that ball mounts are not the most flexible ones ...
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no float, but i was mainly using this rig for macro and found the negative buoyancy helped. i'm embarrassed to say that i have re-jigged the whole thing yet again and am now on to version 15 or something
the new version is much simpler and lighter, it's basically just a strip of aluminium with two ball mount handles, a clip, and a gopro mount. the only clever thing about it is that i have used a backscatter 55 mm adapter ring as a spare lens holder.
oh, and i've scrapped the arms altogether, just not needed with such wide angle video lights. i have the lights pointing outwards for WA shots now.
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