You`ve all seen my attempts at shooting video when riding and in general it works.
I need a better platform for the camera that I can rely on keeping the camera squared up. After looking around the web with the help of tony(onmebike) we have arrived at the conclusion that something based around the thing that I am already using will be the best.
I tried out the handlebar mount that Stumpi kindly sent me but the vibration was far too much and also my voice could not be heard clearly.
So, what I`m going to try is to mount the existing short mono pod with neck strap set up onto a piece of industrial thick rubber that might stabilise it better against me and instead of just wrapping a bungie around me and over the pole I`ll actually connect it to the pole to try to prevent it sliding sideways. I`ve tried webbing around my chest but it`s too restricting and doesn`t allow my chest to expand when puffed out (when riding up a 1 in 3
and I`ve also decided that although slightly heavier than the Panasonic LX3 the Canon G9 gives a better image and being slight narrower on the focal length does away with the extra wide side view that can make you dizzy when watching.
Any pointers welcome.
BTW just to point out why I want to carry a camera. Yesterday whilst out riding with my wife over open flat farmland she noticed a hare rushing across a field to out right and on a collision course with me(this thing was really moving) anyway, she couldn`t get up close enough to warn and the first I knew was when it ran across the road 4` in front of me and that would have made a super bit of filming. Anyone know how fast a hare can run? I doubt a greyhound would have caught this little bugger.
I need a better platform for the camera that I can rely on keeping the camera squared up. After looking around the web with the help of tony(onmebike) we have arrived at the conclusion that something based around the thing that I am already using will be the best.
I tried out the handlebar mount that Stumpi kindly sent me but the vibration was far too much and also my voice could not be heard clearly.
So, what I`m going to try is to mount the existing short mono pod with neck strap set up onto a piece of industrial thick rubber that might stabilise it better against me and instead of just wrapping a bungie around me and over the pole I`ll actually connect it to the pole to try to prevent it sliding sideways. I`ve tried webbing around my chest but it`s too restricting and doesn`t allow my chest to expand when puffed out (when riding up a 1 in 3
and I`ve also decided that although slightly heavier than the Panasonic LX3 the Canon G9 gives a better image and being slight narrower on the focal length does away with the extra wide side view that can make you dizzy when watching.Any pointers welcome.
BTW just to point out why I want to carry a camera. Yesterday whilst out riding with my wife over open flat farmland she noticed a hare rushing across a field to out right and on a collision course with me(this thing was really moving) anyway, she couldn`t get up close enough to warn and the first I knew was when it ran across the road 4` in front of me and that would have made a super bit of filming. Anyone know how fast a hare can run? I doubt a greyhound would have caught this little bugger.
