Thanks DJ, given the amount of experience you have with GoPro I would be wise to take your advice..

KiwiSupGreg said..

Hey Guys, Virgin post here....

DJ can you elaborate?

Hi and welcome to the Breeze.

I'm no expert but from what I understand is all that extra cost that you pay to get the black gives you a super duper slo-mo and the Wi-Fi stuff.

The Silver does super slow-mo already.. Maybe not super 'duper' but still super.. The extra slowness will really chew into your memory card and take so much longer to download and upload.. and as far as the Wi-Fi goes.. Myself and friends have it and never use it.. With the extra hassles of the set up and charging the three parts and then trusting that it is recording is not worth it IMO.. If you're going to look close enough to check that it's recording you might as well just push the button and you will know for sure that all is working.

I guess if money was not a problem I would buy the black but for most people I think the silver is the best option.. and you can buy a few more acceories with the money you've saved..

DJ

Cheers guys, Wife is going to get me one for my birthday, so wanted to try and save myself some money :)

Agree with DJ, the WiFi and remote control are unreliable, and the WiFi generates extra heat inside the waterproof shell and is therefore more likely to cause fogging. Having said that, if anyone wants to buy a remote and 2x WiFi's...

gnara said..

Hi DJ. How do those Go Pro's attach to your board??..Is it by glue or sticker?...and can you change the mounting positions easily?..I've learnt a lot from your feedback already...and some other crew as well....and thanks for info on the PFD's for down winding. It works well and is a lot safer, especially with the pockets to carry GPS, munchie bars, and the pocket to carry the camel back,and not to mention the phone to organise a lift home!....

Thanks.. There are many ways to do it but imo the simplest, cheapest, and easiest way is to use the square black plastic mount that the camera comes mounted on in the pckaging and just duct tape that to your board.. See my friend Bruce's set up in the first few seconds of this vid.

DJ

DJ, that "no paddling downwinder" vid. looked sick..what size board were you riding???? It looked like a Naish... and how strong was the wind that day??..25-30 knots?..I'll have to get a proper down winder board to get the most out of it. I've only ever used my "family wagon" 11'2" JL Blend, and thought that was good. Man you were getting some long rides. I do 14kms in 1 hour 45...that'll probably be 1 hour on a proper down wind board I imagine...Great Vid's..good stacks too ...