I have been trying to self film my hunts for several years but to date I have been unable to get good video of a kill shot on a good buck. I believe it is due to the fact that I have been using a cheapo camera arm that is hard to maneuver in time to get the shots on film. I have a decent camera, but I am looking for recommendations for a good camera arm, tripod, camera head, and any other accessories I may need to make it a little easier to film from a tree and a blind. For those of you that film, what are you using?
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Muddy outfitter camera arm. I haven't killed one with yet but I have passed a few close up that would have gotten it done. I got a go pro this year to add to. I'm going to try and capture a kill on film this year. I may upgrade camera and accessories next year.
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I highly recommend the 4th Arrow camera arms. They use a ball joint type of mounting system that makes it really easy to mount it to any angle of tree. Get a decent fluid tripod head (I use manfrotto and another cheaper one from Amazon). If you want to get good footage, don't go cheap on the head. Spending $75-100 on a good head will make a difference for sure. Another less thought about accessory that makes my life so much easier is a varizoom lanc controller. Basically let's you turn on your camera, control zoom, and recording without taking your hand off the head handle. Depends on your camera as to whether you can use that though. What are you running for a camera?
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Originally posted by Tshelly View PostMuddy outfitter camera arm. I haven't killed one with yet but I have passed a few close up that would have gotten it done. I got a go pro this year to add to. I'm going to try and capture a kill on film this year. I may upgrade camera and accessories next year.
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Don't short yourself on the fluid head. I have a Muddy arm that does pretty good in a tree. It's kind of a pain if you jump from tree to tree to get set up quietly because it uses a ratchet strap. I'm looking for a better option in the strap but aside from that it's a good arm.
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Originally posted by jooger17 View PostDon't short yourself on the fluid head. I have a Muddy arm that does pretty good in a tree. It's kind of a pain if you jump from tree to tree to get set up quietly because it uses a ratchet strap. I'm looking for a better option in the strap but aside from that it's a good arm.
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Originally posted by ATX Tyler View PostI highly recommend the 4th Arrow camera arms. They use a ball joint type of mounting system that makes it really easy to mount it to any angle of tree. Get a decent fluid tripod head (I use manfrotto and another cheaper one from Amazon). If you want to get good footage, don't go cheap on the head. Spending $75-100 on a good head will make a difference for sure. Another less thought about accessory that makes my life so much easier is a varizoom lanc controller. Basically let's you turn on your camera, control zoom, and recording without taking your hand off the head handle. Depends on your camera as to whether you can use that though. What are you running for a camera?
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Originally posted by EastTx View PostJust ordered an arm and a fluid head from 4th arrow. Thanks!
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Originally posted by ATX Tyler View PostI highly recommend the 4th Arrow camera arms. They use a ball joint type of mounting system that makes it really easy to mount it to any angle of tree. Get a decent fluid tripod head (I use manfrotto and another cheaper one from Amazon). If you want to get good footage, don't go cheap on the head. Spending $75-100 on a good head will make a difference for sure. Another less thought about accessory that makes my life so much easier is a varizoom lanc controller. Basically let's you turn on your camera, control zoom, and recording without taking your hand off the head handle. Depends on your camera as to whether you can use that though. What are you running for a camera?
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Originally posted by EastTx View PostI have been trying to self film my hunts for several years but to date I have been unable to get good video of a kill shot on a good buck. I believe it is due to the fact that I have been using a cheapo camera arm that is hard to maneuver in time to get the shots on film. I have a decent camera, but I am looking for recommendations for a good camera arm, tripod, camera head, and any other accessories I may need to make it a little easier to film from a tree and a blind. For those of you that film, what are you using?
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