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GoPro Hero 6 Black and Downhill Skiing

July 8, 2020January 29, 2019

The GoPro Hero 6 Black is my favorite camera for downhill skiing and any action based activities for that matter. The reason I really like it for downhill skiing though is that it suits every need I have. How do I use the GoPro Hero 6 Black I use an app named Trace Snow that allows me to track all my stats while skiing. The great thing about this app is that I can also take my GoPro video and overlay the Trace Snow stats on the video itself in real time. This allows me to watch back and see what I have been doing and how it affected my skiing. Here is a sample video that I recorded using Trace Snow and my GoPro Hero 6 Black. I also love the fact that the camera has audio prompts for recording on and off. This is extremely helpful when you … Read more

Canon EOS 6D and the Outdoors

February 8, 2025January 23, 2019

The Canon EOS 6D is my favorite! Why do I say it is my favorite camera? Well, that will take a while to answer but to give it a quick answer, it is one of the most powerful yet easy to use camera’s I have ever owned. To say that Canon has it figured out is an understatement. The ease at which you can get professional photos using this camera is utterly astounding. Yes, the price tag is a little higher than ones such as the T7i and lower end camera’s, but the capabilities and quality makes it more than worth the extra cost. Add to this the fact that it is a full frame camera as opposed to a cropped, and you will see why this is my favorite. The Canon EOS 6D has a lot of features that other camera’s do not but as stated above, that comes … Read more