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Even within GoPro's demographic of sports, everyone who wants one probably already has one, more or less. Upgrading is now less of a concern with 4K. I bought o
by TheHydroImpulse 11y ago
Even within GoPro's demographic of sports, everyone who wants one probably already has one, more or less. Upgrading is now less of a concern with 4K. I bought one for skydiving and I can't see myself upgrading if they came out with a newer version (even if I use mine for every jump). Everyone pretty much has one or a few GoPros at the dropzone's I've been to, and it's great for that kind of stuff. But if I were to upgrade, I would move to a DSLR for better quality and more control - not another GoPro.
They'd need to considerably improve the quality and features if they want people to continue upgrading.
- cuu508 11y agoMakes little sense to upgrade to every new model every year, but there are still useful improvements to be had: * higher framerates for 4K: 60p, 120p * better battery life, 1h30m is sometimes plenty, and sometimes a little short * better (or in GoPro's case, any) image stabilization and vibration reduction * smaller size and weight, new mounting options
- djhn 11y agoAnd slo-mo starts actually getting useful/interesting for sports at 240p+ or even into 960...
- joeguilmette 11y agoAs a tandem instructor I used GoPros every day (had a glove that would stack 2 - one for video, one for pics). I used the GoPro 2 and specifically did not upgrade when new versions came out. The GoPro 2 was fine, it did the job, and I didn't have to deal with bugs. Also, I hate dealing with MicroSD. If I were still jumping I'd use a Hero Session because the form factor is much smaller (rather than just slimmer). What DZ do you jump at?
- TheHydroImpulse 11y agoTandem instructors at my dropzone did pretty much the same thing. All stayed on the GoPro 2 or original 3. I used to jump at Eden North in Canada, but I'm moving to North California so I have to pick a new one :) Gotta love a Cessna Caravan going to 13K in under 9 minutes!
- base698 11y agoIt's crazy that many skydivers are on hacker news.
- dgmdoug 11y agoWhat, 2? ;-)
- joeguilmette 11y agoWe live amongst you.
- joeguilmette 11y agoWhere in NorCal? I used to manage Skydive Hollister, but I've been away for a few years now.
- TheHydroImpulse 11y agoBay Area. Seems like there's a few choices with Hollister, Lodi, Monterey Bay, Norcal. Lodi seems like it's the bigger name out the bunch.
- joeguilmette 11y agoYou should definitely check out Byron (Bay Area Skydiving) as well. Between then and Lodi I don't think there's much reason to bother with the the other DZs.
- TheHydroImpulse 11y agoWill do, thanks!