Using ordinary camera to film rides.

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Using ordinary camera to film rides.#6862

By Bullet Whisperer - Wed Nov 09, 2016 2:10 pm

- Wed Nov 09, 2016 2:10 pm #6862

Hi All, sometimes I am asked about what sort of equipment I use for filming the rides on the various bikes I work on. It might come as a surprise, but it's all here, for anyone who wants to give it a try ..https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okExHYdMEs4

Using ordinary camera to film rides.#64257

By PeteF - Wed Nov 09, 2016 4:01 pm

- Wed Nov 09, 2016 4:01 pm #64257

This might work.

Classic C5 Euro 4 at the moment.
Also CBf250.

Using ordinary camera to film rides.#64258

By PeteF - Wed Nov 09, 2016 4:02 pm

- Wed Nov 09, 2016 4:02 pm #64258

And it did!!

Classic C5 Euro 4 at the moment.
Also CBf250.

Using ordinary camera to film rides.#64259

By Scalyback - Wed Nov 09, 2016 6:23 pm

- Wed Nov 09, 2016 6:23 pm #64259

Yes, but how does he wind the film on?

REOC 15084
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Using ordinary camera to film rides.#64261

By Bullet Whisperer - Thu Nov 10, 2016 7:52 am

- Thu Nov 10, 2016 7:52 am #64261

Thanks for the help with that one,PeteF. Incidentally, the black stuff on the camera is insulation tape, which I used to cover the mic, to cut down wind noise, which was a nuisance otherwise.

Using ordinary camera to film rides.#64273

By jefrs - Tue Nov 15, 2016 5:08 pm

- Tue Nov 15, 2016 5:08 pm #64273

Whilst I normally use a GoPro for such on a RAM handlebar U-bolt, I have found I can use a GoPro chest harness with a purpose-made GoPro mount to 1/4-20UNC tripod thread adaptor on a mirrorless camera. Usual harness kit and adaptor being quite cheap. A big DSLR being too heavy and tipping the mount forwards, but these smaller cameras work quite well. It would work with a compact, they being lighter still and most shoot video well.

The microphone thing, I've had some success dropping an Olympus PCM recorder (or any digital tape recorder, could be a mobile phone) into the pannier for better sound and substituting that for the camera's sound track during edit; you need a synch point, beep the horn..