GoPro Hero 2 with BlurFix Lens.

[LAP57]

here's how mine is mounted. I would have liked it a little further forward but the light body was too rounded.

I have been looking for a simple and easy to use video set up. When you price the gopro with a tray and video lights it starts to add up. I thought about doing this same rig but was concerned about back scatter. Your video shows that this is not a real issue in relatively clear water. Nice job.

[SurfLung]

The little flat lens replacement I got for my GoPro was $43 at http://freedivingspearfishinggear.com/6 ... gopro.html. Here's a video of how to do the lens replacement... The video shows the 3D GoPro that uses two lenses. Same process but a bit easier with the standard one-lens GoPro.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLODlogMQQY[/youtube]

I just found another one for $21.95 called Mako http://www.makospearguns.com/product-p/mgphl.htm Apparently if you buy your GoPro from them, they'll throw in the flat lens replacement for free.

Extra Go-Pro housings are pretty cheap. I'm thinking to buy another one and then use one with the standard dome lens for above water and one with the flat lens for under water.

[Akita]

Speardiver http://freedivingspearfishinggear.com/1 ... gopro.html also has a flat glass lens that's a bit more expensive than the polycarbonate but not as scratch-prone. I bought and extra housing for mine to avoid messing with screws+plastic+gasket "you're just asking for trouble" murphyisms

[wilbkr1]

Hey All,

Wanted to show off my new rig sporting the HERO2,Nikon S6200 with Ikelite's Housing, SRP BlurFix and SRP Camera Tray. I love the Sola lights too.



Not to many people know that I'm also SRP's US and Canada distributor as well as a dealer for GoPro Products. So from one V-diver to another... If your looking for some toys for your GoPro camera, let me know.

I'll be working with Bryan to setup something special for VDH members.

AKA: AquaPro HD

[Creed]

I tried out the Mako lens this weekend with a little PVC rig I built in about 20 minutes. The light I thought would work with my setup couldn't cut through the murk, so I just dove a little more shallow and used natural light. I accidentally left it on a lower setting and got some vignetting. The crappy camera work is all my fault, as I was not trying to capture quality video but rather trying to see how the Mako works underwater. Seems to work fine to me. I edited out more of the purely boring stuff(yes, this was the stuff I left in; I know, Kansas lake == yawn):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSMxOSYsta8
The chick in the bikini that is behind me at one point is pretty funny. I was swimming down a channel, and was around the bend from my dive flag. I got away from the cliffs at that point, and decided to pop up to get my bearings again. When I popped my head out of the water, this girl was screaming and laughing. Apparently, her and her boyfriend had watched something blowing bubbles and heading right for them. From the top, all they could see was this huge black thing, which she thought was a giant turtle. I just happened to pop my head out of the water right in front of them.
I almost regret surfacing. I could have started a lake monster legend if they had never seen it was a diver!

[Drado]

... and that fish you bumped into after that incident... don't know who was more surprised - you or the fish

[Creed]

... and that fish you bumped into after that incident... don't know who was more surprised - you or the fish

I was! I was chasing the first fish, and didn't notice that bullhead until I was almost on top of it.

[SurfLung]

New "Dive Housing" from GoPro
- I just came from the GoPro website and spotted their new "Dive Housing" with flat glass lens.

More pictures/info at http://gopro.com/hd-hero-accessories/dive-housing/
- I don't think I'll be upgrading to this just yet as I already have a housing with a flat lens installed and I just bought a "skeleton" housing for dry video.

[kgehring]

No way to add color correcting filters. BlurFix still is the best solution with 3 different filters available.

[DaleC]

I went with the Occulus solution. A little cheaper than the blurfix but it gives a square frame. Don't know if I'd do it again. It came with a red filter which I tried but it made everything... red.

Anyways, I'm happy enough as it gives me the tool I'm looking for. Here's a video I took yesterday. And yes, I know my DH is too high on my back. I threw it on those tanks because I wanted to get closer to the fish. The harness is set for a singlehose. The narration sounds better in your head if you do it with a french accent like JYC:

http://youtu.be/gWHsCgk6hyY

The same fish 5 days earlier (better vis and no me):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=paVSKk2m ... ure=relmfu

[SurfLung]

Great looking video, subject, and story Dale. I left a comment on the 2nd one. I want to ask if the rounded corners on the frame are on purpose or are they due to the lens replacement?

[DaleC]

Oh, that was you. I left a comment to your comment

Lens replacement. They weren't there before. This, and the squaring of the frame would have me spring a bit more for the blurfix I think.

[Creed]

No way to add color correcting filters. BlurFix still is the best solution with 3 different filters available.

Looks like someone is working on that, too: http://www.backscatter.com/learn/news/news.php?ID=138

[Drado]

Oh, that was you. I left a comment to your comment

Lens replacement. They weren't there before. This, and the squaring of the frame would have me spring a bit more for the blurfix I think.

You can try changing your settings from R4 to R5 to minimize the degree of vignetting.

[kgehring]

No vignetting with Blurfix. Quality of video using glass filter vs. plastic is also something to consider.