I got a 4 silver for Christmas. I haven't taken it to the field yet, but I went so far as getting out my gun, putting on my vest, and testing imaginary turkey hunts, thinking about how I usually set up, where the decoys would be, what angles I'd be wanting to cover, etc. My $.02:
- Gun mounts - Read a lot of feedback, and from what I have gathered this is ok. It generally catches the kill, but misses a lot of the incoming action. Arguments are that it's not as high up as other mounts (head), you generally don't get your gun up until the bird is close, etc.
- Backpack clip - I thought this would be the answer as I didn't like the feel of the headmount. I tried clipping this to my vest, tried different spots on my chest and on my shoulder. When sitting down and mounting my gun and taking actual footage, this turned out to be a failure. The reality was that when I mounted my gun and aimed, the camera view would be blocked if I had it mounted low in the middle of my body or on the same shoulder as I mounted my gun. If I mounted it on my other shoulder, it would point away from the action. I tried some extensions to see if I could remedy this and didn't find a solution. Between the clip and extensions I bought 3 packages of stuff and returned it all.
- Head mount - I still don't love the location of this as I can't see if it's been knocked out of place, whether it's filming, etc. but I believe it catches decent footage. I proved how you will naturally be looking where the turkey is coming from, turning slowly and keeping the turkey centered in the frame, etc. I do have some concerns about the camera tilting while I aim.
- Other mounts that aren't attached to the body. I can see how this would work the best but haven't tried any. I'm in my 40's and find that I don't have the memory I used to have (too much beer in college
). The thought of having to hike back 2 miles because I forgot my GoPro is a deterrent. Maybe I could tie a string to my belt or something so I can't forget it.
I'm also playing with camouflage. I bought a camo skin for it, but find it still leaves a lot of shiny area. I took an old face mask and covered the unit and filmed and it turned out ok. You can see little shadowy lines, but still clearly catch the action.
Here's the camo head mount I purchased
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00P1U3Q8W/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1Here's the camo skin I purchased
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00OG2TT82/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o08_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1I look forward to hearing other's advice.
