GoPro Mounts for Surfboards

[Rahotu200]

Hi All

I got a Go Pro Hero 2 camera for Christmas and found that the surf board mount that comes with it doesn't eliminate the wash from the board. I decided to make my own 1.5ft extension mount out of electrical conduit that clips into an FCS plug at the back of the board and it made the camera work better.

To check out how to make your own, have a look at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_vyxG1seTMI . The end of the film shows us having a surf with the mount on the board.

Interested in knowing what you think both about the mount and the GoPro camera.

I love mine. The quality of the image for the size and price of the camera is awesome.

[jaffa1949]

That's a great first post, I'm not a great fan of Go Pros but for what hey are they are they do a great job and you've just added another way to use it thank you.

[Rahotu200]

Thanks mate. For the price of the camera, I think they are pretty good for the quality of the image. We filmed the surfing at a break on the Surf Highway in Taranaki NZ.

[jaffa1949]

Say hello to Stent road for me!

[Rahotu200]

Fogging of the inside of the camera housing lens is a problem I have encountered when surfing in a temperate climate (New Zealand, 16C water) and especially when filming in tropical climates. To find out the best anti fog options and to improve the sharpness of the picture I applied the following six different independent tests and filmed the results on Rahotu200:

1. Use GoPro 2 as normal - nothing added
2. Tissue paper inserted down both sides and on back of camera (warning - this could easily jeopardise the water seal if a small amount of tissue is on the seal)
3. Heat camera housing and camera with a hair drier to warm then close housing.
4. Add 3 GoPro anti-fog inserts / desiccant strips inside the housing to absorb any moisture in the air and use camera straight away
5. Hold the camera and housing under an air conditioner outlet for 1 minute then close.
6. Insert 3 GoPro anti-fog inserts inside the housing to absorb any moisture in the air and use camera after 17 hours.

These tests were all carried out in Singapore (tropical - 90 miles from Equator c.80% humidity) by submersing the operating Go Pro Hero2 camera in 4 degree Celsius water then removing and trying to film (extreme fogging test). RESULTS AND OTHER ANTI FOGGING TIPS & OPTIONS are on Rahotu200 channel

CAMERA FOGGING IS CAUSED BY - If the air in your camera housing is from: a) a humid environment, b) the camera is on which generates heat and c) and you and take it in to relatively cooler temperature water you are likely to get condensation on the inside of your housing. Therefore as two of the three above variables are a given if the camera is operating you have to remove the humidity inside the housing. In summary the warmed humid air from the camera heat forms condensation on the coldest part of the housing (unfortunately the inside of the lens bulb). Spray solutions just flatten the fog droplets on the inside of the housing which is not the optically best solution.

Happy shooting - I would be interested in any other suggestions as this problem can be annoying as it happens often.