Bulgaria Ski discussion board

Just back from Xscape where I was testing out the Kodak Playsport camera and a few different ways of filming.

First of all, the suction mount. Damn stupid idea, but had to see it with my own eyes to realise it. I tried my first run with the mount attached to my snowboard - no camera just the camera mount - to see what would happen. Made it all the way up the drag lift, strapped in, but the second the board flexed on the way down, the thing flew off. Dumb idea, trying to keep a solid vacum in a suction cup in a thing that's bouncing and flexing it's way down a hill. May still use it for 'front of board' shots but will need loads of duct tape.

Hand held was just as you'd expect, bouncy. Even with image stabilisation switched on.

The pole mount. Success! To a point. This is an extendable rod with a mount at the end that you basically hold at arms length. Because I went for the cheap one it's not that solid, so it slipped round one or twice and the hinge on the mount slipped so much that on one run down I got loads of footage of the roof. On the moments that it did work it's brilliant. Really needs a wide angle lens (which still hasn't arrived!) but it's no where near as bouncy as hand held, the length of the pole almost acting like a steady-cam. In your back hand, high up, you get a nice over the shoulder view of the run, in your lead hand, up high you get some great 'vertigo' shots and pointing down the hill you get some really unusual shots ... the length of the pole letting you get the camera in a lot closer than you could if it was hand held.

Need to address the flimsyness of it, but again, a few bits of duct tape should sort that out.

Knackered now, but if I have a few minutes tomorrow I'll put the best bits up on the tube.

Hope that helps.