I clearly remember having seen an ad (ThinkGeek perhaps?) for a tripod mount with three large (2 or 3 inch) suction cups, designed for speedboats (!), claimed to be ideal for curved slick surfaces and to grip even better in wetter conditions.
If I manage to find it I'll post a link :-) Sean On Sat, May 23, 2009 at 3:31 PM, Tim Dobson <[email protected]> wrote: > Hey there, > > This isn't a common question I'd guess but here's a good a place to ask as > any! :) > > So basically I've just acquired a small waterproof HD video camera and I'm > looking for the best way to mount it onto my Laser EPS[1] sailing dinghy. > > It has a standard tripod mount so I was wondering about tying it on with > desk tripod near the mast foot or something but I wondered if anyone had any > prior experience or thoughts on how they'd do this. > > I'm not looking for a beautiful (or expensive!) solution just something I > can put together to get some video from onboard an my boat. > HD > (I was thinking capturing what is happening in the cockpit is just as > interesting as whats happening ahead of you for the most part... > > I'm not really a camera geek or a lifelong sailor (yet!) but I wonder if > there's someone out there who knows a bit more in this field than me... > > Cheers, > > Tim Dobson > > [1] http://www.blog.tdobson.net/node/247 > - > Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please > visit http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html. > Unofficial list archive: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > - Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please visit http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html. Unofficial list archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/
