THERE'S A GOPRO FACEBOOK PAGE - obviously.

Here's the link.  I am sure you already knew this.  So much to talk about, stayed tuned, it's gonna be amazing!

Another youtube find - bird steals GoPro... LOL!

Had to share this.  Apparently a seagull picked up this dude's camera and flew away with it to try and eat it on the top of a nearby wall.  Again, the rugged little GoPro held up just fine.  LOL!!!

I love the sound of the bird breathing, reminds me of my heavy breathing when running with a camera.

How waterproof is the GoPro housing?

So just how "waterproof" is the underwater housing that comes with GoPro?  This YouTube clip says it all.  This dude lost his GoPro and had it returned to him 2.5 months later.  Not only did the camera stay dry, the SD card was completely dry, and the footage was retrieved.  Incredible.

GoPro: The darn thing just looks cool.

I have to say, everywhere I go with my GoPro, people seem to take notice.  This little camera just looks cool.

I keep mine in a soft cotton sack that I then put into a camera case.  Right away I realized that the "waterproof housing" that it ships with will muffle your sound when shooting "above water".  So I quickly ordered the "skeleton housing" which resolves this problem and will give you access to the usb connector for charging or offloading your material - for this reason, for my "above water" use, this is my preferred case.  This case also allows the camera to stay cool in places where heat is a concern.

So what is a GoPro camera anyway?

A GoPro, or in my case, the new GoPro2 is a "wearable" camera, small and tough with some surprising capabilities - you know, right? - (if you don't already know how cool a GoPro is let me know), in my honest opinion it has a few shortcomings - but the new GoPro2 has tons of improvements over the original - and the price did not go up,  Overall GoPro2 is a fun and very capable little camera that will make you smile for sure.

Here are a bunch of ideas, some basic info and my thoughts in general - which I hope will be practical, useful info for anyone considering buying a GoPro.  Maybe not the tech spec rundown you might want but there are tons of dudes out there doing the nitty gritty. After GoPro, I will move on to other Cams.  On deck is the Canon VIXIA HGF10.

The first thing I thought when I first saw a GoPro in person was its size, which was smaller than I had imagined - especially when you take it out of it's housing.

 Drinking a Budweiser tonight, btw.  Make that two.

The Motion Picture Collective User Group.

Just got back from The Motion Picture Collective user group meeting at AbelCine in NYC.  I am familiar with the neighborhood having worked at Technicolor, Deluxe, Berwyn Editorial and Carbon VFX which are all within a few blocks but I had never been to AbelCine before.  I actually did not know that they sold Cameras and gear of all sorts, all I knew was they were hosting a user group - with door prizes - and I was going.  Well imagine my surprise walking in to see all this gear - wow!  Gorgeous and inspiring technology that would widen the eyes of the least techno-interested among us.  I could not resist, I had to take a bunch of pics.

I giggled to myself as I pulled out my little GoPro2 and started snapping away in burst mode - burst mode is when the GoPro takes 10 pictures at a time in a "burst". I love shooting with this mode because it's a great way to make sure I get the shot - especially when you are running hand-held - if I really want to be sure that I get a winner, I will shoot two or three bursts.  You gotta wait for the beep before you can shoot again - heck I have shot 30 bursts of ten, at that point you should just set up a tri-pod.  FYI:  the GoPro makes a series of short beep sounds while shooting in burst mode - I have found that the pics are still firing off after the beeps stop so you want to hold your shot a bit.  Here are some of the selects...

While I was there, I also priced a steadicam system which I am now jonesing for.  (Is jonesing a word?  Let me know.  Apple spell checker says it is not.)

GoPro 2 in the house!

So I could not resist, I had to get a GoPro2.  They doubled the res and made tons of other improvements and are selling it for the same price.  I will dedicate the next few posts to the GoPro2.  Here is a pic from the GoPro2  A ladybug landed on my audio board and was hiding amongst the LED lights - LOL!!!  Can you find her?  (She is between and just above to top lit green LEDs.)  You can't make this stuff up.

I love the low-light grain, very sexy.