THE VIDEO THREAD!

[Marty Backe]

13 hours ago, Lukasz said:

Z10 Review Video

Nice Z10 commentary. I kept staring at your helmet   That's a very impressive array of headlamps that you have. With so many lights on your helmet I wonder why you bother turning on the Z10 headlamp 

[Carl Svanfelt]

14 hours ago, Bob Eisenman said:

Carl....I looked at some of your photos. The bird shots feeding from hand are really interesting. The drone shot pointed down at the boats stuck at the frozen water was unique.

National Geographic credits....wow.

Good luck riding.

Thank you for your kind comment @Bob Eisenman. National Geographic is so famous in this part of the world too that it's like a top prize to be discovered by them. Here at the forum it is a litle bit more difficult .
Today I have been outdoors trying new tools for my next EUC video (will be published later with the first one). I make a "behind the scenes" video to give you a detailed information on how to get the best audio and image quality while riding.
See ya!
Greetings from Finland.

[Ziiten]

I'd be interested to hear what kind of video gear you have for ride footage. Do you use gimbals? I have been looking into Insta360 one; it has stabilisation but do you still need a gimbal, I wonder.

[Simon Feenan Vans-Colina]

On 8/24/2018 at 8:12 AM, egiljo said:

Good to hear he's ok ?

Thanks! :-) 

Seriously.. It looked worse than it was. 

[The Wheel Plug]

2 hours ago, Ziiten said:

I'd be interested to hear what kind of video gear you have for ride footage. Do you use gimbals? I have been looking into Insta360 one; it has stabilisation but do you still need a gimbal, I wonder.

No need for a gimbal with Insta360 One

[The Wheel Plug]

I got to the water just in time to catch a great sunset  very happy that summer here isn't giving up on me.... yet  
 

 

[Carl Svanfelt]

2 hours ago, Ziiten said:

I'd be interested to hear what kind of video gear you have for ride footage. Do you use gimbals? I have been looking into Insta360 one; it has stabilisation but do you still need a gimbal, I wonder.

No stabilizer is needed. The heavier the tool is, the easier it is to film stable. For the video

I only used a rubber band for all shots.

But with an electric unicycle is it different, and I'll show in the next "behind the scenes" video (later on) how I use the rubber band with lighter gears. Can be good knowledge for those who do not want to invest in a new camera.
Welcome to the Finnish riders group 

[Ziiten]

53 minutes ago, dismason said:

No stabilizer is needed. The heavier the tool is, the easier it is to film stable. For the video

I only used a rubber band for all shots.

But with an electric unicycle is it different, and I'll show in the next "behind the scenes" video (later on) how I use the rubber band with lighter gears. Can be good knowledge for those who do not want to invest in a new camera.
Welcome to the Finnish riders group 

Thanks. Nice video. Yeah, I was first thinking of getting a DJI gimbal and using my phone camera, but then I came across the Insta360, which seemed like a nice concept.

[Bob Eisenman]

42 minutes ago, Ziiten said:

, I was first thinking of getting a DJI gimbal 

I  saw this in a US store (Best Buy) for $99.

Zhiyun - Smooth-Q 3-Axis Handheld Gimbal Stabilizer - Black

Same price or less on eBay...many used ones as well.

1 hour ago, dismason said:

For the video

I enjoyed that video as well.

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A local bike trail was dedicated a week ago and I was videoed by a woman using a shoulder mounted to video rig. It looked heavy.....it must be stable too.

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About twenty years ago a Finnish woman worked across the hall from me. We were both long term employees of that Boston Hospital. She (Sinnika) retired and went back to family and friends in Finland. Haven't heard about her since then. She took a picture of me working in the lab....Polaroid.....can't find it though now with all my computer clutter on hard drives.

[cg]

I wanted to show some bits from my daily commute on the Z10, the path is a bit like a mini race-track

well, it kinda shows how much difference good equipment makes

 

Edited September 18, 2018 by cg

[Rehab1]

47 minutes ago, cg said:

I wanted to show some bits from my daily commute on the Z10, the path is a bit like a mini race-track

well, it kinda shows how much difference good equipment makes

 

Be careful riding when all of the slippery leaves begin covering the path. 

[cg]

4 minutes ago, Rehab1 said:

Be careful riding when all of the slippery leaves begin covering the path. 

yeah, I know!

[Bob Eisenman]

10 hours ago, dismason said:

rubber band for all shots

Never heard of using a rubber band to steady a camera but...I saw all about it in this video

 

[Carl Svanfelt]

11 hours ago, Bob Eisenman said:

I  saw this in a US store (Best Buy) for $99.

Zhiyun - Smooth-Q 3-Axis Handheld Gimbal Stabilizer - Black

Same price or less on eBay...many used ones as well.

I enjoyed that video as well.

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A local bike trail was dedicated a week ago and I was videoed by a woman using a shoulder mounted to video rig. It looked heavy.....it must be stable too.

*****

About twenty years ago a Finnish woman worked across the hall from me. We were both long term employees of that Boston Hospital. She (Sinnika) retired and went back to family and friends in Finland. Haven't heard about her since then. She took a picture of me working in the lab....Polaroid.....can't find it though now with all my computer clutter on hard drives.

Zhiyun seems to be a very good gimbal. The biggest advantage is that it can be used with many different cameras. Another advantage is that you can use an external microphone with it. 
Yesterday I tested my GoPro Karma grip. It also worked perfectly, but if you do audio recording, there will be a lot of noise from the gimbal engine as well. Karma is loud and at some angles it starts to shake. So I think Zhiyun can be a good investment for video recorders.

Gopro Hero 6 Black camera has a good electronic image stabilization system, one of the best I've tried so far. Perfect for video captures. However, it has overheating problems and yesterday I sent my unit back to GoPro service in Sweden. May see if they now replace it for a new one for the third time.

Sinikka is one of the most common names for women here in Finland. 
On the web, I saw that the world's first completely painless surgery was done at Boston Hospital .

[Bob Eisenman]

7 hours ago, dismason said:

Boston Hospital

Thanks for your kind thoughts. My 'Yi gimbal' picks up unwanted audio from the servos too.

I was in research but not clinical. My boss had both MD and PhD credentials and would narrate events in the clinic from time to time. In her words:

"Young kids (youthful) can tolerate higher levels of discomfort than adults. If you take a kid (patient) and apply a treatment or procedure......the kid is up and about playing in a few days. If you were to apply the same treatment or proceedure to an adult it might take weeks for the adult to recover'.

Since Children's sees many infants in the clinics the problem that arises for the doctor/staff is that the infant hasn't the language ablity to be able to tell the doctor where it hurts, etc.

To that extent the many laboratory testing resources allow diagnostic appraisal (plus comparison to reported case reviews in the literature) of the very young patients condition by using processed samples and various tests to develop a 'clinical picture' of what's going on.

 

[Bob Eisenman]

10 hours ago, dismason said:

On the web, I saw that the world's first completely painless surgery

Maybe it was a balloon catheter treatment for a heart blockage in adults.

I've read:

The surgeons feed the catheter through blood vessels to 'deploy' the balloon at the site of interest. The surgical trauma associated with opening the chest and retracting the ribs is significant. Former California Governor Schwarzenegger had a recent catheter type proceedure for a heart condition. Something unexpected (infrequent as the proceedure goes) happened and they had to open his chest anyway. Blood clots are a major concern as well since strokes may follow. Timing is supposed to be critical.

"However, during this less-invasive procedure, Schwarzenegger may have experienced a complication that required emergency open-heart surgery, according to TMZ."

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.livescience.com/62182-arnold-schwarzenegger-heart-surgery.html

That's gotta be painful.

Edited September 19, 2018 by Bob Eisenman

[ED209]

SpeedyFeet MSX 250km update review

 

[Jon Stern]

17 hours ago, dismason said:

Gopro Hero 6 Black camera has a good electronic image stabilization system, one of the best I've tried so far. Perfect for video captures. However, it has overheating problems and yesterday I sent my unit back to GoPro service in Sweden. May see if they now replace it for a new one for the third time.

I'm very surprised to hear you are experiencing over-heating on your HERO6 Black. That shouldn't happen unless you're shooting in really hot conditions.

I presume you're shooting at 4k60? How long are you able to shoot before shutdown, and what was the approximate ambient temperature?

Are you using 3rd-party batteries?

[Bob Eisenman]

19 minutes ago, Jon Stern said:

over-heating on your HERO6 Black. 

Google search says SD card may be the problem

https://community.gopro.com/t5/Cameras/GoPro-Hero-6-heating-up/td-p/191549

[Carl Svanfelt]

5 hours ago, Jon Stern said:

I'm very surprised to hear you are experiencing over-heating on your HERO6 Black. That shouldn't happen unless you're shooting in really hot conditions.

I presume you're shooting at 4k60? How long are you able to shoot before shutdown, and what was the approximate ambient temperature?

Are you using 3rd-party batteries?

I have not received a response from GoPro yet about what can cause this issue. They have earlier made the decision to replace it without reparing. I only use original GoPro parts and the temperature outside was below 20 ° C (68 ° F). Shooting 1080 p 60 f / s. 
The camera body became so hot that it could not hold it. The battery (GoPro) was emptied of power in five minutes. When it was cooled, I had to drill a hole in the battery (GoPro) and pull it out with a screw. New batteries (GoPro) can not be insert to the camera any more. Batteries fits perfectly in Hero 5 Black. So it will be interesting to see what they find wrong in my unit and they have promiced to give answers within three weeks.
YouTube search: gopro hero 6 overheating

[The Wheel Plug]

Realistic Range Test of Gotway Msuper X 1300wh 84v

45 miles with 10% battery left - could probably get 50ish before too low to ride!

I will do a controlled range test soon - 19mph/flat ground/no wind & ideal ambient temperature
 

 

[Toshio Uemura]

On 9/19/2018 at 5:24 AM, cg said:

I wanted to show some bits from my daily commute on the Z10, the path is a bit like a mini race-track

well, it kinda shows how much difference good equipment makes

 

Beautiful and healthy daily commute. Great place to ride a Z10. Are you riding this path in rain and bad weather as well or are you then using alternative means of commuting? I bought myself a huge colorful rain poncho and are now enjoying rainrides on my Z (without the mudguard) ? 

[Toshio Uemura]

On 9/12/2018 at 2:08 AM, Marty Backe said:

 

Doesn’t anybody besides me wish the LED lights on the back of the Z would go up all the way instead of vanishing half way into thin air...! It’s the only flaw (besides the changed pedal design from cool to dull!) the Z really has, and I hope Ninebot will address this flaw. Would be reason enough for me to buy a second Z. ?

Edited September 20, 2018 by Toshio Uemura

[Marty Backe]

1 hour ago, Toshio Uemura said:

Doesn’t anybody besides me wish the LED lights on the back of the Z would go up all the way instead of vanishing half way into thin air...! It’s the only flaw (besides the changed pedal design from cool to dull!) the Z really has, and I hope Ninebot will address this flaw. Would be reason enough for me to buy a second Z. ?

I agree, the back LEDs should go higher. There are always design compromises, thus never the perfect product.

[Ziiten]

2 hours ago, Toshio Uemura said:

Doesn’t anybody besides me wish the LED lights on the back of the Z would go up all the way instead of vanishing half way into thin air...! It’s the only flaw (besides the changed pedal design from cool to dull!) the Z really has, and I hope Ninebot will address this flaw. Would be reason enough for me to buy a second Z. ?

I agree as well. In the front they are ok. I wonder if the mudguard would block the upper leds and that's why they didn't put them higher up in the rear.

But I still think Z10 has the coolest leds of all wheels.

Just checked: yes the mudguard and trolley handle would get on the way.

Edited September 20, 2018 by Ziiten