Touring with a GoPro?

[Jordan]

I used my iPhone 6 & the app "Videoshop" to document our trip to the MAFCA national & back.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0n4I...1vq2wyys5ypf04

[31 Model A]

Originally Posted by Jordan

I used my iPhone 6 & the app "Videoshop" to document our trip to the MAFCA national & back.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0n4I...1vq2wyys5ypf04

I might have that feature on my phone, don't know though.

Your link did take me to the 2016 MAFCA Convention in Loveland, nice big get together...............

[Mitch//pa]

Jordan that was a great video thanks for putting it up.. Smart move on the yeti mugs...

[31 Model A]

Originally Posted by Mitch//pa

Jordan that was a great video thanks for putting it up.. Smart move on the yeti mugs...

Did you make the trip Mitch? I know Larry and Gina and Bert and Alice made the trip.

[Mitch//pa]

Originally Posted by 31 Model A

Did you make the trip Mitch? I know Larry and Gina and Bert and Alice made the trip.

Nope

[Dave in MN]

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Thanks Jordan...I enjoyed the video!
Good Day!

[captndan]

Originally Posted by 31 Model A

There has been recently a few posted YouTube filmed tours made by Barners. Nice addition to Barner participation with their model A. It's cool!!!

What I'd like to know is:
The model number that most use, cost, how mounted, where to get best buy and.....does it take rocket science edgmakation to operate it, edit it and post it? What's all needed?

Thanks

You beat me to it. Is there a tutorial on what to buy and how to use it? This is a guy who can't take a picture with a Baby Brownie.

[JohnLaVoy]

Here is one from the Lighthouse and Lobster tour. Several others on our ModelATimes YouTube channel.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=prfv...aSHT54&index=6

[Art Newland]

Gosh, I'm thinking we need a thread dedicated to model A videos.
Another camera I use a lot is this;
https://www.amazon.com/Mobius-Action.../dp/B00DP1WYD2
Not as tough as a gopro, or submersible, but take really nice video. They are smaller and a lot cheaper. You have to get a little more inventive for mounting however. A word about resolution, I record in 720P (not 1080) and I use 60 FPS (frames per second) not 30. 720 still gives a great picture, most people's screens can't take advantage of the higher resolution anyway, and 60 fps gives a smoother video when there's lots of movement, and an option for better slo-mo if you want to edit it that way. BTW, youtube has some editing tools built in that are free to use.

[Jordan]

Originally Posted by Mitch//pa

Jordan that was a great video thanks for putting it up.. Smart move on the yeti mugs...

They came real handy when we needed to keep ice to put on the carb when it would start to vapor lock. We didn't have any room for a cooler!

[31 Model A]

Originally Posted by Jordan

They came real handy when we needed to keep ice to put on the carb when it would start to vapor lock. We didn't have any room for a cooler!

You guys make the whole trip from Ft Worth to Colorado?

[31 Model A]

Originally Posted by captndan

You beat me to it. Is there a tutorial on what to buy and how to use it? This is a guy who can't take a picture with a Baby Brownie.

I've become quite edjamakated these past two days....and nights, reading reviews, watch the videos that have been posted, I've decide what to get, now what's remaining is when.

There are quite a few tutorials on youtube for GoPro and there models and how to do this and that. I wanted to make sure I still had enough brain cells to absorb what I was reading, pictures helped a lot too.

[31 Model A]

Originally Posted by art newland

gosh, i'm thinking we need a thread dedicated to model a videos.
.

x2..............

[Mitch//pa]

Originally Posted by 31 Model A

You guys make the whole trip from Ft Worth to Colorado?

They can do it. Their to young to wear depends

[coupe1942]

Originally Posted by 31 Model A

There has been recently a few posted YouTube filmed tours made by Barners. Nice addition to Barner participation with their model A. It's cool!!!

What I'd like to know is:
The model number that most use, cost, how mounted, where to get best buy and.....does it take rocket science edgmakation to operate it, edit it and post it? What's all needed?

Thanks

Me, I like the Hero Silver, but mine is packed away from our last home move and i have not found it again, so far. It cost me around $300 as best I recall. I started with the 960 and it was much, much cheaper and easier to use, but without all the wifi gadgetry. They do not make it anymore, but it was a good product for the novice. I also have a HERO and I simply hate the thing as it fails quite often. (Most recently at the local Peach Fest where I really wanted to film the wonderful rendition of America the Beautiful and our national anthem done there.) The editing is the most difficult thing, but the new HERO also has the battery as an internal one and you can't replace it. Like say, I loved my 960 better than all the gizmos on any other GoPro. Simplicity was what I liked the best about it.

I have used many and made lots of diy camera mounts for my GoPros. I plan to purchase a steering column flashlight mount for my Model A and then take a piece of PVC tubing and heat it up to make the middle part flat, but the two ends still round to be pushed into the flashlight holder. I can then stick on one of the mounts for the GoPro and use it there or I can simply drill holes and insert a 1/4X20 bolt to use to mount the camera with. If this works out, the unit would be easy to remove and put away when not in use. I have not tried this diy project out so far, so I am not certain it will work or not. If it does, then I'll post some video when I can in using it.

Me, I believe the flip camera had advantages and was simplistic and good until they started changing the programming works to it all the time and finally stopped selling it. That said, the GoPro is in a league all it's own when it comes to dependability, durability and quality. I just wish it was still as simple to operate as the old 960 was and that editing was more simplistic for the novice.

Taking video is an art form. For every 10 minutes of good video shown on YouTube, there is usually an additional 15 minutes of pure crap. Not everyone wants to see 15 minutes of road stipes when a motorcycle runs down the road or when a Model A speeds along. One has to develop a sense of really catching the viewer's attention in what they film. It is not all that easy for the most part, but it means the difference between a good video and a really, really good video.

The cost goes up dramatically with GoPro equipment added to the camera. Nothing is all that chape in their accessories departments. Me, I love diy camera mounts, so I have made many over the years. I love the magnetic mounts more than any, but you have to be careful in how you apply them or scratches can happen to what they are mounted on.

Me, I'd advise the Hero Silver for anyone who really wants a good camera with the least amount of glitches from the GoPro collection.

[CarlG]

Originally Posted by 31 Model A

You guys make the whole trip from Ft Worth to Colorado?

Originally Posted by Mitch//pa

They can do it. Their to young to wear depends

When I was but a wee one, my parents often traveled from LA (where my mom was from) to Waco TX (where my dad was in school) in a Model A. An empty pop bottle was the receptacle of preference to prolong "rest" stops.

[coupe1942]

Here are some diy mounts that can easily be adapted to a Model A. The super clamp and a bar made of aluminum can actually be used to show the car from the side as you drive. The biggest issue with many of the GoPro cameras is the noise level of outside wind and such, but a "dead cat" or microphone cover can eliminate much of that effect. The 960 was more adaptable with outside mikes than the more recent versions of GoPros seem to be.

These videos are only being shown to show that any variety of diy camera mounts can be made up for a GoPro camera. Most are cheap to make and give a different approach than just the normal videos shown with a camera. Each could easily be adapted for use on a Model A Ford.

https://youtu.be/wqQdRgqXuAM

A diy magnetic camera mount:

https://youtu.be/aqaT1LkRryg

A monopod mount:
https://youtu.be/n38VNLciJ7Q

A mirror mount would work on a Model A:
https://youtu.be/ue1W94lneIA

One of my favorite mounts for a Gopro camera:
https://youtu.be/I1_P7cLtFp8

A pan-tilt unit gives you control and is useful for different video shots:
https://youtu.be/Chmtb_I2NEw

This video was done with a diy spinner mount I made that had a magnetic base and allowed the camera to spin at will as I drove:

https://youtu.be/x5fAeWl80qI

[Jason in TX]

[31 Model A]

Originally Posted by JohnLaVoy

Here is one from the Lighthouse and Lobster tour. Several others on our ModelATimes YouTube channel.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=prfv...aSHT54&index=6

Missed this post.....Yes, I think it would be great to have a sticky thread for members to post their Touring videos for all to enjoy..............So much work is put into creating a video, they all need to be shared....IMO.

[Jordan]

Originally Posted by 31 Model A

You guys make the whole trip from Ft Worth to Colorado?

Yessir, about 1,000 miles each way. Drove both directions in two days.

Day 1 was quite a challenge. Left at 4AM and we had some minor problems (gas gauge leak, & a lot of vapor lock) and our traveling partner had the weld on his muffler break so we had to find a shop with a welder. We didn't get into Raton, NM until about 7:30 that night when we had planned to be there around 4PM. And that was after running unmentionable speeds to get across the 90 miles of desert before darkness set it.

We came back by ourselves & had no problems. The final day was a short 5 hour drive from Amarillo. It was a fun trip! We usually take my Sedan on longer trips for the space. We took Logan's Coupe this time which is a much smoother ride, but was very limiting on space. We realize now we will have to take the small trailer we have to tow behind us for some more space.