I just joined the GoPro club :)

You asked for it, here it is. Car porn etc. belongs here.

Re: I just joined the GoPro club :)

Postby seanmau5 » Fri May 10, 2013 10:07 am

Unfortunately he's only dealing white or silver, no black (or green)
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Re: I just joined the GoPro club :)

Postby senator » Mon May 13, 2013 8:40 am

Just remember the risk of buying a grey import….. no warranty here in OZ.

Might be worth paying the extra coin to know you are covered.

BTW Garage 88 Is a certified reseller, picked up my Black edition there.
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Postby mynameisdaniel » Mon May 13, 2013 12:00 pm

senator wrote:Just remember the risk of buying a grey import….. no warranty here in OZ.

Might be worth paying the extra coin to know you are covered.

BTW Garage 88 Is a certified reseller, picked up my Black edition there.


Yeah seems they're all grey imports and there's a few common issues with the Black edition so I'll just buy one locally :)

See if I can beat Ric's $450 :P
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Re: I just joined the GoPro club :)

Postby Ric » Wed May 15, 2013 9:10 pm

So here's my first videos. http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL ... bYBHx6Ihw0
(You can get full 1920 x 1080 resolution if you click through to YouTube!
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The only issue I had was the battery got down to 10% on my third run, and stopped recording 30 seconds into the run :(
I think I may have caused that by leaving the WiFi turned on, and leaving my phone in the car, so cam and phone were needlessly chatting to each other for about an hour...

Rather than drill a hole in my waterproof housing, I may buy one of these new skeleton housings.
They let you plug in a USB power cable while using the camera. Expected to be available in Australia in June.
http://gopro.com/camera-accessories/hero3-skeleton-housing

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Re: I just joined the GoPro club :)

Postby Jack_Keaka » Wed May 15, 2013 10:32 pm

Very cool Ric! love seeing the ol' MG's in action. my great uncle and his MG club never drove theirs above 60 :?
i find the life of the go pro hero3 very short. i have to have it plugged in constantly in the car, i have found it won't record and charge properly at the same time. very annoying.
also since when is there a stock car track in Australia!?
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Re: I just joined the GoPro club :)

Postby Ric » Wed May 15, 2013 10:46 pm

Jack_Keaka wrote:...
also since when is there a stock car track in Australia!?

That's the old Calder Park Thunderdome.
It hasn't been used for NASCAR/AUSCAR racing since 2001. If you look closely, you can see trees growing up between the grandstand seats!
Nowadays, the Thunderdome track is just used for drifting. The MG club hired it when our booked venue for an Autokhana event suddenly became unavailable.
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Re: I just joined the GoPro club :)

Postby senator » Thu May 16, 2013 9:15 am

Battery life is rubbish on the Hero 3’s and it gets so bloody hot, it’s only saving grace is the video quality and ability to take photos as well as record.

My Hero 2 would last 2.5 hours on the highest settings.

I invested in a second battery and battery Pac for my Hero 3, I also remove the battery from the unit when I’m not using it as I noticed the batteries were being drained even when the unit was switched off.

Also the remote does take up a lot more juice, I found the app was are little more battery friendly for the same reason.

Great video btw Ric, I got some footage on the weekend from a track day at Eastern Creek.

Bear in mind the skeleton case is effected by wind noise more so than the waterproof case.
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Postby Ric » Thu May 16, 2013 9:49 am

senator wrote:...
Bear in mind the skeleton case is effected by wind noise more so than the waterproof case.

Not a problem for me. The cam is mounted inside the cabin :D

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Re: I just joined the GoPro club :)

Postby bosc0 » Thu May 16, 2013 9:55 am

Dang... your navigator has a small robot looking head Ric. You should tell them to get that checked out asap.
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Re: I just joined the GoPro club :)

Postby SYM » Mon Jun 03, 2013 12:55 pm

I came across this video using the time lapse setting on the GoPro camera (provided by a mate of a mate)

http://youtu.be/T3_8qDcp8yM

Cool idea - kinda provides inspiration for doing a "Need for speed : underground" type video for a few of us to do on a night cruise.......


Hmmm... jack and nigel's night stills combined with some time-lapse footage (per above) = sounds like a WINNING promo video for Club.Lib (sydney members anyway)
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Re: I just joined the GoPro club :)

Postby Jack_Keaka » Mon Jun 03, 2013 12:56 pm

Lets do this Simon. When I get my rims on I'll do a practice run! But day time somewhere windy
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Re: I just joined the GoPro club :)

Postby SYM » Mon Jun 03, 2013 1:05 pm

Jack_Keaka wrote:Lets do this Simon. When I get my rims on I'll do a practice run! But day time somewhere windy


Agreed - lets make it so

Why do we need to wait for strong winds?

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Can we get some night shots in too?
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I just joined the GoPro club :)

Postby ssstahly » Thu Jun 20, 2013 11:50 am

Just got told 'waverley cycles' in Vic are selling the Hero 3 black edition for $395. Worth calling them if your in the market for one.
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Re: I just joined the GoPro club :)

Postby Ric » Fri Jun 21, 2013 11:29 am

The sliding Aussie $ means prices are likely to rise again soon.
I'm still waiting for the skeleton housing, expected delivery is end of July now :(

I got some great videos at Calder Park and Rob Roy over the long weekend. Some of them are on Youtube now:
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL ... spD-WwJeZe
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Re: I just joined the GoPro club :)

Postby Corsair » Sun Sep 01, 2013 9:57 am

Looking into getting a black... Any of you guys had freezing issues?
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