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If you could use any camera lens on your gopro...

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plyswthsqrrls
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anyone heard of this new add-on for Hero 3's called the RibCage?

essentially lets you use any camera lens on your gopro, and its less than $300 on top of the gopro itself.

I know exactly shit all about photography but from what I've seen it seems pretty solid.

Anyone with photography knowledge have any insight?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8MbrENsgzE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6WNJtnnHlY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80NVNSA_eJM
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erikK
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Why wouldn't you just use a real fucking camera then
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.FRY.
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or just use the fucking gopro lense
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pj21
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This is awesome, versatility of the gopro, lens quality of your dslr.
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spliff.Life
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I wish they had a less wide angle lens you could switch out sometimes, But like people said, why not just use a 'real' camera that you can zoom and adjust video settings on with such lens'?
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pj21
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spliff.LifeI wish they had a less wide angle lens you could switch out sometimes, But like people said, why not just use a 'real' camera that you can zoom and adjust video settings on with such lens'?


because a normal camera isnt this small?
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Mar-O
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Jerome.The.Llamabecause a normal camera isnt this small?


Neither is a go pro when you put a big lens in front of it.. Really this is stupid and there is no way the quality is going to be decent. The light have to go through the fisheye lens after the add on lens so you will probably loose lots of quality and light there. Also you still have the small go pro sensor. And the lack of being able to adjust your settings on the go pro makes this even more useless..
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plyswthsqrrls
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spliff.LifeI wish they had a less wide angle lens you could switch out sometimes, But like people said, why not just use a 'real' camera that you can zoom and adjust video settings on with such lens'?


Mar-ONeither is a go pro when you put a big lens in front of it.. Really this is stupid and there is no way the quality is going to be decent. The light have to go through the fisheye lens after the add on lens so you will probably loose lots of quality and light there. Also you still have the small go pro sensor. And the lack of being able to adjust your settings on the go pro makes this even more useless..


Those are the responses I was kind of looking for. Definitely think there's limitations to it, but for the cost vs a DSLR, and based on how many people have gopros I think it'll be cool to see how it does

Can't really speak to quality loss because I know jack shit about photography, but the videos look not bad to me lol
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KrazyistKarl
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Inb4 can I put my 11-16mm on my hero 3+?
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erikK
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plyswthsqrrlsThose are the responses I was kind of looking for. Definitely think there's limitations to it, but for the cost vs a DSLR, and based on how many people have gopros I think it'll be cool to see how it does

Can't really speak to quality loss because I know jack shit about photography, but the videos look not bad to me lol


That's why you buy a real video camera that is not much bigger than a gopro and has better video quality than a Canon DSLR. Oh and every focal length you'll need in one lens.
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-MK-
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plyswthsqrrlsThose are the responses I was kind of looking for. Definitely think there's limitations to it, but for the cost vs a DSLR, and based on how many people have gopros I think it'll be cool to see how it does

Can't really speak to quality loss because I know jack shit about photography, but the videos look not bad to me lol


Go pros are 300+, that attachment will be around 300, and lens are not cheap. You really aren't saving shit
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