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Sean
Worn
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 Posted: Fri 13/Jun/03 11:12am Post subject: website |
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That website has got some wicked tips and footage,
we'll see how we go this Sunday. 
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Dusty
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Location: Auckland
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| Posted: Fri 13/Jun/03 2:39pm Post subject: |
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| Quote: | it is not that easy.
most pencil cams are fixed focus, fixed aparture, and have very poor ability to cope with changing ambient light. If you are filming with one, it works best in consistant forest cover or consistant open track.
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That's true up to a point.... after my first run with it in Wales i obtained an alloy "sun hood" which eliminates sunflare when moving in and out of contrasting light.
Of course, it could also be the cr*p weather in the UK that meant it was constantly grey anyway......
Doug
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Tim
Wrecked
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| Posted: Fri 13/Jun/03 3:44pm Post subject: |
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hmmmm helmet cam footage kicks ass 
i remember a few years back before tim makersey had made a name for himself we were at the outlet riding this "Gnarly" chute, and there were some fellas there from y2kTV and they just duck taped a digi vid cam onto the side of tims helemet and got some fecking awesome footage!  lol it worked perfectly
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SamultheCamul
Wrecked
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Location: The roads of Chch
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| Posted: Fri 13/Jun/03 4:25pm Post subject: |
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| Hardtail Hussa wrote: | | and they just duck taped a digi vid cam onto the side of tims helemet and got some fecking awesome footage! lol it worked perfectly |
Untill you biff and smash a $1000 digicam to pieces! 
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Cleatus
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| Posted: Fri 13/Jun/03 5:21pm Post subject: |
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wot kind of helmets cameras would they use on nwd1/2/3 etc?
i doubt my camera wold work for a helmet camera cos its like 10 years old and whenever u move it it goes out of focus slightly and takes a second or to to re focus.
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Dusty
Joined: Jun 09, 2003
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Location: Auckland
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| Posted: Fri 13/Jun/03 5:52pm Post subject: |
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Cleatus:
You'd probably want to check this out further, but if you've got an AV-in jack on your video camera (like if your taping from the TV to yor camera, tho' I don't know why you would.....) then there's bound to be a pencil-style camera to match from somewhere.
The beauty of the newer digital videos are that they are a lot smaller, so easier to carry around, but aside from the image processing and recording medium, the principle is still the same as it always has been - as far as I know.......
Could be talking bollox of course.......
Doug
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DH_Dave
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Location: Christchurch
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| Posted: Fri 13/Jun/03 5:56pm Post subject: |
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how much would the cheapest head cam in NZ be? 
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Sean
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Location: West is best
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| Posted: Mon 16/Jun/03 2:16pm Post subject: Helmet/bar cam |
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Doug had he camera mounted on his handlebars during the Sunday morning Woodhill ride, I think it turned out pretty good from what I saw on the small screen. Look forward to seeing it on the big screen!
Especially the gap gone wrong!
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Dusty
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| Posted: Mon 16/Jun/03 2:32pm Post subject: |
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Sean: footage looks good on the big screen, and oh yes, that fly- bounce - crash sequence is pretty spectacular!!! I'll grab some stills and submit for the Muntage threads......
Doug
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