New video camera mount, need input

[IYAAYASwarrior]

What does the mount itself weigh in at?

[Hmac]

I did shoot a test video but it has information I can't post here, it too has a noise that I thought was coming from the metal canopy I was shooting close to during my initial testing at the range I was at. I'll have to go out again soon and try to determine if it's the mount or the canopy that was making the noise. Either way it wasn't much of a big deal to me, but some could find it annoying. I'll do my next test away from anything like that to see if it's a rifle 'twang' or if it was the canopy that was twanging due to the concussion.

In my case, I was shooting out in the open, so I conclude that the twang must be coming from the cantilever mount. Everything else mounted on the rifle was locked down pretty tight.

Below is another video shooting under a non-metal canopy. The first clip is the GoPro/StrikeMark cantilever mounted on my SBR. The other clip is the GoPro mounted on a tripod right next to a 16 inch rifle.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfbv1y5KUNU

[Gunzilla]

In my case, I was shooting out in the open, so I conclude that the twang must be coming from the cantilever mount. Everything else mounted on the rifle was locked down pretty tight.

Below is another video shooting under a non-metal canopy. The first clip is the GoPro/StrikeMark cantilever mounted on my SBR. The other clip is the GoPro mounted on a tripod right next to a 16 inch rifle.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfbv1y5KUNU

Your video was making a different sound than mine was making. You can kinda hear the more metallic twang in this video, as the metal canopy was just behind me and slightly to my left:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yhk0CDbsLo


The weight is: 5.5 oz ready to mount, 13.5 with the Nikon Coolpix P5100.

[Hmac]

Your video was making a different sound than mine was making. You can kinda hear the more metallic twang in this video, as the metal canopy was just behind me and slightly to my left:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yhk0CDbsLo

Nice range, but it sure don't look like Minnesota

Yeh, you've got a different pitch. Sounds like you hit the gong every time.

[glocktogo]

Your video was making a different sound than mine was making. You can kinda hear the more metallic twang in this video, as the metal canopy was just behind me and slightly to my left:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yhk0CDbsLo


The weight is: 5.5 oz ready to mount, 13.5 with the Nikon Coolpix P5100.

The reason a fighter pilot can hear the boom when transitioning from subsonic to supersonic is because it resonates through the metal. Try mounting a piece of adhesive backed rubber between the mount and the camera to reduce the effect.

I haven't purchased the Strikemark mount specifically because of the design flaws that your mount addresses. I'd pay your price in a heartbeat for that reason.

[ALCOAR]

Your mount looks very sound OP, and seems to be well thought out.

A behind the optic camera mount is my "Eleanor" however. Maybe next up you should try to tackle a mount like that. I know lots, and lots of people who would pay for that type of camera mount.

The reason a fighter pilot can hear the boom when transitioning from subsonic to supersonic is because it resonates through the metal. Try mounting a piece of adhesive backed rubber between the mount and the camera to reduce the effect.

I haven't purchased the Strikemark mount specifically because of the design flaws that your mount addresses. I'd pay your price in a heartbeat for that reason.

Smart man...especially since you didn't have to find this out like myself through trial and error.

You nailed it with the rubber pad b/t mount a camera bottom. All my various redneck'd mounts have had this feature which makes audio perfectly clear.

Recent mount...used a thicker, yet softer foam padding rather than hard rubber like I used in the past.




Older mount of mine with a thin hard rubber pad...

[glocktogo]

Your mount looks very sound OP, and seems to be well thought out.

A behind the optic camera mount is my "Eleanor" however. Maybe next up you should try to tackle a mount like that. I know lots, and lots of people who would pay for that type of camera mount.



Smart man...especially since you didn't have to find this out like myself through trial and error.

You nailed it with the rubber pad b/t mount a camera bottom. All my various redneck'd mounts have had this feature which makes audio perfectly clear.

Recent mount...used a thicker, yet softer foam padding rather than hard rubber like I used in the past.

This somewhat reminds me of the gun cam development in the late 90's by Tactical Electronics. They were frequent customers in the local cop shop I worked in at the time. They'd bring in their samples and we'd play with them. Of course theirs were designed with a remote helmet mounted monitor so you could look and shoot around corners without exposing yourself.

http://www.tacticalelectronics.com/p...pe-transmitter

Come to think of it, if you could mount the HD camcorder on it's side with the view screen flipped up, you could rotate the screen left and right to shoot around corners as well!

[Gunzilla]

THANK YOU gentlemen!! It's great feedback and it's so nice to get it from this crowd of experienced shooters....and camera buffs.

The 'rubber pad' idea is something I will look into. With a few in the hands of other shooters I should be getting some feedback soon on how it's working for them. I still have to get out to see just how much of the 'twang' came from the mount/rifle combo and how much was generated by the metal canopy that was just behind me at the range i was testing at....that will be a deciding factor in where I take this mount.

I also like the idea of getting the camera behind the optic, looks like I have another project to work on to see if I can find a way of making one in an affordable price range. Pricing was a big concern of mine when I decided to improve on the other guys mount, especially since my mount would be competing against it in the marketplace, and I knew mine would be more expensive to make than theirs is.

Again, THANK YOU for all the excellent input!!

[krm375]

http://pointofviewcameras.com/replay-xd1080-camera.html

I would probably look at building a mount that would hold something like this. HD POV camera. I believe this will slide into a mount that would hold a surefire, or a set of 1 inch scope rings.

[Gunzilla]

http://pointofviewcameras.com/replay-xd1080-camera.html

I would probably look at building a mount that would hold something like this. HD POV camera. I believe this will slide into a mount that would hold a surefire, or a set of 1 inch scope rings.

The whole point of designing a camera mount was so that people would NOT have to go out and buy another camera.....and to build a better mount than other similar ones I've seen. Since most people have a small pocket camera my mount would give them something to use that would be easy on their budget....yet still provide a solid, hassle-free, base for their camera.

I'm sure people with deeper pockets would like your suggestion, but that's not the market I want to compete in, it has plenty of players already with companies like Go-Pro and the like.

Thank you for your suggestion.