Which Gopro mount?

[H20man]

Which mount and set-up do you guys use for underwater video recording with the Gopro?
Sartek housing, Eye of mine, German lens, or Mako lens?

 

[H20man]

Anyone..........anyone..........Bueller?..........Bueller?

 

[blabber]

I believe I ordered the eye of mine and it came with a flat lense and red filter. Im by no means a photographer. I just boght it and turn it on. I got the flat lense and red filter because thats what i read was recommended. It is set on r5 and I am happy with the videosl.
I was using the head mount but at some point during a dive the case came open and camera flooded. The LCD backpack kept overheating but the camera seems to be ok after 2 weeks in a bag of rice. From now on I rubber band the housing latch because I think it gets too loose at depth. I also switched over to wrist mount so that I can see any potential leaks and abort the dive before it is completley flooded.

 

[H20man]

At what depth were you when the camera flooded, maybe you didn't lock the latch correctly?

 

[fdog]

Mako port. Max depth with this has been 170'.

I use ULCS arms & balls to mount to my scooter.


All the best, James

 

[WetBoy101]

I'm using the Mako flat lens, waiting for my red filter and tripod mount that I will retrofit to a pistol grip.

 

[blabber]

It was locked properly I double check and tripple check. Max depth was 100 ft. It recorded the whole dive and when I surfaced I stuck my head under the water when I was taking off my fins and that is when it flooded. The latch was half open. I notice when I put pressure on the case the latch becomes very easy to lift up. I am thinking at depth with the pressure and the flow from the spring this might be what caused it to partially open. When I surfaced there was no more pressure to keep it closed. Just a theory though.

 

[H20man]

It was locked properly I double check and tripple check. Max depth was 100 ft. It recorded the whole dive and when I surfaced I stuck my head under the water when I was taking off my fins and that is when it flooded. The latch was half open. I notice when I put pressure on the case the latch becomes very easy to lift up. I am thinking at depth with the pressure and the flow from the spring this might be what caused it to partially open. When I surfaced there was no more pressure to keep it closed. Just a theory though.

Wow that sucks.
Is this a known problem with the latch getting loose at depth?

 

[hellhole]

i started a thread discussing similar aspects...

http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/un...372210-scuba-diving-go-pro-what-best-way.html

 

[blabber]

Wow that sucks.
Is this a known problem with the latch getting loose at depth?

Yea it sucks. Ive been trying to get gopro to take a look at it but they dont seem to understand what I am trying to tell them. They have told me the seal was bad to put it in a pale of water to see where it was leaking from. Ridiculous! It ws the first chance I got to use the camera. :dontknow