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GoPro in the mountains

Posted by Corne Scheepers on Tuesday, March 25, 2014,

To celebrate our wedding anniversary the missus and I recently packed our backpacks and headed for the central Drakensberg mountains. This was of course not a paid project but still a lot of fun and a good opportunity for some gear testing.

I've been a keen hiker since my teens. For years hiking with a video camera has eluded me, mainly because of weight and budgetary (read "pocket money") restrictions. The action camera age has now changed all that. For our trip into the mountains I took my...

Wow. Just wow.

Posted by Corne Scheepers on Saturday, February 22, 2014,

I found this absolutely hilarious. Did you perhaps mean "document camera"? Haven't been around this stuff very long, have you... Stay classy.

Botswana adventure motorcycling clip now on YouTube

Posted by Corne Scheepers on Sunday, November 3, 2013,

No really..

Posted by Corne Scheepers on Thursday, June 6, 2013,

Having come from a rather insignificant video background I find the new world of cine-style shooting fascinating. Especially the tools. Accessory attachment plates are called cheese plates. And you get Israeli arms. Step down lens rings are called donuts.

Pictured here is a lens hood that covers the gap between my new matte box and the camera lens to keep out light. What's it called? Nun's Knickers. Even in the product catalogue.

It's the month of May again (Warning: opinion piece to follow)

Posted by Corne Scheepers on Friday, May 24, 2013,

The month of May has special meaning for me. This month three years ago I turned in my resignation and left behind everything that represented the security of a safe and stable job at that time. I became self-employed and in doing so I, to my surprise, gained more work satisfaction and enjoyment from life than I would ever have imagined. It’s been a non-stop adventure with ups and downs. Three years later, here’s what I’ve learned:

1) There is no such thing as security. Stable jobs and l...

WTF...!

Posted by Corne Scheepers on Thursday, October 11, 2012,

The world's favourite action camera has spawned a whole industry around custom camera mounts, but this one is so ridiculous I just had to post it! So picture this - you're packin' some 9mm Glock or SIG heat and you'd love to see yourself in action, right? So what do you do? Why you get this cool GoPro pistol mount of course!