# Go Pro: Dope or Nope?

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**Created:** [June 29, 2013, 9:59am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/go-pro-dope-or-nope/55782 "2013-06-29T09:59:00Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 12, 2013, 5:45am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/go-pro-dope-or-nope/55782/21 "2013-07-12T05:45:07Z")

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> [@iYoyo58](#):
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> > [@GregP](#):
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> > THe GoPro or contour is useful for that particular type of “POV” video, butif you watch any really good videos (Biser Lukich (sp?), Coleman Weimer, ) or , they’re using DSLR. You can get a previous gen Nikon or Canon used for a couple hundred, a touch more than a basic GoPro.
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> > If the Contour is really only $100, I would start there and then add a DSLR with video capability (the Canon T3i is a popular choice and it’s the one I use!). If you start with the DSLR instead, you can always find a way to do top-down. :wink: Here are a couple quick vids I made for people who asked for them:
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> > [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wnw3-CGFUs4](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wnw3-CGFUs4)
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> > [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YJFCxuiKDI](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YJFCxuiKDI)
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> Just looked at the Canon T3i, and its $600! I just need a good Canon or Nikon camera that records 1080p HD Videos and takes high quality HD pictures (signed up for a photography class so the Go Pro is out of the Picture.

Bestbuy matches amazons price of $480.

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**Author:** ![anonyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@anonyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anonyo)\
**Post date:** [July 12, 2013, 6:53am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/go-pro-dope-or-nope/55782/22 "2013-07-12T06:53:12Z")

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> [@M.DeV1](#):
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> > [@iYoyo58](#):
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> > > [@GregP](#):
> > >
> > > THe GoPro or contour is useful for that particular type of “POV” video, butif you watch any really good videos (Biser Lukich (sp?), Coleman Weimer, ) or , they’re using DSLR. You can get a previous gen Nikon or Canon used for a couple hundred, a touch more than a basic GoPro.
> > > 
> > > If the Contour is really only $100, I would start there and then add a DSLR with video capability (the Canon T3i is a popular choice and it’s the one I use!). If you start with the DSLR instead, you can always find a way to do top-down. :wink: Here are a couple quick vids I made for people who asked for them:
> > > 
> > > [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wnw3-CGFUs4](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wnw3-CGFUs4)
> > > 
> > > [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YJFCxuiKDI](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YJFCxuiKDI)
> > 
> > Just looked at the Canon T3i, and its $600! I just need a good Canon or Nikon camera that records 1080p HD Videos and takes high quality HD pictures (signed up for a photography class so the Go Pro is out of the Picture.
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> Bestbuy matches amazons price of $480.

Hm. That might change things. Ill see.

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