kevmort Posted April 28, 2016 Report Share Posted April 28, 2016 Just a general question for you all , what camera do you use when flying on your own and filming yourself flying or just the kite flying ,how do you mount it and where is it mounted ?? Sent from my iPad using KiteLife mobile app Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobB Posted April 29, 2016 Report Share Posted April 29, 2016 I use a GoPro, a Canon DSLR, and a Samsung digital camcorder. I pretty much just leave them on the ground, pointing towards the area that I'm flying. I like the 'pilot's eye' perspective, other angles don't make sense to my eyes when I watch them... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaydub200 Posted April 29, 2016 Report Share Posted April 29, 2016 I use a GoPro, a Canon DSLR, and a Samsung digital camcorder. I pretty much just leave them on the ground, pointing towards the area that I'm flying. I like the 'pilot's eye' perspective, other angles don't make sense to my eyes when I watch them... I'm with you on that Rob. To the extent that I struggle to interpret which way round the kite is when the camera is facing the flier. Is that just me? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevmort Posted April 29, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 29, 2016 I must admit I am the same and prefer to see the flyer closer to the camera than the kite , I have thought of a chest mount but feel like it would not track the kite so well but at the same time don't want a GoPro on my head lol Sent from my iPad using KiteLife mobile app Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobB Posted April 29, 2016 Report Share Posted April 29, 2016 7 hours ago, jaydub200 said: I'm with you on that Rob. To the extent that I struggle to interpret which way round the kite is when the camera is facing the flier. Is that just me? In a lot of videos, I can't tell what's going on, when the camera is too far to the side, or like you say... facing the pilot. But... that fact does make me realize why most onlookers aren't interested in sport kites, they can't tell what's going on, either. The Chest mount is a good perspective, but most body-cam videos are too bouncy to be watchable. I've had best luck using a mono-pod stuck in the sand, giving the camera a little height helps to keep the foreground from dominating the frame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
makatakam Posted April 29, 2016 Report Share Posted April 29, 2016 I prefer to use a Hollywood camera crew, shooting at least seven different angles, on-location in the Bahamas and other luxurious destinations, using original music specifically written for each flying session played by the London Philharmonic Orchestra, and incorporating three or four PiP panels in the finished video. That's why there's no video of me flying -- Can't afford it yet! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palmahnic Posted April 29, 2016 Report Share Posted April 29, 2016 So this is a question I've been fiddling with for a while. It really depends on what you plan to do with the footage, I believe. For personal improvement, some people place the camera at their back and up high enough so they can see both hand movements and kite performance. For your standard "VF" type of clips, when you want a short film demonstrating the most of your abilities, with little reference to yourself, and a lot to the kite, a regular DSLR or a GoPro type camera, both on a short stand in front of you would do the trick. It should be pointed out that the GoPro makes the kite look much smaller than with the DSLR, but allows a bigger filming window. Normally I would use a Gorilla stand standing on the roof of my vehicle, with either my phone, or an action camera, and film from the side or the back of the kite, or a few meters in front of me, to allow more field but less me. I like videos with multiple angles, like the ones of KarelOh, I feel it gives you a better sense and feel of the trick, and the kite's abilities. I've used a GoPro type action camera, a Xiaomi Yi, in two clips I've made, mounted on the kite itself, for the purpose of giving kite tricks a new perspective. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeafThunder Posted April 30, 2016 Report Share Posted April 30, 2016 I would love to have 2 (two) of this https://shop.soloshot.com/ as a gift ... you can attach the transmitter to kite and on yourself and both cameras will follow ... I really like that ... ... imagine it ... in Picture in Picture p.s. it can zoom in or out if transmitter is too far away or too close up I really like this Contour Roam Action Camera I would choose Contour Roam 1 HD or Roam 3 ... because great quality and affordable (only like 15 dollars difference) ... Roam 1 HD is hard to find ... so, better off to get Roam 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevmort Posted April 30, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2016 They are good and a lot of kite surfers use them , but there is lily drone and has so many uses [emoji4] Sent from my iPad using KiteLife mobile app 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevmort Posted April 30, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2016 was on drone lol Sent from my iPhone using KiteLife mobile app 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeafThunder Posted April 30, 2016 Report Share Posted April 30, 2016 oh, &?/;# i dont think i have the gut to throw it anywhere, especially the bridge !!! (laughing) ... extremely nice ! (choking) $1,250 USD Horizon Blade Chroma Camera Drone - 4K CGO3, ST-10+ for $900 USD please do talk about it, so we can learn more about it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevmort Posted April 30, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2016 Ok how about this one ?? Lol Sent from my iPhone using KiteLife mobile app Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeafThunder Posted April 30, 2016 Report Share Posted April 30, 2016 I really like the programming setup ... I am not a fan of "TOP" 3rd person view videos ... except over the water which is more suitable for it ... I wonder how well airdog or drone flying ability at 1 foot above the ground and following a skateboarder like 3 feet behind right side of me ? ... can drone avoiding any things like trash cans, trees, people, dogs, traffic, cars in the path of where I am going at ? ... swinging baseball bat is out of the question (laughing) maybe chasing the baseball or golfball (laughing) at 120mph ... now that is a good question and probably already done it with several flaws Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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