What kind of mounts are people using?

[Cthippo]

Just wondering how people are mounting their GoPros (and knock-offs) for diving.

For my certification dive I sacrificed a head strap and made a hand mount that worked OK, but I wasn't thrilled with it. I expect I will at some point sew some mounts to my hood, including both a camera and light mounts. Another idea would be to mount one on the tank band, tough whether that would show anything but bubbles remains to be seen. I've built cinepoles for surface use, and while I can see the utility underwater, making a neutrally buoyant one seems frustrating.

So what are you using?

 

[Blackcrusader]

DIY tray with two handles for stability, tray glides through the water and you can set it down to leave it and take a video.
Shoe lace used to attach to BCD if required. Just use standard go pro screws and sticky pads. Take tray down to 40m depth any residual bubbles under the sticky pads well be gone.

 

[CanadaDan]

If you want hands free lights and camera a dive helmet might be your best option.

 

[weeksd]

Ultralight go pro mount. Purchased but not used $10usd plus shipping

 

[ReefHound]

I use a two handle tray with ball sockets for lights. Head mount and wrist mount may be convenient for the diver but seldom result in watchable video without extensive editing. You move your hands and head a lot more than you realize. You can get one on Amazon for about $40.

 

[GoinBack2Cali]

DIY tray with two handles for stability, tray glides through the water and you can set it down to leave it and take a video.
Shoe lace used to attach to BCD if required. Just use standard go pro screws and sticky pads. Take tray down to 40m depth any residual bubbles under the sticky pads well be gone.

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Any DIY instructions put there for this set-up? Looks like a very utilitarian set up that I could make!

 

[GoinBack2Cali]

I use a two handle tray with ball sockets for lights. Head mount and wrist mount may be convenient for the diver but seldom result in watchable video without extensive editing. You move your hands and head a lot more than you realize. You can get one on Amazon for about $40.

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Thanks for posting. I just bought a hero 10 for diving and can't wait to try it out this weekend in Kona. Has the mount worked out well for you so far on dives, or do you have some reservations/improvements you would make?

 

[ReefHound]

Thanks for posting. I just bought a hero 10 for diving and can't wait to try it out this weekend in Kona. Has the mount worked out well for you so far on dives, or do you have some reservations/improvements you would make?

It has worked great. My only improvement would be - given that width = stability - is to extend it wider or make it width-adjustable. The homemade one in post #2 appears to be 6-8 inches wider.

 

[Blackcrusader]

Any DIY instructions put there for this set-up? Looks like a very utilitarian set up that I could make!

Basically it was CNC'd from sheet plastic used for making confectionary containers so has to be toxin free.
The later version I added a slot in the middle so could mount the TG6

 

[Cthippo]

Where does one find those helmets, and are they neutrally buoyant?