SunGlare Lens Protector from ViewKopter

lightingbryan · Aug 9, 2014

GoPro Hero3/+ SunGlare Lens Protector

http://www.ebay.ca/itm/181464029064

Has anyone used this? Does it work? I can't find any reviews on it, and if it works. Thanks!

creativedogmedia · Aug 9, 2014

lightingbryan said:
GoPro Hero3/+ SunGlare Lens Protector

http://www.ebay.ca/itm/181464029064

Has anyone used this? Does it work? I can't find any reviews on it, and if it works. Thanks!

Exactly what I have been looking for...Just bought and will let you know in a week.

creativedogmedia · Aug 21, 2014

Works great but it is very hard to put on and take off....any suggestions?

tferrari · Aug 21, 2014

ddublu said:
Works great but it is very hard to put on and take off....any suggestions?

Are you saying it's too tight of a connection?

creativedogmedia · Aug 22, 2014

tferrari said:
ddublu said:

Works great but it is very hard to put on and take off....any suggestions?

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Are you saying it's too tight of a connection?

Just a little tight, yes...it fits and works correctly but I use my GoPro for many other things so being able to remove it quickly is key.

tferrari · Aug 22, 2014

ddublu said:
tferrari said:

ddublu said:

Works great but it is very hard to put on and take off....any suggestions?

Click to expand...

Are you saying it's too tight of a connection?

Click to expand...

Just a little tight, yes...it fits and works correctly but I use my GoPro for many other things so being able to remove it quickly is key.

If it is plastic, you could put it into a cup of very hot water, remove it and immediately put it onto the GoPro camera while it's still warm. This may loosen it ever so slightly without overstretching it. Just a thought.

creativedogmedia · Aug 24, 2014

It's plastic but that didnt work. I ended up trimming just a TINY amount from the sides of the arrow that slides into the square notch, making it slightly longer (and looser). Still holds firm onto the GoPro.

Dirty Bird · Aug 24, 2014

Just lightly sand the inside with some fine-grain sandpaper. Just a couple of rubs will likely work.

tferrari · Aug 25, 2014

Dirty Bird said:
Just lightly sand the inside with some fine-grain sandpaper. Just a couple of rubs will likely work.

That's a great idea too.

UrAwFuL · Aug 25, 2014

Link doesn't work for me, but I'm interested!

I bought this lens hood that is 3D printed from eBay a couple weeks ago. It was a little expensive, but the seller was very quick with my questions and also shipped it really fast.

The only downside (that I wasn't aware of) is that the hood is held down by the Zenmuse bracket that holds the GoPro down and without it, the hood just falls right off. It does the job though and I use the bracket anyways, so I'm OK with it.

Tom · Aug 25, 2014

Looks like a great idea, But speaking as a photographer you are going to get light contamination or flare from it being white, not only from reflective light hitting it but also the light that will travel through it as well……would be perfect if it was molded in matte black!

gavinski · Aug 26, 2014

I have a 3D printer in my office, so I might give this one a try:

http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:417039

creativedogmedia · Aug 26, 2014

gavinski said:
I have a 3D printer in my office, so I might give this one a try:

http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:417039

I'll take one.

gavinski · Sep 13, 2014

Our 3D printer was offline for a while, but is operational now. White filament was already loaded so I just used that, then painted the model with dark gray primer. I should probably sand the edges too. Fits perfectly.

creativedogmedia · Sep 13, 2014

gavinski said:
Our 3D printer was offline for a while, but is operational now. White filament was already loaded so I just used that, then painted the model with dark gray primer. I should probably sand the edges too. Fits perfectly.

I'll still take one.