GoPro Newbie

[Patrick]

Just got a gopro sessios 5 and looking for some suggestions on mounts and accessories. Any reviews on gimbal and steadycam rigs? Kite rigs for wide angle pov from kite? It will be used for a variety of activities for me and my kids. Thanks

[decman_r]

Hope you post your epic sessions!

[Patrick]

hahaha I don't know about epic. I would film you but I don't travel that far out to sea! This will be films to reflect on as an old man hopefully....

[mjamero]

Check out this thread. A lot already covered. Cheers!

viewtopic.php?f=18&t=1887

[ezzylover]

In a nutshell :
If you are a kitesurfer , Kai Lenny has a video somewhere where he shows how to make a kite mount out of a chest mount.
if you are a windsurfer , there few accessories that are very handy, you may have to google some of them:
Flymount : to attach the camera on any round tubing you can imagine.
Bobber to take you gopro snorkeling or swimming etc...
360 rotation clips
Headmount (with head strap)
remember to tether everything so you don t lose you GP in action

good luck

[Roxstock]

I have one of these that gives a cool camera angle. I didn't pay this much for it though.

[ezzylover]

Not my usual to help kitesurfers , but here you go :

[Patrick]

Hahahaha Thanks ezzylover. I like that pov and the flymount looks very handy for multiple applications. I think that I will start those and a helmet mount setup. There are a couple of cheaper gimbal/steady cam rigs that might be useful on land but not rated for the water. Time to play with some new toys