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  1. Tankman
    Red bikes are faster yes! But I had to "let" her beat me on some strategic sections for the video! When we went up a really long steep climb, she left me for dead and I was going full gas, must be the 60kg weight difference between us Using Adobe Premiere Pro
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    Ok... my apologies guys, I was wrong. I got defensive and I can now see from the perspective of a brand like Cannondale, they would not be promoting the us of alcohol in their videos. Before you judge too harshly, my side... I had no budget for this video and no one asked me to make it. It was a very spur of the moment thing, we were already on the way to the farm for the weekend when I got news that we can take the bikes along. We had to stop back home to pack helmets and whatever other cycling gear I could dig out quickly. My partner is not a cyclist at all and I could not get any shots of her bombing down anything, which left me to try and film myself doing some faster stuff. Not easy filming yourself on a bike... with a drone that has no tracking capabilities or a "co-pilot" that has never flown a drone. (She enjoyed the e-bike tremendously and this might be a fantastic way to get her into cycling... and get me back into cycling ) The aim wasnt to promote a lifestyle, just thought I would get some cool shots whilst having a jol. Unfortunately the footage and terrain is what I have and where we were, cant change that but hopefully the next one will be better... How is this then? No click-bait this time!
  3. Tankman
    If you remember correctly, I asked for the feedback. Still you.
  4. Tankman
    My partner is not a cyclist at all, last time she was on a bike was in high school, the bike shop was kind enough to give her a cycling top. I was wearing a black Cannondale T-Shirt... Not sure why anyone would hung up by what people wear, there is no dress code for owning a bike. Brace yourself, I was on the e-bike in beach road with my plakkies and boardshorts on sunday afternoon...
  5. Tankman
    Seriously? Get a life man. We had the drinks after the ride, but I did not see that as an ending shot for the video and used it elsewhere. The video is sponsored by myself, made by myself on my own time and my own expenses. The video is not "supposed to do sell a lifestyle", we had fun with the bikes and captured some footage. We were on the farm in the Karoo, the terrain is what it is.
  6. Tankman
    Ok, so you come does it! I am always open to feedback, but "it not very good" doesnt tell me anything at all. Yea, that is called click-bait!
  7. Tankman
    If I had a budget from Cannondale or the likes to produce a video, you might have seen some mixed and different terrain. Chucked the e-bikes on the bakkie and headed for the farm. It is what it is. If you want a workout on an e-bike, you can still get one. I was totally amazed how easy it was to go off the gravel road, into the velt and to get ontop of the koppies without much effort.
  8. Tankman
    I am all ears!
  9. Tankman
    A big HELL YES from me! They are insane, full of power and the ones I tested, built for any terrain you can throw at it! What is even better? I havent been on a bike in over 5 years and had a moerse jol without breaking a sweat! If you want to race with the racing snakes, use your "normal" bike. If you want to have a jol, pop to the shops quickly, do your favorite singletrack 3 or 4 times over.... jump on an E-bike!!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDwTmEXFFII
  10. Tankman
    Or since the 7 even, cant remember, whichever one first came out with RAW... that's been my way.
  11. Tankman
    Download Adobe DNG Converter Convert GoPro Raw files to DNG, Import to LightRoom .... BOOM! Been doing it since the 8.
  12. Tankman
    Lekka! Lekka when you can travel light. Is that 2.8 on the Z6?
  13. Tankman
    If the 4k 30fps gets added to the Mini 2, does that mean the 2.7k gets bumped up to 60fps? I haven't checked specs. 60fps in 2.7k would be exactly the same as 4k 60fps for all youtube social media consumers watching on their mobile devices. The more you fly the smoother your footage will become ???? I use the Mini for much more and much more than I anticipated originally
  14. Tankman
    I've been using the Mini for estate photography and it is much less noticeable than the Pro, smaller and a lot quieter. Getting it done without being harrassed by neighborhood wannabe security guards and nosy neighbors much favours the mini. Raw photo would make my editing job much much easier and this is one thing I have really missed. Would be interested to compare noise levles between the Air 2 and Mini 2. But 4k 30 is enough for me for video... for now!
  15. Tankman
    Raw photo and 4k video is more than enough for me to upgrade to the 2! Just wonder if someone cant hack the mini to give us 4k and raw photo. The current sensor is 4k capable! Adding avoidance sensors will push it over the 249 grams unfortunately. Having now flown and worked with quite a few different DJI drones, I still love the ease of use and mobility the Mini offers, so easy to stick in an already overcrowded kit bag!!
  16. Tankman
    Yup, but these dates are wrong, not happening today as far as I am aware. There is some type of online virtual thing going on I think
  17. Tankman
    Isn't Switchback happening in 2021?
  18. Tankman
    Captured these while making the video above with the DJI Mavic Mini
  19. Tankman
    Since there seems to be a lot of animals in here of late... This is the closest I have ever gotten to a whale!
  20. Tankman
    A bit of family fun in Plett...
  21. Tankman
    Anyone seen my water bottle, think I lost it on Chappies... around 2011? See-through with a black cap
  22. Tankman
    Strange indeed, having an action cam without a replaceable lens. On my 3 I replaced the lens twice. The 7 is still holding stong. One thing I have seen the guys do with the 8, is to switch off the auto mic selecting function (not sure of the correct terms right now, its Friday afternoo) and selecting only the rear facing mic to eliminate as much wind noise as possible. On the motorbike, you are face with plenty of wind noise unfortunately.
  23. Tankman
    If you have the 8, why not just get the media mod from GoPro? Then you dint need that ugly black box. Around $80 and should be much easier to get from Orms, Omnico, Outdoorphoto or Extreme Accessories. It has an additional external mic with a jack to add you own mic and 2 hot shoe mounting slots. Not sure about the lens protection as I have the 7,so not stressed about that. The only time sound is important to me, is when I am doing a quick interview and someone is talking. 99% of the time we are stationary during these. The rest of the sounds you can download from the net, from birds chirping to spokes spinning to tjops sizzling. I have a Rode Mini Video mic with the correct cable that allows me to record directly to my phone... but that has to be mounted somewhere again and I have a rig from a tripod head that I use but too much hassle. I also have a lav mic that can record directly to my phone, it has a very long cable which is good. They on Takealot for around R300, Boya Lav Mic. Prefer using this one! In extreme wind conditions, the R300 lav mic beats the R1000 video mic even with deadcat, hands down.
  24. Tankman
    I gave up on that!That has to be the dumbest design to connect a microphone to an action cam. Once you connect that black box, that is almost bigger than the GoPro itself, where do you put it and where do you mount your mic? You dont want it dangling freely from your GoPro and risk it being pulled out!! Or even worse, it starts swinging around causing more of a ruckus than the built in mic's! You need to get an additional case, specific to your GoPro, to mount all these extras. And you wont be able to use that case between the 7 to the 8, for instance. The media pod on the Hero8 seems a better option. My final decision was to record sound separately on an external device and then just sync the tracks in post (all equipment I already have, so it works for me)
  25. Tankman
    Shot, thanks man! With income standing still, that might be a while At least this has given me time to practice getting more cinematic type shots! And some crazy ideas for the Air2!
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