How To Make A GoPole For Your GoPro Hero or Kodak Playsport Camera
How do you make a GoPole Camera Mount for your GoPro Hero or Kodak Playsport Camera on a pole? I have been thinking about how can I put a Camera on a long pole so I can get better angles and move the camera farther away. I looked around YouTube for some ideas and there are some very interesting solutions. None of these tries however seemed to fit the bill. So I began thinking about how would I make this work.
Here is my list of criteria:
•Finally, setting up the camera should be fast, easy and safe. I don’t want to miss a shot because it takes to much time to get set. I also don’t want to loose my expensive GoPro over the side
Next, I used a small camera mount top found on those small desktop tripods. I found one at WalMart for about $8. I could not find the exact item on Wal-Mart’s site, but it is a simple item that works well, and you should be able to find this in any store that sells camera equipment. see my picture of the little tripod.
Here is how I attached the tripod top to the extension pole. First, I took apart the tripod. There was a small screw that took the legs off and I used the same screw to attach it to the pole. Next I cut off the plastic top of the pole used to attach brushes and paint rollers.
There was a steel pin in the plastic end, I cut through it and pushed it out. I used that hole to attach the screw to the tripod top. I know, depending on the tripod that this will not always work a slick as it did for me.
You may have to epoxy the 2 pieces together to get this to fit or find a longer screw for attachment. Finally I drilled a hole through the plastic piece and the steel pole top so I would know the top will not fall off. I used a ring to hold a pin in the place and that let me attach a lanyard so if the camera falls off it will not be lost.
See Also this Extension Mount sold on Amazon if you are looking for a smaller handle and one you can just get from them.
I just watched you Kodak Playsport video and then stumbled onto this one. I think this looks like a great idea. It looked like those shots were taken from much further away. An inexpensive solution, I’ll have to try this.
You seem to make it so easy and very inexpensive, I am sure that it`s a little project were you have to take a couple of hours to put it all together . But the plus side to that is, it won`t have to take to long or two days. I think that the item will be super useful than.
Hey, great video! And beautiful Gopole! One question though, can you pivot.the gopro or is it in a fixed position?
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Phil
Hi Phil-Good question! You can pivot the camera/GoPro 360 degrees when it is close to the ground, once your in the air you’ll need a ladder. If you want to do a shot that starts at ground level and then rises up to its full height, there isn’t an easy way to pivot the camera. Most of the time we set the camera to it’s downward angle and adjust the pole as it goes up. If you have any more questions, just let us know!
Thanks-Terry