Flymount GoPro Adapter!

We've developed a GoPro adapter for the Flymount, giving a fast and secure attachment between the two products, and eliminating the need for the GoPro Tripod adapter. The adapter should be available in the New Year from our website, and from our dealers.

The new adapter makes the Flymount the ultimate GoPro mast mount - ultra light weight, completely adjustable and bomb proof! It also gives unrivaled performance for roll bar mounted photography with the GoPro, and hundreds of other applications too. And, as always, you can use your Flymount with pretty much ANY camera on the planet.

Win a Flymount and a GoPro HD!!!

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Flymount Australia has launched!

www.flymount.com.au

Motor Racing with the Flymount

Motocross backflip

Check out this video. The Pentax W90 was attached to the Flymount and clamped on to this motocross bike in the south of France. It survived landing with no jolts and remained safely attached.

See video here

Flow Windsurfing Supports the Flymount!

LADIES - GET WITH THE FLOW

FLOW - For Ladies Of Windsurfing (www.flowindsurfing.com) - is an online information resource designed specifically for female windsurfers.

Founded by Amy Carter, the website is brimming full of stories, experiences, tips and pointers all relevant to the fairer sex within the sport. It sets a clear aim to not only encourage more females into windsurfing, but also to provide a much needed support system and a sense of community for those already enjoying the sport. Discussing the objectives of the FLOW concept, it is hard not to feel the amount of passion Amy (a distinguished racer herself) has put into the project:

"Windsurfing has always been the sport I've loved! After years involved in the sport I have become increasingly frustrated with the perception that you must be tough and strong to windsurf. I felt that something needed to be done to breakdown this misconception.

By providing information for women, by women, FLOW aims to create a fun, friendly 'club atmosphere' so that we can help each other learn, develop, enjoy and achieve together in the sport."

Whilst much of the location information is focussed around Amy's native UK at the moment, many of the articles and tips are relevant to women wherever they are. So whether you're looking to crack that next manoeuvre, don't know which kit to buy, have an article, photo or tip you want to share ... or have a female friend you want to get into the sport (boys!), visit www.flowindsurfing.com and get involved.

Monty Spindler uses the Flymount

"The Flymount is the ideal way to grip the action. Easy, secure, light...the best mount for recording radical sports"

Monty Spindler of Loft Sails

See also Ludo Jossin using the Flymount:

Mark Angulo Mutant captured using the Flymount!!!

Windsurfer International Magazine

WORLD EXCLUSIVE

FIRST EVER LANDED MUTANT captured using the Flymount!!!

Mountain Biking with the Flymount

See the video here.

Pentax W90 attached to a Microlight

See the Pentax W90 attached to the wing of the Microlight using the Flymount. At speeds of over 80 mph some great HD video was achieved, and the camera stayed firmly and safely attached.

Pentax W90 attached to a Microlight

Video footage to come - watch this space!

April 2010 News

They say "the best things come to those who wait" and though the 'wait' has been much longer than anticipated, you won't be disappointed with the results. Our apologies again to those of you desperate to use the Flymount for your March/April trips. We can assure you that it will be ready to buy here soon! And we are as excited as you are. Remember to join our Mailing List to get all updates and information on pre-ordering your Flymount to avoid disappointment. Thanks again for your patience and unwavering enthusiasm.

The new Pentax W90

MAJOR FEATURES

• Waterproof to 6m, shockproof to 1.2m, coldproof to -10°C
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• 12.1 MP
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• 5x wide angle optical zoom
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• HD movie 720p
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• Underwater photo and underwater movie modes

Other features

1) Carabiner strap included for hooking the camera to a backpack or other outdoor gear

2) Remote Control Waterproof O-RC1 (available as an optional accessory) for wireless remote shooting*****

3) New Collage function to compose a single picture from multiple images

4) New Ink Rubbing filter to create a monochromatic, high-contrast image from a recorded image

5) Auto Picture mode to automatically select one of the eight shooting modes for the optimum result

6) 12 digital filters to add distinctive visual effects to recorded images

7) Digital Wide function to compose an extra-wide-angle image (equivalent to an image taken with an approx. 21mm lens in 35mm format) from two images

8) MediaImpression 2.0 for PENTAX image viewing, editing and filing software included (compatible with latest operation systems, such as Windows 7 and Mac OS X 10.6)

9) Compatibility with Eye-Fi wireless LAN SD memory cards

See here for more details!

Notes on the Pentax W80 and the Olympus 8000 Tough

Battery Life

WINNER - The Olympus 8000 Tough

Video

WINNER - Pentax W80 - 32 minutes

Olympus Tough - 17 minutes video at 30 frames per second

High Definition

The Pentax W80 can shoot High Definition at 30 frames per second, but is limited to 11 minutes per movie at this quality.

The Pentax W80 High Definition movie mode captures footage at a frame size of 1280 x 720 giving a more rectangular frame than the standard 640 x 480 30 frames per second mode. This results in a slightly cropped image - worth bearing in mind if you want to have a wide angle view to your movies.

Husky Racing Sherwood Pines

see video here

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Mount your SLR using the Flymount!

Launch date News

Although we were hoping for a February launch, a few minor changes to make the Flymount EVEN BETTER have put us back a bit. We are now looking at March / April. We apologise for the delay, but rest assured it will be worth it. Join our mailing list for further updates.

Use the Flymount with any camera

Use the Flymount with any camera with a standard tripod mounting point.

Our five top tips for great Flymount photography

• Capture your self or somebody else in the frame
• Use the infinity focus mode on your camera
• Use the count down timer when shooting outdoors
• Use the Flymount's versatility to try shooting from unusual positions
• Take advantage of your camera's interval shoot mode (if possible) to capture high resolution action photos.

Distributors wanted!

If you are in Australia, South Africa, Canada or the USA and are interested in distributing the flymount please see here

Medano, Windsurfing - Tenerife.

Medano, Tenerife - The Official Test Center

Thank you to the Official Test Centre, Tenerife. Full report here.

Photographs taken with the Pentax W80 mast mounted using the Flymount. Buy one here.

OTC Tenerife

At this moment Nonstop's Director Chris is in Tenerife at the Official Test Centre. Luckily the wind has remained strong over the past few days.

The Flymount is being tested using the Pentax W80.

Tris Best, OTC's owner appeared thoroughly impressed by the new waterproof camera mount, saying that it was better than any professional rig he'd seen.

More news to come...

January 2010 News

January 2010
From its humble beginnings as a homemade mount in Tarifa, the Flymount has taken over three years of research and development. And now it has finally gone to manufacture! We hope to receive pre-production models in the next couple of weeks. Once we OK these, we are on the home run.

"As a professional photographer and video director I am very excited about this product", says Chris Knapton, Nonstop's Director. "One of the reasons we buy cameras, particularly the new waterproof and shockproof models, is to capture great images in wild locations and activities - so where do you put the camera when your hands are both occupied? That's why the Flymount works so well, you fit it, line up your camera and go, knowing that the camera will still be there when you get back and you'll have the kind of shots that the professionals spend a fortune getting with specialist equipment".

The Flymount is tested at The Works skate park. See BMX video here

December 2009
A big thank you to 3 year old Charlie Allsopp who tried the Flymount on his Go-kart in the snow. Nice footage! See video here

Thank you for all your emails (from all over the world). Here are few for you to see - ALL genuine:

"A great product. It will save me a fortune in gaffa tape"

"I just bought myself a Pentax W80, and the Flymount is the perfect solution to get the most out of my camera whilst biking and freeskiing".

"Need one of the mounts; they look great.."!!!!

"Great product. Hope you can release soon"!!

"Heading from California to Guatemala on a little motorcycle, I need a unit that will take a bit of punishment. i'll be using the Optio W80, so your product really caught my eye".

"The W80 should tick all the boxes and get some great footage with the Flymount in the coming year"!

"I ride motorcycle, quad, dirtbike and sled in the winter, when I stumbled upon your mount I was very excited"!

The Works Skate Park

See the Flymount camera mount attached to the bike handlebars, using the Pentax W80

Thanks to everyone at The Works Skate Park in Leeds...