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Shooting the Eclipse with a GoPro Hero5

Back-Bone — Wed, 23 Aug 2017 14:52:24 +0000

At Back-Bone we’re always looking for creative ways to use our modified cameras. In this case we decided to use one of our C-Mount modified GoPro Hero5 Black cameras to shoot a timelapse of the 2017 eclipse from our location in Ontario, Canada. We mounted our camera on a heavy duty tripod and fitted it with a Kendrick 6007-SF Solar…

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Back-Bone and Nat Geo Lions 360

Back-Bone — Thu, 03 Aug 2017 20:29:40 +0000

Don’t you hate it when lions eat all your cameras? We provided our Ribcage modified GoPro cameras and lenses to film National Geographic’s Lions 360 video, plus we were able to help in other ways. During filming several of the production’s stock GoPro cameras were actually destroyed by the curious lions. Rather than write them off, we had the production…

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Use A Ribcage Modified GoPro on a Microscope or Telescope

Back-Bone — Tue, 24 Jan 2017 15:12:48 +0000

USING THE RIBCAGE MOD’S NATIVE C-MOUNT Our Ribcage Modified Cameras are small, portable and have powerful shooting options at a reasonable price. That makes them a perfect option for microscopes, telescopes and many other scientific applications. C-Mount is commonly used in scientific and medical imaging equipment so the camera can be directly connected to all kinds of different devices! The image sensor…

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Mounting Your Ribcage For Outdoor Fun

Back-Bone — Thu, 19 Jan 2017 18:17:32 +0000

We’ve designed our Ribcage Modified GoPro cameras to be as versatile as possible, with native support for M12, CS and C-Mount lenses as well as features like interchangeable filters, flange adjustment and more. There are some differences in the dimensions from the original camera however, so let’s take a look at how we can use some of the various GoPro mounting…

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BACK-BONE CAMERAS USED FOR ‘INVISIBLE’

Back-Bone — Mon, 24 Oct 2016 19:39:11 +0000

Shot in part with Ribcage Modified GoPro cameras and gear, ‘Invisible’ is an innovative new 360-degree VR series from Doug Liman (Director of the Bourne Identity) and Simon Crane (2nd Unit Director, Star Wars Rogue One). It tells the supernatural tale of a powerful family with the ability to turn themselves invisible. For more information please visit: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/behind-screen/doug-liman-s-virtual-reality-940073 Series Trailer: https://samsungvr.com/view/CD_zxGQlQ_1

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RIBCAGE AIR: 3D DATA & FLIGHTPATH RECONSTRUCTION

Back-Bone — Tue, 18 Oct 2016 13:42:07 +0000

With this fun project we used XYZ RGB’s Scannerkiller technology to extract and reconstruct an accurate flight-path and virtual camera from some of our drone footage. We used a Ribcage Modified Hero4 Black mounted on a 3DR Solo. Using only the video frames we are able to extract 3D models and camera positions. A virtual camera can then be created…

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Back-Bone Interview NAB 2016

Back-Bone — Wed, 04 May 2016 19:09:09 +0000

Michael Artsis from BeTerrific!! interviews Back-Bone at NAB 2016 and discusses their unique interchangeable lens solutions for GoPro cameras.

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RIBCAGE AIR: 3DR SOLO SETUP GUIDE

Back-Bone — Fri, 18 Dec 2015 03:00:12 +0000

How to properly mount your Ribcage AIR modified GoPro Hero4 camera on a 3DR Solo. How to properly balance the Solo gimbal using our Dead Weight gimbal balancing kit.

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Ribcage: Vintage Glass

Back-Bone — Wed, 05 Aug 2015 19:31:57 +0000

“C-Mount was originally developed for film cameras back in the 1920’s” One of the great things about our Ribcage mod for GoPro Hero3/3+ and Hero4 is the fact that we use C-Mount as our lens mount (as well as M12 and CS-Mount). C-Mount was originally developed for film cameras back in the 1920’s so it’s almost 100 years old! It’s…

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RIBCAGE: BACKYARD MACRO

Back-Bone — Tue, 23 Jun 2015 01:54:41 +0000

There’s a whole world of life around you everywhere if you just stop to look a little closer. All of these creatures were filmed in a suburban backyard flower garden in Ottawa, Canada. This video was shot entirely with a GoPro Hero4 Black modified with our Ribcage Mod Kit. A Computar 2/3″ 3.3X Macro Zoom lens was used. Settings: Protune…

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