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| Posted: 03/09/02 16:50:51 51 |
| £150 for the lipstick camera, wires, battery case, mount, velcro mount. all from RFconcepts.co.uk. You can get a slightly cheaper kit at £130 but I went for slightly higher resolution for the extra £20. You need a camcorder with an AV IN (not a DV in). These are probably 10% of camcorders. you don't need a digital one unless you want to capture video email-ready (but who would - it's crap quality for TV!) And if you get one, remember to go FAST otherwise its very boring to watch. email me if you want more info/sample footage. |
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| Skippy Newman |
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| Posted: 03/09/02 13:38:32 32 |
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| Skippy Newman |
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| Posted: 03/09/02 13:35:24 24 |
Our club rides at night all year round and we've see them all!
Most importatnt is to decide how much burn time you need. If 2 hours is enough then there are lots of options - I'd go for smart at 10W & £60-70 squid.
If you want longer burn time for off road use there is only one alternative - LumiCycle.co.uk. About £130 for a basic setup but beleive me, well worth it and can taylor your wattage to your desired burn time.
Be careful about battery set-ups - if you've got paint on your bike frame and you want to keep it DONT get a bag type battery - again Lumi's do a bottle type battery.
Things look different at night - it's a whole new world....... |
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| Skippy Newman |
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| Posted: 03/09/02 13:26:51 51 |
Not sure if anyone is actually reading this thread this far down but........
My Fujifilm 4700 finepix is 2yrs olds now and no problems. Takes email-able video clips which are okay on a PC to watch.
I don't use full 4.3M pixel as the files are too large. My advice go for 2-2.5M pixel and make sure the camera is small. Keep it in a plastic bag when it's wet and you'll be set. Don't forget you'll need a set of (nuculear variety) batteries per half day riding and a 128mb card for that week in the apls - all adds to the price.
I've just got a Panasonic digital camcorder with a lid-cam. Its bloody brilliant. You can even take 1M pixel stills off the video at any frame - makes great printed sequence stills like they do in Dirt mag sometimes.
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| Skippy Newman |
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| Posted: 03/08/02 16:12:45 45 |
| Please. Please go for the 100mm and get out and ride. All this chatter is making me want to go back to rigid forks..... |
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