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Go pro hero 8 worth it?

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Ajd2700
Posts: 97 - Karma: 507
I have the 7 black, not sure if the upgrade is worth it. I could sell my 7 to a friend for 200$ so it would make sense but the changes they made to the 8 don’t sound that great. Like the irremovable lens, kind of a deal breaker. I do love editing so better quality is a big deal. What do you guys think? Thanks
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IanAvery-Leaf
Posts: 9933 - Karma: 9,433
if you're remotely serious about filmmaking anything after the Hero 6 is irrelevant, and the Hero 8 is a massive step backwards without the ability to pop off the lens and replace with NDs. IMO keep your 7
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JavierBC
Posts: 30 - Karma: 111
Just stick to the 7 man. The hero 8 looks good and all but it has a hefty price. The 7 already has hypersmooth so that’s good enough. The “hypersmooth 2” stuff is just marketing to make it look more appealing. I have the 7 black as well and it works great and takes great videos.
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CLQ
Posts: 2709 - Karma: 11,268
IanAvery-Leafif you're remotely serious about filmmaking anything after the Hero 6 is irrelevant, and the Hero 8 is a massive step backwards without the ability to pop off the lens and replace with NDs. IMO keep your 7


How good is the hypersmooth or is a gimbal necessary?
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LukeTheWaffle
Posts: 1845 - Karma: 8,867
IanAvery-Leafif you're remotely serious about filmmaking anything after the Hero 6 is irrelevant, and the Hero 8 is a massive step backwards without the ability to pop off the lens and replace with NDs. IMO keep your 7


There are over lens nds that work well tho
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