An enjoyable nine minutes and twenty-one seconds...

In the "now why in the world would this make me uncomfortable" department, some reality based economic musing, and 12 points of interest...




Listening to Joe Marson

So it goes...

Some boat camera details...

Tech Dirt says something interesting, the skies are safe from toy hammers, and Steve Audio makes a point...

Face it, nothing says GO CRUISING like reading the news in the morning!

We've just added another dinghy/POV cam to our film-making quiver here on "So It Goes" and we are looking forward to putting it through its paces.

The GoPro makes all kinds of sense as a clamp it to a stanchion, stick it on the end of a boat hook, or fly it from a kite if the urge strikes HD video waterproof camera.

Sort of a modern day Eyemo...

We bought the "Surf Hero" as a starter system but added the tripod mount and handlebar/seatpost mount (perfect for attaching the camera to stanchions) and that pretty much covers all foreseeable mounting needs for "So It Goes", the dinghies and any surfboard/kayak needs we might have.

We will also be glassing in a number of FCS X2 Plugs in various locations around the boat (hard dodger, interior, the end of the boom, masthead, and various deck locations) to give us a plethora of bombproof mounting locations... The only downside is I still need to come up with a clever mount for my speargun!

Fun stuff!

Actually we like this camera so much we have plans to add several more to our quiver in the very near future.

Listening to Melissa Etheridge

So it goes...

A quick question...

Why is there no equivalent sailing/cruising film fest or tour along the lines of The Fly Fishing Film Tour?

What just may be the perfect boat camera...

I keep looking for the perfect boat camera and the new Panasonic/Lumix is so damn close that I may actually have to quit looking...

The kicker here is it is pretty much the GH1 without the mirror system and in doing so the camera gets seriously SMALL!

Add to the fact that it shoots REAL (as opposed to faux) HD video and you have a camera that is a go anywhere and always available for those shots that always seem to happen when you don't have a camera in your pocket.