Member of the Month

abjectwoe
May, 2025

Online

Welcome to the Newschoolers forums! You may read the forums as a guest, however you must be a registered member to post. Register to become a member today!

DSLR on the mountain?

profile picture
DENIM_CHICKEN
Posts: 526 - Karma: 2,558
I've been using a gopro for the last few years for filming, but it is time for an upgrade. I've been saving up for a DSLR for filming and I successfully funded all the money needed. The only problem is my dad says I'm going to most likely break it filming on the mountain. Any way to convince him otherwise?
12 years ago
16 0
profile picture
.Hugo.
Posts: 17360 - Karma: 28,491
If you bought it, not your parents, then you can use it whenever/however you want. I fail to see the problem
12 years ago
2 0
profile picture
theBearJew
Posts: 10951 - Karma: 15,634
That you'll break yourself instead of the camera. Any time I've taken my camera out, if I am about to fall I sacrifice my body for the camera. But mostly don't fall.
12 years ago
3 0
profile picture
DENIM_CHICKEN
Posts: 526 - Karma: 2,558
Yeah I'm buying it, I don't really get why he won't let me.
12 years ago
0 0
profile picture
JAHBRADOR
Posts: 3165 - Karma: 18,894
tell your dad to stop being a pussy.
12 years ago
7 0
profile picture
shitpoop
Posts: 667 - Karma: 1,479
Dont do follow cams = your fine
12 years ago
0 0
profile picture
gravel
Posts: 5524 - Karma: 42,380
Not even true

OP I film with a DSLR 20+ days on the mountain and have done so for the past 2 years and the camera is fine.
12 years ago
0 0
profile picture
CrotchKiller
Posts: 9037 - Karma: 6,944
I've dropped my camera more times off the mountain onto tar then dropping it at the Mtn. Your really cautious when you have your camera out and if you can ski down a groomed run without a camera you shouldn't have any trouble doing it with one
12 years ago
0 0
profile picture
Cambrewski
Posts: 320 - Karma: 3,136
If using DSLRs on the slopes = breaking it, then all of the edits worth watching wouldn't exist..
12 years ago
2 0
profile picture
cydwhit
Posts: 5079 - Karma: 43,074
Be super carefull and get a fanny pack. You will look like a gaper but if you spin it around so the camera is on your belly you can ride the lift with it and if you crash you can protect it really well. It also makes it really fast and easy to access. I spent all yesterday skiing and shooting schweitzer's gnarliest terrain (screenshots in profile) and my camera was just fine. Before when I carried it in a backpack skiing with my camera was scary, now I can protect it in almost any crash.
12 years ago
0 0
All times are Eastern (-4); Currently it's 0:27AM