SOLOSHOT 3. Has anyone else got there pre orders yet?

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SOLOSHOT 3. Has anyone else got there pre orders yet?

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kemp90 > 9 months ago, 14 Nov 2017

kemp90

QLD

1694 posts

14 Nov 2017 5:53pm

Anyone have there pre orders yet. I have mine but can't get it working properly. SS haven't got back to me yet.

Richoa

NSW

478 posts

15 Nov 2017 1:37pm

looks good if it works, keep us updated how they/it performs

Alex4398

NSW

35 posts

15 Nov 2017 3:25pm

i got mine and it works. Well like i set it up and used it in a park, yet to session with it.

whats wrong with yours elliot?

kemp90

QLD

1694 posts

15 Nov 2017 7:22pm

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Alex4398 said..
i got mine and it works. Well like i set it up and used it in a park, yet to session with it.

whats wrong with yours elliot?

Bro my tag won't pick up any gps signal, no matter if it's at the beach, in a paddock on on top of a hill. I'm a little cranky.
Soloshot wont get back to me.

fanfare

55 posts

16 Nov 2017 4:45am

Soloshot told me you need to not live in bum****nowhere

Sounds like a faulty tag tbh, if your unit picks up the GPS then the tag should too. pretty much the only thing you can do is turn it off and back on again i think, possibly update it if you haven't already. The down side of mass production is every now and then a broken unit will slip through the cracks.

KiteHume

NSW

51 posts

16 Nov 2017 12:27pm

Got mine this week. No problems with my ss3. Got two tags. Both are working.
Here is my test footage.

kemp90

QLD

1694 posts

16 Nov 2017 12:31pm

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KiteHume said..
Got mine this week. No problems with my ss3. Got two tags. Both are working.
Here is my test footage.

Feel like sending one of your tags to me so I can try yours out and see if it is my tag that's faulty. I'll pay for postage?

kemp90

QLD

1694 posts

16 Nov 2017 12:32pm

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Alex4398 said..
Sounds like a faulty tag tbh, if your unit picks up the GPS then the tag should too. pretty much the only thing you can do is turn it off and back on again i think, possibly update it if you haven't already. The down side of mass production is every now and then a broken unit will slip through the cracks.

How do you know if the unit picks up the gps. All I can see is if the tag picks it up.

At at this stage I'm super disappointed.

SaveTheWhales

1900 posts

16 Nov 2017 11:14am

Kemp go to 9m 15secs... same issue, he did a Firmeware update and fixed it. Now show us if it can pick up a big jump - fast enough

Pigdog3

VIC

55 posts

16 Nov 2017 8:48pm

how much australian $ shipped with 1 tag guys....

KiteHume

NSW

51 posts

16 Nov 2017 9:00pm

Not much change out of $1000 AUD. for optic25 model.
I paid $650 AUD with two tags. but that was 2 years ago when I placed my order.

Alex4398

NSW

35 posts

16 Nov 2017 9:42pm

yeah i think youre looking at like $1200 for the optic 65x which is the one i have.

Again didnt pay anything near that but i pre ordered october 2015...

Pigdog3

VIC

55 posts

18 Nov 2017 4:05pm

You have waited 2 years boys...

Pigdog3

VIC

55 posts

18 Nov 2017 4:06pm

How many meters away will it still track you....

Alex4398

NSW

35 posts

18 Nov 2017 8:23pm

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Pigdog3 said..
You have waited 2 years boys...

and paid a fraction of the MSRP. Yep, thats how pre orders work.

kemp90

QLD

1694 posts

19 Nov 2017 3:19pm

It was a long wait haha.

It it will track up to 2000ft

Sir V

QLD

490 posts

19 Nov 2017 4:36pm

Here's mine.. works perfectly. This was fist test.. didn't really know what to go for so I just used the generic settings.Video is deliberately left long so you can see the camera zoom in and out and multi altitude levelling. Only lost me once when I passed too close to the camera, then it found me 30 secs later.
still to test with 2 tags..

V

Sir V

QLD

490 posts

19 Nov 2017 4:41pm

Initial comments:
needs to be kept out of the wind, shakes a bit at high zoom .. and perhaps a better tripod LOL

Pigdog3

VIC

55 posts

19 Nov 2017 7:11pm

Sirv nice one cheers.
Looks a little sleepy catching up too you a couple of times...but better filming job than the Mrs does by a long shot.
It does rapid shot stills yea?? Or do you have to rip it off the video for that.....
I would buy one but I'm too worried when delivery will be 2weeks or months or years...I can't part with $1200 not guaranteed delivery or is there....

KiteHume

NSW

51 posts

20 Nov 2017 2:09pm

My first successful session with the Soloshot3.
Tracks very well. Had about 90% Usuable footage.
Next time I will put tag on the arm that faces the camera. I should get even better long distance tracking.

Richoa

NSW

478 posts

14 Jan 2018 11:17pm

Thinking about getting one these, now that a few of you gents have a couple of months with it.

do you think the 25zome is enough or def go the 65?

and do you still think its a worth while purchase?

thanks

CJ2478

NSW

484 posts

15 Jan 2018 11:48am

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Richoa said..
Thinking about getting one these, now that a few of you gents have a couple of months with it.

do you think the 25zome is enough or def go the 65?

and do you still think its a worth while purchase?

thanks

You should probably just go the 65X richo, that way you'll get me in the frame too ;)

blueplanetsurf

316 posts

15 Jan 2018 9:53am

I got my Soloshot3 recently and made a video about setting it up. I got some great results when using it for foil surfing footage but the camera lost the tracking after a while. Mine still seems to have a few small bugs but Soloshot promised to address them with a firmware update. I'm pretty stoked so far. This is the first video about setting it up, more videos coming soon:

Richoa

NSW

478 posts

16 Jan 2018 12:05am

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CJ2478 said..

You should probably just go the 65X richo, that way you'll get me in the frame too ;)

Told you CJ, ill order a tag if you want. That way you can stop cutting me off to film ya move:)

KiteHume

NSW

51 posts

16 Jan 2018 9:53am

I have the Optic 25. Which is plenty of zoom for my location.
Works well with the latest firmware.
You need to protect it from the wind if you want shake free footage.
Its great to be able to review your whole session when you get home.
The picture quality is ok,
Battery life is not a issue.

KiteHume

NSW

51 posts

16 Jan 2018 9:54am

hilly

7979 posts

16 Jan 2018 12:21pm

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KiteHume said..

That was pretty good tracking. Still waiting for my pro model :(

SaveTheWhales

1900 posts

16 Jan 2018 6:04pm

Haa I like the jump where the camera 'thought' you should have landed it..

I bought one a week n a half before Xmas and it arrived on the Friday arvo before..
A bit pricey with 65 lens - a bit of money for import duty..

Should be fun though as I have no idea where that freckn kite gets too sometimes

kemp90

QLD

1694 posts

16 Jan 2018 9:03pm

I sold mine after a week. When the wind was up, and you were some distance away it shook too much

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