Steve, Tony, and any other serious photographers; any of you use action cams (ie. GoPro, etc.) and if so, how and when. I just bought a GoPro Hero 8 Black and now that I'm no longer very active, I'm looking for creative ways to justify this nearly $500.00 (with a few accessories) purchase. I have two previous models as well as a couple of Chinese knock-offs (AEE S71T Plus, etc.) but that was when I had motorcycles, motorhomes, and airplanes. Now, I'm just a doddering ol' fart who doesn't know when to stop buying action cameras .

The Hero 8 takes decent conventional photos/videos but doesn't compete with standard mid-grade consumer quality camcorders except for (you guessed it) action shots. Where the Hero 8 excels is it's incredible built-in stabilization (and of couse, ruggedness). You literally don't need a gimbal 95% of the time (not sure if that's worth $500 though ). Thought you guys might have some ideas that didn't involve me taking up surfing or mountain biking at this stage of my life .

chas