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I’ve never used that, but just about any camera you mount to the bow is gonna suck for right at the shot. The whole bow vibrates and moves around when the bow is shot. It doesn’t feel like much in your hand. But every bit of it will show up in the footage!!!! Everything will look great except right at/afrer the shot. When filming a hunt, seeing POI is the most important thing to verify shot placement, and it will be hard to see with a bow mounted camera.

If I was gonna film a hunt, I’d have a camera mounted to the blind, stand, or tree, and not on my bow.

Bisch
 
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like above, then after the shot, you are moving the bow around to get the binoc;s up to watch the deer or trying to aim the bow towards the deer, constant jerky motions
 
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I’m always looking for new ways to run my iPhone for filming hunts, which I’ve been exclusively using on turkey hunts for several years now. I’m unfamiliar with a commercially available, purpose designed, magnetic mounting option for an iPhone on a bow/weapon. I’m sure you can rig up something with what’s out there though. I’d test the hell out of it over soft ground to be sure it’ll reliably hold your phone securely. That said... Having tried filming with bow (and firearm) mounted cameras, the footage is 100% useless at the moment of the shot and follow through. It’s unwatchable. The shock and vibration the camera captures is incredible and follow through potentially takes your target out of frame. After the shot, if I’m not just the camera guy, I’m never thinking about keeping a camera on target either.
 
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I feared this was the case. Like everyone, I wanted to try filming lite version before going to multiple and actual cams.

I am very curious about all of your setup BigBucks...also like how you appear to have the Dapper Deer pic inside of your sight housing in that one pic.
 
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If you wanna film without going neck deep buy the cheap muddy camera arm and add a cell phone holder. I have multiple cameras and I wouldn't recommend a GoPro if you don't have one for another purpose. I run my canon mirrorless on a lwcg arm. Then I use my cell phone at times I can't use my camera. There's many times stuff unfolds you can't swing an arm to get a camera in position. I completely see why guys do it in teams. Solo filming and creating quality footage and a story that's not a complete cheese factory is no easy task. My hat is off to solohunter (Tim and Remy).

What you're going to find is primetime you will have no light. A cell phone doesn't have the aperture or sensor for it. To film at true first and last night you're gonna need a powerhouse mirrorless and the right lens. I'm chewing on it and I don't get the first fifteen minutes or the last. I had $4k worth of camera gear in my cart to do it and decided what I'm hunting it isn't worth the cost. I've got about 1k in my mirrorless and a prime lens and it takes quality video but not super low light.
 
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gjs4 said:
Has anyone tried a bowmount for filming with an iphone? Any success or thoughts? (Videos to share?)
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Yes I use a mount for my iPhone I got on Amazon, it’s shaky when you shoot but I’m happy with it, here’s my best buck- it was raining on my other one so I couldn’t video because the screen was too wet to open, and being attached to my bow I couldn’t dry it off

 
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Jbowonly said:
Yes I use a mount for my iPhone I got on Amazon, it’s shaky when you shoot but I’m happy with it, here’s my best buck- it was raining on my other one so I couldn’t video because the screen was too wet to open, and being attached to my bow I couldn’t dry it off

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That’s pretty awesome from the ground.
 
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