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Well it appears GoPro have done ANOTHER sneaky marketing trick (in addition to their false claims of saying the GoPro 3 + is smaller than the original GP 3) - which it isn't as it's identical in size
Or ......their technicians just can't do their maths properly).
It appear that there is a major focus issue with anything over 5ft. In fact the issue is so bad that the GoPro 2's are sharper than the GoPro 3+ Blacks! This renders them totally useless for multicopter work.
The 'official' line from GoPro is that the 30% in sharpness quoted for the GP 3+is in the 1ft - 5ft range! So basically just for surfboard/skateboard self absorbed POV rubbish. They have totally short changed people who want to use these little cameras for anything other than sticking the bloody thing on a surfboard or bike helmet looking back at themselves :twisted:
Personally, I think GP techs have just screwed up their calculations and are hiding behind a quick thinking PR release. They appear to have sacrificed the focus beyond 5ft just to gain an additional 2 inches at the front end. Had they have pulled back from the front focus just 4 inches to the hyper focal distance they would have gained sharp focus to infinity! It makes no sense (other than in GoPro Gaga land)
I CAN confirm the focus issue as my daughter boyfriend has just purchased a GP 3+ BE and we have done side by side comparisons with my original GP3 BE
So my advice to anyone who is thinking about buying a GP3+ Be for quadcopter work... DON'T ! Save yourself some money a get one of the many reduced original GP 3 BE's (Your eyes will thank you for it)
Or ......their technicians just can't do their maths properly).
It appear that there is a major focus issue with anything over 5ft. In fact the issue is so bad that the GoPro 2's are sharper than the GoPro 3+ Blacks! This renders them totally useless for multicopter work.
The 'official' line from GoPro is that the 30% in sharpness quoted for the GP 3+is in the 1ft - 5ft range! So basically just for surfboard/skateboard self absorbed POV rubbish. They have totally short changed people who want to use these little cameras for anything other than sticking the bloody thing on a surfboard or bike helmet looking back at themselves :twisted:
Personally, I think GP techs have just screwed up their calculations and are hiding behind a quick thinking PR release. They appear to have sacrificed the focus beyond 5ft just to gain an additional 2 inches at the front end. Had they have pulled back from the front focus just 4 inches to the hyper focal distance they would have gained sharp focus to infinity! It makes no sense (other than in GoPro Gaga land)
I CAN confirm the focus issue as my daughter boyfriend has just purchased a GP 3+ BE and we have done side by side comparisons with my original GP3 BE
So my advice to anyone who is thinking about buying a GP3+ Be for quadcopter work... DON'T ! Save yourself some money a get one of the many reduced original GP 3 BE's (Your eyes will thank you for it)