Thinking about buying a gopro. Anyone got one? What's the video quality like, how do they stay on your board, any pros and cons?

Check their website... they come in three different kits - one of which is a 'surf kit' with all the adapters you'll need.

The new Hero 3 will be out before Xmas and appears not to suffer the bulging image effect that many people do not like... be quick, they will sell fast.

PRA Imaging in Newcastle St have a sales guy who knows everything about them - young blond bloke with tatts everywhere...

Longboards Scarb/Soul Boards Store have a couple of the new silver in. The Black is what most people will be chasing and will be in in about two weeks and you can only get the surf package in black.
Mount to the board with either a stick on base plate or you insert an FCS plug into the board and mount to this. Hear of very few issues with these setups. Quality of image is as good as it gets and most stuff on TV etc where they want action footage use them nowdays.

cant wait for the new model!! we are also looking at stocking them

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katana said...
cant wait for the new model!! we are also looking at stocking them

You recon you"ll have them in stock by the time i pick up my board in 2 weeks

il find out and pm you the black surf edition only gets realeased today or tomorrow

Did anyone see the 60 Minutes story or Go Pro? $250 million turn over and a 300% increase annually

You can get the new Black edition at most online shops already.

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blueball said...
You can get the new Black edition at most online shops already.

Are you sure? It's pretty easy to show stock on a computer, take your money and then have you wait two weeks to get your goods. Harder to do that face to face.

Yeah check US eBay, plenty there showing in stock.

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blueball said...
Yeah check US eBay, plenty there showing in stock.

The point is we are trying to keep the $$ local BB.

Oh, that point must of eluded me somewhere.

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blueball said...
Oh, that point must of eluded me somewhere.

Its ok, it wasnt really clear.

Same as boards tho, keeping it local keeps helps out local shapers and keeps the $$ in WA rather than the east or the USA.

I dont see the issue buying a gopro online.

I only bought mine in a shop because I needed it asap.

And I had to drive to about (not exaggerating) at least 15/20 different camera/electronic shops to find the 'pack' that I wanted because they all sell out when they are released.

For stuff like electronics, we get shafted here, I'd rather keep the money in my pocket than in mister Harvey Normans.

Gopro are onto it however, $80+shipping on the $400USD black here3 to australia.

Just spoke to a buddy who has been waiting 6 weeks for his GoPro 3 black that he ordered off the net hoping to get it quick. Interesting to see if he finally gets it before we get ours.

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P co said...
Just spoke to a buddy who has been waiting 6 weeks for his GoPro 3 black that he ordered off the net hoping to get it quick. Interesting to see if he finally gets it before we get ours.

Did those Balin leggies come yet P co? My frankinleggie is lookin a bit sad

Did a Balin order last week so should be here anytime soon.

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P co said...
Did a Balin order last week so should be here anytime soon.

Sweet

The one I got for the mal is the best one Ive had, the cuff is super comfy and they look much better quality than most

I got myself a Go Pro but now looking to do a editing coarse. I even went and bought a new Mac for home just to use but im just plan stupid at stuff unless someone shows me how to do it

Anyone suggest a good coarse to attend North of the River

Just use youtube JB. Have a look at some iMovie tutorials that others have posted....Thats how I learnt.

This one will get you going

Leggies in dogster.

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P co said...
Leggies in dogster.

When GoPro first went to video surfers loved them but ended up owning a second one after their first went buy-buy and floated into the vast blue.

This no-doubt boosted GoPro sales.
90% of GoPro customers I've known have been down this path of buying a second GoPoo or spending the equivalent on accessories in attempts to thwart the design problems.

GoPro have fine tunned the art of wooing gullible consumers with big claims and fantastic marketing they only get away with because consumers know little difference.

"Pro" my arse!
"Hero" Yes! :insertsarcasmsmiley:

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Dawn Patrol said...
I dont see the issue buying a gopro online.

I only bought mine in a shop because I needed it asap.

And I had to drive to about (not exaggerating) at least 15/20 different camera/electronic shops to find the 'pack' that I wanted because they all sell out when they are released.

For stuff like electronics, we get shafted here, I'd rather keep the money in my pocket than in mister Harvey Normans.

Gopro are onto it however, $80+shipping on the $400USD black here3 to australia.

The idea of buying local when you can get it locally is that you keep that business open so when you need something as asap they are still in business when you need them.
You keep buying online, where are you going to get a replacment for that leggie you broke, no worries, you just have to miss the perfect waves that arvo and the next morning while you wait for the leggie you had to buy online cause surfshops are history.And the irony is that the leggie cost way more cause it is being sent express post and you got charged the new priority handling fee cause you needed it asap. Do you see the issue now.
P.S. Some of you might be thinking, hang on a minute crustty don't you sell online? Yes I do, but it is Australian made with Australian materials, which is something you wont find in any shops.

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crustt said...

Dawn Patrol said...
I dont see the issue buying a gopro online.

I only bought mine in a shop because I needed it asap.

And I had to drive to about (not exaggerating) at least 15/20 different camera/electronic shops to find the 'pack' that I wanted because they all sell out when they are released.

For stuff like electronics, we get shafted here, I'd rather keep the money in my pocket than in mister Harvey Normans.

Gopro are onto it however, $80+shipping on the $400USD black here3 to australia.

The idea of buying local when you can get it locally is that you keep that business open so when you need something as asap they are still in business when you need them.
You keep buying online, where are you going to get a replacment for that leggie you broke, no worries, you just have to miss the perfect waves that arvo and the next morning while you wait for the leggie you had to buy online cause surfshops are history.And the irony is that the leggie cost way more cause it is being sent express post and you got charged the new priority handling fee cause you needed it asap. Do you see the issue now.
P.S. Some of you might be thinking, hang on a minute crustty don't you sell online? Yes I do, but it is Australian made with Australian materials, which is something you wont find in any shops.

gotta say I kinda don't get this argument when it comes to gopro, yeah I'm putting money in the pocket of the reseller but I'm spending more to do it (especially when it seams many of the resellers make zilch or near to on gopro..see DM's post on the kitesurfing forum www.seabreeze.com.au/forums/Kitesurfing/General/best-placeprice-to-buy-gopro-black/) that being the case it'd make more sense if I got the cheapest price from basically anywhere and had more cash in my pocket to go buy say a new board from a local shaper where it definitely puts the money somewhere useful and meaningful.

Buying local doesn't necessarily guarantee that you are supporting the local bloke.

2c

If I was buying a go pro I would be buying from my local surf shop, as being a regular customer , I would get a 25 to 30% discount and if something went wrong I would take it back to the shop and they would handle it. As a example, I bought a wetsuit in may last year $150 off rrp, as always treated it badly. Took it back in November to get some seams fixed, received a new one in december(on advise of the shopkeeper). Forward 1 year later(now), I am waiting to get my suit repaired under warranty(2 small holes) as I got a 1 year warranty on the replacement. Try getting that sort of service on the internet, especially buying o/s.
In the short term getting a good deal online will put dollars in your pocket , but eventually once the online sellers have completely cornered the market they will screw you.

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crustt said...
If I was buying a go pro I would be buying from my local surf shop, as being a regular customer , I would get a 25 to 30% discount and if something went wrong I would take it back to the shop and they would handle it. As a example, I bought a wetsuit in may last year $150 off rrp, as always treated it badly. Took it back in November to get some seams fixed, received a new one in december(on advise of the shopkeeper). Forward 1 year later(now), I am waiting to get my suit repaired under warranty(2 small holes) as I got a 1 year warranty on the replacement. Try getting that sort of service on the internet, especially buying o/s.
In the short term getting a good deal online will put dollars in your pocket , but eventually once the online sellers have completely cornered the market they will screw you.

Not saying don't buy local but make sure when you spend your dollars if this is your driver that you make sure you spend them where they have the greatest effect.

Since gopro is manufactured in China and the bulk of the profits are going to gopro (not local) then there are items (like surfboards or your covers for instance) where the dollars spent have maximum impact.

Our retail indstry currently is relatively healthy vs our manufacturing industry

Yeah but what I'm saying is try and support both even if it does cost a little more, we have to keep all these people in jobs, so they're not going on the dole and surfing all day, it's crowded enough as it is isn't it?