Eastern Railroad Discussion > Bicycle Foamers and their camcorder?

Thinking of getting a GoPro Hero3+ Black Edition for use on the bicycle and foaming. In 2 years I've hit every RR (3 total) in a 15 radius of home. If I extent that to 20 miles there are 2 NS lines I can hit. I'd also ride the old B&O Bowling Green (Ohio) sub with it, as it is a bike trail now. Anyone use this camera?



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 04/20/14 07:49 by Deshlerrailfan.

you won't regret getting that go pro , you should get lots of use out of it ,good luck

Deshlerrailfan Wrote:
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> Thinking of getting a GoPro Hero3+ Black Edition
> for use on the bicycle and foaming. In 2 years
> I've hit every RR (3 total) in a 15 radius of
> home. If I extent that to 20 miles there are 2 NS
> lines I can hit. I'd also ride the old B&O
> Bowling Green (Ohio) sub with it, as it is a bike
> trail now. Anyone use this camera?

The only problem I have with the GP-H3 is the short battery life. If you intend to film in mostly HD, the battery will not last but 30 minutes on a full charge. Highly frustrating, although there are lots of third party "solutions" out there on how to provide better power options.

hoydie17 Wrote:
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> Deshlerrailfan Wrote:
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> > Thinking of getting a GoPro Hero3+ Black
> Edition
> > for use on the bicycle and foaming. In 2 years
> > I've hit every RR (3 total) in a 15 radius of
> > home. If I extent that to 20 miles there are 2
> NS
> > lines I can hit. I'd also ride the old B&O
> > Bowling Green (Ohio) sub with it, as it is a
> bike
> > trail now. Anyone use this camera?
>
> The only problem I have with the GP-H3 is the
> short battery life. If you intend to film in
> mostly HD, the battery will not last but 30
> minutes on a full charge. Highly frustrating,
> although there are lots of third party "solutions"
> out there on how to provide better power options.


I planned on a spare battery and can charge multiple USB devices while riding... Mostly I just like catching the wild life I see while riding, or a dumb ass motorist. Highest HD would usually just be trackside at the turn around point. BTW I forgot about a NS Branch line in that same radius but seeing something would be highly unlikely.

my son and his wife both use GO-PROs when they mountain bike ... he has a website of all his biking adventures ... the camera gives excellent results

I am looking for a video cam to take when I mountain bike on the Seligman sub. I just watched the reviews of the gopro hero3+. wow, what a neat video camera.......

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My two sons and I GoPro the autocrosses we run... Oh sorry that ain't on subject.
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