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Re: Ben - ContourHD?
Posted by 'NorthernMunkee' on 16 Dec 2009 @ 12:44

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The contour is shipped with an adhesive flat surface mount as a goggle mount. Personally and in my opinion the best place to mount is on a lid where you get the best point of view (the drivers pov) using the flat surface mount, as this utilises the shock absortion of your own body, particularly the neck, I had the importer and the manufacturer confirm with the adhesive manufacturer 3M in the US that the adhesive was a none acidic adhesive that would attack the structure of lid, and it hasn't affected the lacquer on any expensive custom paint either. That said I haven't attempted to get these cameras through MSA scrutineering and as you can tell Im expecting an "issue" there (yawn) the camera weighs 130grams which like the go pro is less than a transponder, I've used 4 contours for a season, and never lost one from a lid despite a number of heavy shunts. But a direct blow will dislodge it fairly easily, which is what you would want, but given it's lack mass and no sharp edges like the go pro I'd expect to disintegrate or pose a very minor risk as an untethered mass, it's not a barrichello spring! there's no cables either. Still as I say i don't know what an msa scrutineer would, but could guess... To whit given CIK mandated go pro, I had a look at apeing there KF Nassau go pro set up, but I do find this a most unelegant set up, a lack of vibration isolation would spoil the footage and the pov is poor IMHO. And I think it more likely to get damaged and dislodged on a nose assembly, front end impacts being more prevalent than contact involving helmet impacts. But whether common sense prevails remains to be seen.

Figuring you might ask, I've uploaded video to my best of my 2009 video page on my website www.coolthinking.co.uk which ought to show how and where I mount cameras. It's also fairly entertaining kart racing, I'm modest but I think it's pretty good production, and considered in some quarters better than broadcast.

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Re: Ben - ContourHD? by 'NorthernMunkee' (16 Dec 2009 @ 11:09)

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Re: Ben - ContourHD? by 'NorthernMunkee' (16 Dec 2009 @ 12:49)

Thanks! by 'TheROTAXkidakaTKMkid' (17 Dec 2009 @ 10:31)

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Re: Cool by 'NorthernMunkee' (18 Dec 2009 @ 10:55)

Good Arguement by 'BenConsty' (18 Dec 2009 @ 12:31)

Re: Good Argument Part1... by 'NorthernMunkee' (19 Dec 2009 @ 15:34)

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Re: Good Argument by 'chriskasch' (19 Dec 2009 @ 17:10)

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Re: Good Argument by 'NorthernMunkee' (19 Dec 2009 @ 19:38)

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