What say you about GoPros? Are the less expensive “imitation” options just as good?

@jmkazepodcast

4 жыл бұрын

Can you connect two of the clamps together?

@brrosskiee

4 жыл бұрын

does it work with the hero 7

This is the best review channel. thanks for sharing Tom!

@tombuck

3 жыл бұрын

You’re too kind. 🙏

Amazing Video, helped me out a bunch, very underrated channel

@tombuck

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Glad it was helpful! Better to be underrated than overrated right?

Thanks! It's exactly the info I was looking for as I was trying to make the choice on buying gopro brand or the non-branded clamps on e-bay.

@tombuck

5 жыл бұрын

Awesome! I’m glad it helped! 👍

Thanks man. This is just what i was looking for

@tombuck

3 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear it!

Appreciate the honest suggestion.. U saved me a few bucks.

@tombuck

5 жыл бұрын

Awesome, I hope you get to make some cool stuff with it!

Thank you for this information!

@tombuck

3 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome!

Really good video, thanks!

@tombuck

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Hopefully it’s helpful!

I bought one of the cheap ones for filming my bike rides can’t wait to get it later today

Thanks for the great video mate. I just bought a ebay version for $20AUD vs $60AUD for the cheapest genuine I could find. Looking forward to seeing how it goes as I wouldn't mind a second one.

@tombuck

4 жыл бұрын

Hopefully it works out great 👍

Hey, do you happen to have any follow up info on the third party clamp? I was curious if it had broken or anything after about a year.

@tombuck

4 жыл бұрын

It’s been fine, although I haven’t used my GoPro as often. As I mentioned in the video, the GoPro clamp itself is stronger, so I actually ended up using the third party bendy part on the original clamp 👍

@anferny8

4 жыл бұрын

The Enthusiasm Project thank you for the reply!! Much appreciated

Nice video, thanks for sharing. Now that you have been using it for a few months... would you say the flex part is the same? I ask because of mine (an unofficial) doesn't hold its position very well (I use it with a small mirrorless DSLR)

@tombuck

5 жыл бұрын

I would give it like 3/5 stars. It’s ok. But I also have issues with the original, so at this point my flex arm is a combination of pieces from both, haha

@fboucheros

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah, that's what I thought... I think I will find a solution with rigid arm parts and articulation. Maybe something like the Manfrotto 196B-2. Thank you for your quick reply!

@tombuck

5 жыл бұрын

That’s what I was looking at too, or one of the Pearstone articulating arms.

I love the end.. would've loved to see the reaction 😂

@tombuck

4 жыл бұрын

😬🤐

I lost my go pro trusting this product… sorry I missed this video. The “flexible” arm of mine failed unexpectedly. (There might be a video on my channel.) They should design a lanyard to go down the middle of the arm.

thank you

@tombuck

3 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome!

This is excatly what I was searching for. Nicely done, thanks! Like your humor, too :) THe ending is hilarious :D It would have been a 10/10 if you could have actually used the jaws theme there... I was actually curious about exactly this part that's breaking all the time because I was thinking it must be a terrible leverage on a tiny plastic thing. Do you think this would be strong enough for using it on the boom of a windsuring sail? I mean if it broke for you couple of times already...

@tombuck

3 жыл бұрын

Ooh- windsurfing might be a little rough, but if your camera has a floaty thing on it, you might be good. I’m still using these ones 👍

@jemand8462

3 жыл бұрын

@@tombuck What do you mean by "floaty thing"?

@tombuck

3 жыл бұрын

They make the float attachment so that if the GoPro falls in the water it’ll bob up and down and float.

@jemand8462

3 жыл бұрын

@@tombuck Ah I got it, thanks a lot :)

Hola ,te hago una pregunta, cómo lo ves para ponerlo en el manillar de una motocicleta? O para montarlo en la mentonera de un casco?

@tombuck

4 жыл бұрын

No recomendaría esto para una motocicleta. Podría usar un soporte para casco o algo así: gopro.com/en/us/shop/mounts/handlebar-seatpost-pole-mount/AGTSM-001.html

Hello I just bought a GoPro hero 4 with no case or housing or anything just the camera. Now I bought this clamp but I need the plastic piece under the GoPro camera housing that slides into the mount. What is that piece called and where can I buy it?

@tombuck

5 жыл бұрын

If you search “GoPro Hero 4 Housing” in Amazon you’ll see options for either a waterproof case or just the frame that has the mount on the bottom. Usually they cost between $10 and $20

@alamedacountysheriffsoffic8463

5 жыл бұрын

The Enthusiasm Project omg I found it thank you so much! I bought the hero 4 and the jaws clamp to use as a rear windshield dash cam for my car and I needed this piece to make it all come together ! Thanks for the knowledge:)

@tombuck

5 жыл бұрын

Awesome, I’m so glad you found it!

Mine broke in the exact same spot as yours. Now can I buy just the flexi part and not the clamp, because the clamp is fine🤔?

@tombuck

5 жыл бұрын

I haven’t found it, but maybe eBay? The GoPro clamp is definitely sturdier than the other one, but it doesn’t hurt to have two. 🤷🏻‍♂️

@frankv84

3 жыл бұрын

GoPro sells the gooseneck as a separate accessory also. Much cheaper than buying the clamp+neck when only the quick release foot on the neck is broken. And there’s probably third party versions of the gooseneck available as well.

I bought the chinese one and it's really tough - but the clamp seems to be much stronger than what you're showing here. I can hadly open it with one hand, at least not more than an inch. It's both good and bad: it holds tightly on my windsurfing rig, even after rough crashes, but it's really hard to attach in the first place. So there seem to be differences in chinese versions, too.

@tombuck

2 жыл бұрын

Interesting! This video is also a few years old, so there's always the chance that things have been updated. If it's better, then that's great!

Oh snap. Cameo 🙌🏼

@tombuck

6 жыл бұрын

Oh yeah, gotta reel in the viewers you know!

👉 Is there any way to actually shorten the flexible arm? I'd prefer a arm about half that length.

@tombuck

3 жыл бұрын

Yep, you can just pop out some of the round connector bits and pretty easily.

@dwightstewart7181

3 жыл бұрын

@@tombuck .. Is it really that easy? That sounds great. I have one on order (same as your "unofficial" version, arriving Tuesday) and was hoping I could shorten the arm at least one or two knuckles. Will have to experiment to see which length is best. Thanks for responding.

Nicely shot and edited, Tom. Making me more jealous each time I watch one of your videos. I also now want a GoPro clamp...just because.

@tombuck

6 жыл бұрын

Seriously man, for $11 you can’t go wrong.

You can always use tape you know???? :) Save the $60 unless your doing alot of dangerous jump and need something stronger!

I break those little clips on various pieces of my GoPro and it is frustrating. Especially on the ball joints. I have gone through maybe 6-7 of them. GoPro has been good to replace them, but they have since cut me off on free replacements. Nice video. I am a GoPro fan and use there accessories.

@tombuck

5 жыл бұрын

GoPro accessories are definitely nice overall. Bummer they stopped offering replacements! For some reason this reminded me of the “win everything we make” contest GoPro used to have where they’d give away every product to someone everyday. I always entered and never won 😕

GoPro branded products are way too costly to purchase. After market brands come for one fourth the price that GoPro charges...the company needs to seriously look into this and rationalise their pricing. With the dollar becoming expensive, GoPro products are absurdly expensive in countries like India, which has a significant market for GoPro products.

I thought the beginning sequence was an ad. I was waiting for the skip button lol. That’s how legit it looked!

@tombuck

6 жыл бұрын

I’m quite proud of how easily it came together.

Dude, I got an unofficial clamp with a goose neck from Amazon for $24 and the clamp broke apart at the hinges (both hinges) after maybe 10 uses. Even though the design is the same the plastic is f*cking cheap. Don't tell your viewers to buy those cheap clamps because they don't last. I agree you can replace the goose neck with an aftermarket one because they're all the same.

@tombuck

3 жыл бұрын

Interesting- the GoPro clamp does feel better than the cheap one.

TOM IS THAT YOU?

@tombuck

3 жыл бұрын

It is I.

I built my own clamp by designing and 3d printing the receiver to the clip, mounting/gluing/bolting it to a nylon hardware spring clamp (like what you use to hold up photography backdrops) and buying a 3rd party gooseneck. At the time the 3rd party clamps didn't exist, so I saved myself about $40. For your part, you can have a replacement 3d printed if you already have a printer! Thingiverse has a "GoPro Gooseneck quick mount" design already available: www.thingiverse.com/thing:1274143

@tombuck

3 жыл бұрын

Great idea! Thank you for pointing that out!

@OregonCrow

Жыл бұрын

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Hi Tom I hope you and Heather are doing fine. I would go for 11. 99 one too. Now a days you no longer get what you pay for (sometime). Might have to do more research before investing in products.

@tombuck

6 жыл бұрын

This makes it so tough to figure out the best way to manage money. It can definitely be frustrating. Also, I hope you’re doing well Valerie!

In life we should be aware that u pay for the paint they put on items.....

Surely their accessories are overpriced. And the result is people simply opt for third party products, and GoPro fails to maximize their profits.

Two and half years later the company is still struggling :D

Just buy 5, $11 clamps. Apart from the Camera do not buy anything with gopro on it ?

I broke the gopro jaws 🤔