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 Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2014 8:01 am Post subject: Video Montage of Different Camera Mounts |
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I think I have finally found the camera mount that I like best for my Drift 170 video camera.
The first clip uses a mount I made that plugged into the Kolb wing fold fitting. It was fairly stable but too close to the wing. I couldn't figure a way to extend the mount away from the wing enough to get the wing out of the camera lense and keep it stable.
In the second and third clips I used the wing fold fitting but the mount was bent down 45 degrees and the wing is STILL in the camera lense. This mount does a great job of photographing things straight down. I'm going to use this mount to video a shipwreck of the Novadock that is just below the surface off Silver Lake State Park in Lake Michigan. The problem with this mount is it is very sensitive to bumpy air and it bends the horizon and other things not directly in line with the front of the lense.
The fourth clip uses the Drift strap mount attached to the bottom of the lift strut near the midpoint of the strut right outboard of the jury strut. The Drift strap mount uses a quick mount system that introduced a bit of slop in the mount. You have to look close in the video to see it but on the ground, in bumpy air and some RPMs, shake the camera enough to make it very blurry.
The fifth clip uses the strap mount rapped around web material in the same lift strut location as clip four. I also put some duck tape on the male side of the drift quick mount to take up slack that causes slight camera oscillations.
The sixth clip is the landing from the fifth clip. It was getting dark so I increased the brightness on play back. The brightness increase or low light caused the video to look grainy, the brightness increase also wiped out a nice sun set. This is the stabilized strap mount. I couldn't resist showing this clip because it was one of my best landings and it was on video.
The video is on Vimio again at:
http://vimeo.com/111421520
and the password is mears
yes all lower case sorry
Rick Neilsen
Redrive VW Powered MKIIIC
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John Hauck
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| Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2014 8:44 am Post subject: Video Montage of Different Camera Mounts |
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I liked the landing too.
Seems the older I get the worse my landings become.
I do well on grass, but my landings on pavement usually suck.
john h
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Titus, Alabama
I couldn't resist showing this clip because it was one of my best landings and it was on video.
The video is on Vimio again at:
http://vimeo.com/111421520
and the password is mears
yes all lower case sorry
Rick Neilsen
Redrive VW Powered MKIIIC
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lcottrell
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| Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2014 10:57 am Post subject: Video Montage of Different Camera Mounts |
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A picture of the mounts might not be all that bad for those of us who are very visual.
I kept checking my Drift to see why you were getting all that curve in the videos. I don't remember mine being that way. Mine is set for 1080, but there is some adjustment to the magnification of the lens at 720. That might account for it, or I am never high enough to see the horizon?
Glad to see that you found a sweet spot, its not all that easy on a plane that vibrates as much as they do.
Larry
On Mon, Nov 10, 2014 at 9:01 AM, Rick Neilsen <neilsenrm(at)gmail.com (neilsenrm(at)gmail.com)> wrote:
| Quote: | I think I have finally found the camera mount that I like best for my Drift 170 video camera.
The first clip uses a mount I made that plugged into the Kolb wing fold fitting. It was fairly stable but too close to the wing. I couldn't figure a way to extend the mount away from the wing enough to get the wing out of the camera lense and keep it stable.
In the second and third clips I used the wing fold fitting but the mount was bent down 45 degrees and the wing is STILL in the camera lense. This mount does a great job of photographing things straight down. I'm going to use this mount to video a shipwreck of the Novadock that is just below the surface off Silver Lake State Park in Lake Michigan. The problem with this mount is it is very sensitive to bumpy air and it bends the horizon and other things not directly in line with the front of the lense.
The fourth clip uses the Drift strap mount attached to the bottom of the lift strut near the midpoint of the strut right outboard of the jury strut. The Drift strap mount uses a quick mount system that introduced a bit of slop in the mount. You have to look close in the video to see it but on the ground, in bumpy air and some RPMs, shake the camera enough to make it very blurry.
The fifth clip uses the strap mount rapped around web material in the same lift strut location as clip four. I also put some duck tape on the male side of the drift quick mount to take up slack that causes slight camera oscillations.
The sixth clip is the landing from the fifth clip. It was getting dark so I increased the brightness on play back. The brightness increase or low light caused the video to look grainy, the brightness increase also wiped out a nice sun set. This is the stabilized strap mount. I couldn't resist showing this clip because it was one of my best landings and it was on video.
The video is on Vimio again at:
http://vimeo.com/111421520
and the password is mears
yes all lower case sorry
Rick Neilsen
Redrive VW Powered MKIIIC
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| Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2014 8:41 pm Post subject: Re: Video Montage of Different Camera Mounts |
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As Larry mentioned, It would be nice to see pictures of the camera mounting. Great videos and landing!
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Sorry my plane and camera mounts are in Michigan and I'm in Florida for the winter. No camera mount photos till the snow is gone.
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As Larry mentioned, It would be nice to see pictures of the camera mounting. Great videos and landing!
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| Posted: Tue Nov 11, 2014 6:27 pm Post subject: Re: Video Montage of Different Camera Mounts |
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Rick, to reduce the curved horizon try a narrower field of view, I use 120 instead of 170 on my Drift Ghost and it sure helps. 90 is even better but somewhat starts to restrict the view but eliminates the curved image. My best mounting point on all of my Kolbs, and most others is the gear leg, nearer the socket was best. I used the ram mount U bolt mount with the shortest clamp arm style. Works great for me. Make sure the screw in the ball for the the camera is short and doesn't bottom in that hole on the camera. Sure way to ruin the camera.
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