Wide is better, as you can use the camera closer to you and/or get more in the shot.

But if you are after something to put on your kite to shoot back at you the standard would be better.

There is a user on seabreeze called NERK.. have a look at his videos. he uses almost every angle possible on a kite.. Just pick the one you like and go for that option.. He is a great guy too and always willing to lend some advice..

just dont mount the surf pro to your board good way to snap it off real quick, the chest mount one works pretty good though.

SurfConnect said...

The GoPro HD is our top seller with kiters. If you are not ready for a $400 one, get a waterproof helmet cam on ebay for around $100. Of course it has much lower res but still give you lots of satisfaction, and great for someone starting to film. We bought one just for fun around 5 months ago, records sound as well, and it is still working!

One word, especially for helmet cams, Tachyon!

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The GoPro HD rocks .. here's nerks video:

www.seabreeze.com.au/News/Kitesurfing/The-Red-Arrow-Blues-awesome-video_3255456.aspx

My Pentax W30 died as well, but I did put it through a hell flogging, and then got the Pentax W60. Both mount in the CamRig (see the Shop menu above), and as you say are great for interval shooting.

Video is fantastic from the Kite, but even better with 5mp stills via the interval shooting.

Having kite filming, and board filming makes for some good editing options.

Sony Vegas is < $100 and is a super power editing platform.

It's all good stuff!

I agree... love the clean image of the HD 170w, BUT....

Has anyone found a 'sure way' to fix the fogging issue? Camera heats up, condensation on the inside of the case = hazy picture. There's a few of us trying all sorts of methods including closing the camera in the freezer, inside zip-lock bags, Rain-X coated, you name it.

Question: has anyone been able to use the HD camera for over 30minutes, film or video, without fogging on the lens?

There's beer in the mix for the right proven answer :) :) :)

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Laurie - in your opinion do you think it would be worth getting the Pentax W60 (already have a CamRig) or the GoPro HD??

AlexBertram said...

Laurie - in your opinion do you think it would be worth getting the Pentax W60 (already have a CamRig) or the GoPro HD??

the answer to that is YES imo.. I have used the W60 since it came out and I get good video and very good photos on interval remote shooting. If you've got the CamRig (I do too) you kow it works a treat. W60 should can be set at 60% zoom, more or less) and you get awesome shots.

Another set up that works really well for the GoPro is the "Line Mount". It sets the camera at the front lines split and it takes some very cool angles, similar to the kitecam but of course much closer.. I will post some shots here as soon when I get home so you can see. the linemount is now on version 2 or 3 and you can get it from US at approx USD 50.00 - worth every penny.

Later man, hope this is useful.

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AlexBertram said...

Laurie - in your opinion do you think it would be worth getting the Pentax W60 (already have a CamRig) or the GoPro HD??

The W60 is pretty hard to find nowadays.. it has been superseded by the W80.. but beware of this camera as it only lets you film 30mins of footage at a time..The W60 will pop up on eBay every few months.. Here is some footage taken with my Olympus tough in a kitecam rig.. I kinda like this angle more than the gopro..

as far as fogging in the gopro i had real problems the first couple of times i used it but have come up with something that seems to work.
I turn the oven on to about 100 deg and when its nice and warm just hold the camera and housing in there for about 30 seconds then put the camera in the housing and close up.
This removes the moisture from the air and has worked a couple of times for me where i have videoed for over an hour with no fogging.
Just don't make the oven to hot ...only needs to be warm really.