CONTOUR is the go then

it needs to be renamed the "ego pro"

It's all about "look at me"

I refuse to use, and very rarely watch anything done on a go pro

It's such a shame
they used to be such a good company great customer service and great ethics . . . seems they've just grown to big/corporate

the fact still remains that there isn't a company out there that can match their image quality, white balance response etc. . . .

they seem to be joining a list of companies that are expanding with little to no regard for either the rest of the industry they are from or their perception by joe public.
They're gonna end up as another Best Kites or Burton with these lack of morals

brady said...

I refuse to use, and very rarely watch anything done on a go pro

That must be difficult, gopro footage is integrated into so much content these days, great product

I have to say I find the constant Go Pro footage really annoying and can only be fun for the rider filming themselves. Why do they feel the need to share a lot of meaningless footage with us is beyond comprehension.
I'll probably get a letter from their lawyers now so I'll write my response now. GFY.

Simondo said...
GoPro "Selfie" photos are mostly gay!
GoPro "footage" is shakey and crap, at best.

Disclaimers for above;
1) GoPro includes all GoPro & Hero models.
2) "Footage" also means "motion picture", and "video".
3) George Greenough set the benchmark in 1967, with heavy 16mm celluloid motion picture quality equipment... George's heavy equipment actually smoothed out the shakes that ultra-light/compact "Hero" suffer so badly from. Fark me, "Hero" is such an average format! I hate that crap!
4) You need a license to drive a car, but you don't need a license to raise kids, run a business, or operate a "GoPro" (including all "Hero" models)... And take a look at how many ****ty businesses operate, and how much bad GoPro (including "Hero") footage there is!!

so I take it you don't like go pro haaaaaaaahahaha classic

thePup said...
so I take it you don't like go pro haaaaaaaahahaha classic

Classic Pup!
Maybe I was too harsh. In hind sight, I am actually referring to professional people like George Greenough, doing ground breaking work, which helps open the door for junk like "GoPro". Essentially, about 98% of all GoPro footage can be considered as "Amateur". And there's actually nothing wrong with that. Just keep it between you, your family, and your kids. Maybe the rest of us don't need to see crap footage. Especially when there is so much really good professional and semi-professional stuff around... Such as Kyron, from the Breeze, etc.

Forget the GoPro. I just bought GoPro mounts and glued them on the nose of all my boards, a clamp on my boom, mast tip, helmet etc.

With 10 different mounts I find chicks just flock to me and say (all breathless like) "u must be famous and sponsored do u wanna, well, y'know..?"

Sik. Sik.as.fk.

Check out all my footage on facevimeochoob. It is all from a weird angle that makes the wave look ankle hi and me like I am doing the robot dance in 1985, and the world has 10x more horizon curve, yes we all live on a marble. But I reckon I am a hot sailor and people really like my sailing. Word.)

The selfies, quality, blowing locations blah blah blah...

The worst part about gopros is you cant lie anymore. Was it really a 10 second tube? Did you really have waist deep untracked powder to yourself? Did you really use a croc as a slider? With a confident tone you could answer 'yes' to your mates at the pub and they'd be none the wiser that you actually spent the morning with your leggie wrapped around your big toe in the shorie.

But now its all on bloody film. No more lies, no more classic story tellers!!!

Firmly puts gopro amongst my do not purchase products alongside apple and Sony.

brady said...
it needs to be renamed the "ego pro"

It's all about "look at me"

I refuse to use, and very rarely watch anything done on a go pro

www.torpedo7.co.nz/content/closed?gclid=CKjK8MOmlrYCFW1lpgodFQoAyQ

like this ?

I've been badmouthing GoPoo for years publicly, as a professional in the POV industry (since the first video version of GoPro was released).

NEVER had a threatening letter from them - have had a number of emails from the GoPro head of worldwide distribution begging me to give them more of a chance (for them to treat me better, they never did). Worst POV company I've ever had to deal with.

Drift Ghost easily matches GPH3silver for quality.
ReplayXD captures better footage in the most extreme situations.
GPH3black fails on every level except quality footage (only if handled like a new born baby).
Sony does 720@120fps better than GPH3.
Contour have always been more stylish but suffered from poor build quality in the early days.
VIO set the benchmark and is still the lightest (waiting for their recovery from GFC), I haven't given up that they will again be the best you can buy.

GoPro is for sheeple and wanna be heros - that is who they market to, the only professionals who use them do so for the money or product offered (sometimes because they can't get hold of the other brands).

In all the time GoPro have been players only twice have I rated them as "the camera to get" and that only ever lasted a few weeks at most.
The company is getting what they deserve.

Maybe I'm not fussy enough!

I have a Hi8 video camera under my bed collecting dust that cost me $2000 when houses were worth $60000. For under $500 the Gopro is an awesome bit of gear to have and I'm sure that goes for it's competition also.

As for all the GoPro footage on the net, I love the rawness of them, sick to death of all the glossy overdone industry productions, my default position being if I don't like it I stop watching.

I have a go pro too you stupid haters dont ya wtant to promote the sport ??