I want to use my GoPro Hero 4 Silver on lightweight reccie trips to capture scenes I would like to go back with the big camera and do proper justice.
My old head torch was a Chinese miners lamp which wasn't great for the job, the flood wasn't wide enough so there was a black border around every image, it was barely bright enough even in a small cave and the spot made an annoying bright patch in every image. I was very reliant on other people's lights to take the shot.
Yesterday's trip was the first with the GoPro and my new head torch, a Phaethon from Greece; a properly lush bit of kit. It bungs out a genuine 1000 lumen in flood mode and the flood angle is usefully wider than the field of view of the GoPro lens.
I've a lot to learn to get the best out of this new combination, but it has real potential.
Watching another photographer at work...
Worth noting that the far end of the cavern is acceptably lit and I think the only light on it is from my lamp.
At this point I hadn't got the hang of holding the camera at arms length and the camera's shadow was a real issue.
Another shot with the caver on the left giving some scale.
This time I had the GoPro at arms length - means I can't see the screen on the back of the GoPro to frame the shot, but hey ho...
What I am impressed with is how even the lighting is; the cavers in the foreground aren't over exposed and I can still see the distant cavern walls.
These aren't good shots, the lighting is way too flat; but as a visual aide-memoir they are perfect!
Looking forward to trying this combo on future trips.