PJ Posted June 13, 2014 Share Posted June 13, 2014 Here are some videos of @MS and myself testing the GoPro pylon camera mount that I made out of 3" PVC for a total of $14 (with tax). Not sure how this compares with the $250 Wakeye. But, for the money, it seems to have turned out pretty good. http://youtu.be/kr2vXenRo-M and http://youtu.be/Gfwp6xMYeNE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller oldjeep Posted June 13, 2014 Baller Share Posted June 13, 2014 Looks like it works just fine. Funny thing is that it seems to have almost no vibration when compared to the P3 Trakker video that I've shot. Care to share the construction? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PJ Posted June 13, 2014 Author Share Posted June 13, 2014 i'll post some pics later today of the mount itself. left it in the boat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ Wish Posted June 13, 2014 Baller_ Share Posted June 13, 2014 PJ, looks great!!. GoPo's have a bit of a distance problem though. Needs to be closer. Can another camera be mounted to it that has a zoom? All these devices have vibration. Impossible to illuminate but that video looks as good as anything I've seen or watched of the ones I've built. Will be in Southern Canada July 2nd-8th. You can experiment with it one me =) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller skier2788 Posted June 13, 2014 Baller Share Posted June 13, 2014 Definitely check settings on the gopro. When a I take videos with mine it seems slightly more zoomed in than that. Looks great will be interested in seeing pictures of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller thager Posted June 13, 2014 Baller Share Posted June 13, 2014 Nice job PJ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller GOODESkier Posted June 14, 2014 Baller Share Posted June 14, 2014 ski-doc makes a pvc like device as well..... little more than $14 but it is all ready finished....... ALTHOUGH I THINK YOURS MOVES SMOOTHER ACROSS THE WAKE! Maybe that is all in the skiing???!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller DanE Posted June 14, 2014 Baller Share Posted June 14, 2014 It is a wide lens, vibrations does not show up much as compared to a zoomed in view. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SM Posted June 14, 2014 Share Posted June 14, 2014 If you shoot at 4k you can zoom in to a reasonable size without any pictue loss if you edit in 720 or 1080. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller SkiJay Posted June 14, 2014 Baller Share Posted June 14, 2014 @PJ if your GoPro is a Hero 2 or later, shoot at the highest resolution and in "narrow" mode. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller colo_skier Posted June 14, 2014 Baller Share Posted June 14, 2014 @PJ and @MS Lake look good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller foxriverat Posted June 14, 2014 Baller Share Posted June 14, 2014 Interested to see pictures and how you made it with the 3 inch pvc. I was at home depot last week looking for 2 1/2 inch pvc to make one. You have to special order 2 1/2 I looked at the 3 inch and it looked gigantic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ Jody_Seal Posted June 14, 2014 Baller_ Share Posted June 14, 2014 This thread is useless with out a photo of the equipment described! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PJ Posted June 16, 2014 Author Share Posted June 16, 2014 Hey all. Here is a quick video showing the device and describing its construction. http://youtu.be/9EWVzs7nUCE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PJ Posted June 16, 2014 Author Share Posted June 16, 2014 @SkiJay, thanks for the tip. I will try that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller jhughes Posted June 16, 2014 Baller Share Posted June 16, 2014 We use a PVC mount as well, it works incredibly well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skibumm Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 Here is the one I use and I have it set up for an Iphone with Wakeye app. I went with the different setup as the top of my pylon is smaller and it fits in perfectly and is solid as can be. I can also move it to the tower too and works good there as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Lieutenant Dan Posted June 16, 2014 Baller Share Posted June 16, 2014 @skibumm What is the mount that you use / where did you get it from? Which iPhone do you use? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giddyup Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 What size are you using for PVC pipe. 2.5 or 3" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller davemac Posted June 16, 2014 Baller Share Posted June 16, 2014 I've made a few of these things. Its pretty simple. The key is getting the right width of the "groove" that the rope rides in. It needs tension to move properly with the rope, and varies some by the type of pylon and also type of rope (knotless don't work as well). The few I've made have a piece of slightly oversized Styrofoam noodle stuffed inside to help dampen the vibration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller davemac Posted June 17, 2014 Baller Share Posted June 17, 2014 Here is another shot that shows a couple different ideas for the "cap" if you want to use bungee to fasten an iPhone down, etc. Also, you can see the "noodle" that goes inside the cap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PJ Posted June 17, 2014 Author Share Posted June 17, 2014 @giddyup i'm using a 3" dia. PVC. The pylon on our 196 is 2.5" so I wanted it to be able to rotate easily. The key is definitely the width of the slot as @davemac mentioned. Mine is just wide enough so that it gently squeezes the loop over the pylon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skibumm Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 @Lieutenant Dan I used a gopro mount that I purchased from best buy for $12.00. It is the misc parts. The only issue is you have to modify it to connect two mounts together. I used a flat mount for the phone part and a helmet mount for the top of the PVC cap. I am using an iphone 5 with it with some velcro on the case of the phone to attach it to the mount. I sued it at lake powell on both the pylon and my tower and it worked great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller jhughes Posted June 17, 2014 Baller Share Posted June 17, 2014 Hint, electrical supply houses sell 2.5" PVC conduit. A snug fit to the pylon is a difference maker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller matthewbrown Posted June 17, 2014 Baller Share Posted June 17, 2014 If I'm looking at these correctly, I assume to change the rope you have to lift the apparatus completely off and then put back on once the change is made? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skibumm Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 @matthewbrown Yes that is correct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller DaveD Posted June 18, 2014 Baller Share Posted June 18, 2014 Has anyone tried adding soft foam inside the pipe to reduce the vibration? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Ed_Obermeier Posted June 19, 2014 Baller Share Posted June 19, 2014 I use one that @davemac built for me (Thanks again Dave!) and it works great. What I did was to take two of the thin soft koozies and cut the bottoms out, fit them over each other on the pylon inside the PVC mount. Works like a charm with my Kodak ZX5 Playsport, takes the vibration out and still rotates properly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveSN Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 You can get the 2.5 PVC from electrical supply houses. I glued some 1/4 flat PVC to the top to mount the camera. Added bonus is it won't roll off the dock. Heat it in boiling water then put it over the pylon, rotate it while it cools to get the fix right. Should be snug. Adjust as needed. The hole in the side is so you can see that the rope is on the pylon. This one is for a Malibu so it's kind of long. It takes great videos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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