How 2 Make a PB Vid without risk of getting your camera shot?

[arsonpaintball06]

get a helmet cam.....dunno where they sell em, but u can get em.

[Cypres0099]

A few of us from my vidoe production class did a little paintball filming this weekend. What they did was make a lexan "box" that screwed into the tripod hole on the bottom of the camera. Not only could it take a hit from a paintball, but I think it could be hit by a bullet.

I'll try to get pics later this week.

[Miscue]

Use a rain cover for your camera. Cheap UV lense for protection works great. You don't need to get fancy.

Edit: I notice that Adam responded...

[FutureMagOwner]

ok suicidal in that last pic you attached is very similar to the one a guy around here used to tape us playing.

basically he had that with holes in it to push buttons and side handles.

[rikkter]

i play scenarios, and Thomas Fletcher (www.ragtopvideo.com), he goes around and records the games. he made this contrapment, thats made out of plexiglass from what it looks like, its a big box, with no bottom, and a hole in the front cut for the lens to get a clear shot. it looks pretty sturdy to me, and can't be too hard to make either.

[pito189]

Force of Nature uses just regular white towels. They make some pretty awesome videos.

EDIT: spelling

[BetaMax]

I use a lipstick cam from http://www.helmetcamera.com.

I mount the camera on my Goggles and record away.

[rikkter]

Originally posted by BetaMax
I use a lipstick cam from http://www.helmetcamera.com.

I mount the camera on my Goggles and record away.

damn those are expensive, but cool as hell.
can i borrow that sometime? i'll even give you money to hold on to if i dont return it lol.

[SuiciDal Sn Y p ER]

hmmm. yea that helmet cam is kinda expensive

Do you think i can get a UV lense from a local radio shack?

sig - i'm not thinking about pictures. i'm thinking about making a video so i gotta get close to where the action is

Regular white towels...but then how am i suppose to cover the lense with the towels?

cypres - i'm interesting in your idea but explain more about this "lexan" box. and how much it will cost to make one.

[adam shannon]

the towels cover the body/sides of the camera. you use the uv filter for the lense. $30 and your done. you may be able to get a filter at best buy...but your best shot is a camera shop. most places have a ritz nearby in a mall similar retail location. dont be swayed by the "multicoated" filters...thats like the camera equivalent of "low pressure" in PB. all hype at a higher price. get a regular uv filter by promaster or tiffen and save $10.

oh and do yourself a favor and either take the camera with you or know how many mm the lense is before you shop.

[Recon by Fire]

They do make underwater cases for many video and 35mm cameras. You can also find a small video board camera with wireless sending and receiver for about $100. Then just mount it to your marker or helmet. Sorry, I had a link for an exact model I was looking at but lost it

[SuiciDal Sn Y p ER]

lol i'm trying to save money. my $100 is goin to a barrel kit.

[adam shannon]

not to be sarcastic...but if your taking a $1000 camera on the field how can you afford to be cheap about protecting it? kinda like buying a new $350 tank and not dropping the $12 on a tank cover when you usually play on gravel sup air fields, and you play front!

[SuiciDal Sn Y p ER]

well the camera was given to me for free from my bro since he got a better camera

[SuiciDal Sn Y p ER]

wow do i got a lot of shopping to do tomarrow

tripod
UV lense
Plexiglass
regular glass
towels.
maybe a glue gun
vinyle stickers
some wire
other stuff for a warp to intelliframe thingy
electrical tape
duct tape

the list goes on...
just to protect my camera lol