video camera mount for tower

89comp · Posted: Jun 11, 2003 6:05 pm Post subject: video camera mount for tower

I remember seeing a mount for a video cam that mounted to the tower and the rope ran through it so it would track your rider. I can't find it on the 'net now though. Anyone else seen this?

jvanick · Posted: Jun 11, 2003 6:31 pm Post subject:

Overtons and SkiLimited both carry them. I like the skilimited one better because it has shockmounts.

I'm thinking of getting one this year.

I've heard that they really don't do very good if you're trying to make a "pro-style" video and are riding on anything but pure glass, but if you're just trying to see what you're doing when you're out behind the boat, they supposedly work very well.

-J

gryffin · Criminal Joined: 10 Jun 2003 Posts: 89 City: SoCal

Yeah, don't try and make anything super special with the cam mount. The video will come out ok of course, but you have to remember that unless you dish out huge sums of cash for video stuff it is not professional. I would also go with the SkiLimited one.

89comp · Posted: Jun 11, 2003 9:16 pm Post subject:

Cool! Luckily I'm a "huge sums of cash video" guy, i.e, that's how I pay for the boat so maybe I'll do both for fun!

gryffin · Criminal Joined: 10 Jun 2003 Posts: 89 City: SoCal

Yeah well if you have it, go for it for sure. Good looking videos made on the lake kick ass. Post some when you get some good stuff.

scott a · Ladies Man Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Posts: 9810

ive seen the video that camera mounts make. they are good, and it does depend on the quality of camera, but it also depends on the water quality. we were on good water but we found that we had to tighten the bolt on the hinge to make the camera harder to move because if there was slack in the rope it would jerk the camera.

the only thing i dont like about tower camera mounts is that you can't zoom.

John Jared · Addict Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 726 City: Round Lake, IL

I have the Air Trakker Wakeboard camera mount and I have posted a few videos on wakepics from the mount. It is a large file but you can download it at http://www.wakepics.com/members/jjared and look for the OH My God! video.

I love it. We had a hard time last year with people being able to video. Most people don't pay attention and you miss a lot of shots that you'd love to get. You do need to tighten the bolt a bit to keep the slack in the rope from jerking the camera around. Take a look at the video and judge for yourself.

J_DOGG · Posted: Jun 12, 2003 3:37 am Post subject:

I have the one with the coils on it to absorb the shock, it works OK but what other people said above is true. Don't expect to make pro style movies with it.

I use it purely for educational purposes only, the jerk of pulling the handle on spins and inverts makes it shake no matter what and yes if you are not on butta the movie it will bounce a bit.

John Jared · Addict Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 726 City: Round Lake, IL

I have had no problem with choppy water. I do not have the coil one but the Wakeboard tower one. You can see in some of my videos how chopy the water is. I can only speak for the one I have.

Kingpin · Posted: Jun 12, 2003 7:27 am Post subject:

Caribecatalog.com has one too.

NAW · Posted: Jun 12, 2003 7:53 am Post subject:

John Jared, What's the 'OH my God!' video Question

I think the tracker looks good and is pretty functional. John has an LCD screen that mounts to the windshield (well, not anymore thanks to me Puppy Eyes

), it works really well with making sure the rider is in the camera's view. The whole set up is slick as hell!

John Jared · Addict Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 726 City: Round Lake, IL

It's a video up on wakepics that has a video of some big fat guy walking down the beach in Sarasota with a g-string. It is worth the download if wakepics comes back up.

NAW · Posted: Jun 12, 2003 8:36 am Post subject:

Oh yeah, I did see that....funny as hell!!!

deathflamingo · Outlaw Joined: 11 Jun 2003 Posts: 177 City: Yankton

hahaha....that was me!!! Embarassed

matty o'c · Posted: Jun 12, 2003 1:37 pm Post subject:

check out http://www.flatlanderwake.com
look through the photo's
i'm pretty sure these guys built this one but im not positive.