GoPro Hero3 Black $319.89 + tax for REI members

Wanted to upgrade from my GoPro Hero 2.

Great deal. But tax kills it.
$28 in taxes for NY.

Quote from kensteele : is this any differen than the gopro 3 black i recently purchased (haven't used it yet) that doesn't say "wide-angle" in the title? is there any good reason to have two of these, thinking about buying a second one.

I believe you can get a mount to hold both and film in 3D.

I love the advisement videos that they make. But when i go on U-tube and see what others have made, i am not that impressed.

Quote from junoj : I love the advisement videos that they make. But when i go on U-tube and see what others have made, i am not that impressed.

Tough to beat RED.

NVM. Already discussed.

Quote from junoj : I love the advisement videos that they make. But when i go on U-tube and see what others have made, i am not that impressed.

To make the videos look as good as the advertisements you need to have amazing lighting and a ton of color correction in post processing.

I already have 2 contours but its tempting for the 1080p60 / 720p120

The coupon doesn't work, is it dead already???
TIA!!!

My bad, it's only for REI members...any REI member can help me with their member number if it possible of course. Thanks again.

Quote from turbosix : that's bs i see plenty of authorized and non authorized stores (plus ebay) using their own images. not to mention if they're not an authorized reseller they're not part of gopro's "program" and aren't bound by any rules. they can do whatever the fark they want.

I'm not sure I understand your response. What is bs?

Quote from Gleb86 : To make the videos look as good as the advertisements you need to have amazing lighting and a ton of color correction in post processing.

That's why all of their videos are outdoors on beautiful sunny days.

just picked one up, nice deal. I wanted a cheap backup cam in case I flood mine. Will be off on a scuba trip in the Philippines

i think i can use a second camera but tax + membership kills this deal for me. thx anyway.

Quote from Gleb86 : To make the videos look as good as the advertisements you need to have amazing lighting and a ton of color correction in post processing.

I have been using an SLR with external flash for over 5 years (manual mode only). I see a lot of people rush to buy an SLR only to get very disappointing results.

Knowing how much one needs to invest into light and other devices to get the quality of videos as the add is a real eye opener.

Quote from Gleb86 : To make the videos look as good as the advertisements you need to have amazing lighting and a ton of color correction in post processing.

A friend's vids made with GoPro Hero 2. Not sure if he edited using the included GoPro video editing software (Cineform Studio) or iMovie, not how much color correction he used but it would have been within one of those two apps. https://vimeo.com/24973532 https://vimeo.com/24498045

You can get really good results with the Hero 2 with normal sunlight or even indoor lighting. This one had no brightness/contrast/color adjustment but it is time lapse. http://youtu.be/KjUjZ_P3E_I The Hero 3 has better low light sensitivity than the 2.

For anyone who already uses the Hero 3, which make and model memory cards do you use? Thanks.

Quote from kaiser070 : The coupon doesn't work, is it dead already??? TIA!!! My bad, it's only for REI members...any REI member can help me with their member number if it possible of course. Thanks again.

This coupon is one time use per member.