@@kieranuk6007 Since I bought it I didn't test it much but so far it looks good. I'm going for holidays next week and that was the purpose so I will be testing it soon.
Could you do a video with a side by side (top-bottom) comparison between GP12 HyperView and MLM 2 HyperView? I think this is the most critical comparison when considering the worth and benefits of MLM 2 for motovloggin.
At the moment, given that you can either put this lens or an ND filter on your camera but not both at the same time, I wouldn't buy this lens, especially for the first use case you pointed out, which is motorcycle riding. The hyperview of the hero 12 is already the most extreme angle gopro has released in any action cam, and it comes with the camera. I would put the same amount of money for this lens on ND filter instead, so "sacrifice" a bit of the the wide angle to get a more cinematic effect (and also higher quality) that is worth much more for my use case.
The lens mod looks terrible! Nothing is flat, terrible barrel distortion! Just do superwide. Or even better, get an Osmo which has a wider field of view and corrects barrel distortion.
Problem is superwide has distortion on the edges almost like the pixels get longer towards the edge of the lens? Does not happen to the max lens to my understanding. But gosh these max lens have the barrel distortion I did not see in other reviews?
You’re ignoring the biggest reason to have the MLM: horizon lock. It’s true that “Wide” MLM2 is no wider than Superview without the MLM2, but you can completely rotate the camera and it will stay horizon locked. Obviously your use case of motorcycle riding where you’re (hopefully) always horizon locked anyway wouldn’t take advantage of that. Do you ski? I’m looking forward to getting a 12 and a MLM2 on the slopes. No swishy-swishy side to side video, 4k, no ugly fish eye, and a wider angle than the Linear+Horizon lock of the 11.
@@itsPeculiar I think you’re confusing Horizon Leveling and Horizon Lock. The horizon is locked. You can rotate the camera 360° and the horizon won’t move. The Hero9 has Horizon Leveling and you tip the camera by I don’t know, 20° and the horizon shifts. Hero11 has Horizon Lock but only with Linear mode. Hero12 can do the same, but can also use the Max Lens Mod and get a much, much wider view.
I’m so thinking about going with the DJI Action 4 . I have GoPro 11 and want another action cam for B roll and backup on my next trip to the Philippines 🇵🇭. Lol 😂 decisions decisions !!! Action 4 or GoPro 12 😅
it works, but it doesn´t have the max lens 2 software which is needed for it to actually work properly. I even tested on the hero 10 and it worked fine, but didn´t get any wider than the superview
@@TimEckel That's what I'm saying. It's essentially a fish-eye lens that acts just like one when using the widest view. Other "lenses" are just crops of the sensor, possibly digitally corrected in camera, that present a narrower, less distorted view. Do you see it diferent?
Your motorcycle video using the Max Lens Mod 2.0 with Hyperview looked great on my 75-inch 4k TV! I wish that it was compatible with my GoPro Hero 11 because I'd do a lot of my future motorcycle rides with the Max Lens 2.0.
