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 Post subject: go pro housing/lens
PostPosted: 29 Nov 2013, 09:20 
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Hey guys

I use my go pro on most dives, but the quality isn't great. I know i can change the settings but that reduces over all film time by heaps..

I came across a youtube video and a bloke said he started using a "flat lens" and it was a lot clearer.

Is the flat lens better for visibility wise when viewing post dive?

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 Post subject: Re: go pro housing/lens
PostPosted: 29 Nov 2013, 12:02 
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There are two types of housings flat and curved. Flat works better underwater and curved is for land use. Reason i purchased my intova sport was price and flat housing already installed.

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=DH4vRIz_xGQ&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DDH4vRIz_xGQ

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 Post subject: Re: go pro housing/lens
PostPosted: 29 Nov 2013, 14:18 
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You have all the answer Geoff!

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 Post subject: Re: go pro housing/lens
PostPosted: 01 Dec 2013, 00:11 
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The Hero 3's come with flat lens housings by default. Hero 2's you'll need to buy a separate one. You can get the official GoPro ones for like... 60 bucks I think?

For my Hero2 I bought an Eye Of Mine flat lens housing for like $120 - but that was before gopro had released their flat lens housing. By all accounts the gopro one is better than any of the third party housings.


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 Post subject: Re: go pro housing/lens
PostPosted: 02 Dec 2013, 11:38 
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ah cheers for the tip!

I was watching one of your eye of mind lens on eBay. not cheap!

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