Helicopter Jump video...

[Cashmanimal 0]

Threw together a quick video to send to a friend of my helicopter jumps the other day, thought I would share with everybody here...

No fancy editing or anything, just a fun jump. I had a blast! (I already have a handful of balloon jumps so the lack of air was nothing new... had some fun with it though!)

Takes a while to get to the actualy jump... he wanted to see what the pre-jump flight was like... sorry if you are on a slow connection.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=Heni1ZzCweQ

It's all fun and until someone loses an eye... then it's just a game to find the eye

[thepaintballguy 0]

Nice, I liked the dude who was trying to run in the air. LOL and the low flying heli ride would be sweet to!

Josh

Q: Why would someone ever want to jump from a perfectly good airplane?

A: Why Not?

[Cashmanimal 0]

Haha, yes, the running man would be myself. Tryin' to spice things up, ya know?

It's all fun and until someone loses an eye... then it's just a game to find the eye

[diablopilot 2]

Dude, you have about $2000 worth of camera gear on your head. Please change your set up so the lens of your still camera doesn't show up in frame. It's distracting and pretty much ruins the footage.

My recomendation would be to junk that zoom lense you got and try a nice short prime.

The cheaper solution would be to move your video camera foward an inch.

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[Cashmanimal 0]

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Dude, you have about $2000 worth of camera gear on your head. Please change your set up so the lens of your still camera doesn't show up in frame. It's distracting and pretty much ruins the footage.

My recomendation would be to junk that zoom lense you got and try a nice short prime.

The cheaper solution would be to move your video camera foward an inch.

Yeah, I actually borrowed that lens AFTER setting up my helmet, and ended up keeping it because I was forced to check my camera gear on a flight and Southwest was kind enough to break it for me . It's the screw-on wide angle attachment with the basic cannon 18-55mm lens. Not only is it in the way, but it's heavy as hell. It works fantastically with a mid-range macro lens I have... but it is AF only, and INCREDIBLY slow. I might be able to get a shot or two in one skydive, assuming we stayed the same distance from eachother the entire time.

I have unfortunately been jumping it this way for months now. I agree, time to fix it. (When you watch the slow-motion part, it actually gets worse because the camera was tryin to focus... gaffers tape to hold the heavy ass lens fell off on the way up... you can also see at one point in the fast-motion, I was dealing with that issue, hence the decision to jump it in AF). Laziness also came in to play. No paying jobs have wanted stills in a long time, so I haven't been jumping it enough for it to irritate my lazy bum to loosen three screws and nudge the video forward.

Just waiting til I have the $$ set aside to buy my Sigma... some day. (til then, yes... video shall be moved forward).

It's all fun and until someone loses an eye... then it's just a game to find the eye

[diablopilot 2]

Gotta love baggage gorillas.

I highly recommend a large Pellican brand case if you travel with camera gear.

If the add on makes the AF so slow, why not shoot in manual?

I guess it's old school, but I have never adjusted to shooting AF.

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You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.

[Cashmanimal 0]

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Gotta love baggage gorillas.

I highly recommend a large Pellican brand case if you travel with camera gear.

If the add on makes the AF so slow, why not shoot in manual?

I guess it's old school, but I have never adjusted to shooting AF.

I actually do use it in MF most of the time, but since the gaffers tape fell off I had to jump it in AF. In MF, that screw-on attachment is so friggin heavy that any motion of my head, even just turning it, causes it to change the focal length on that lens, making every single picture blurry. and I just realized I am still talking about the kit cannon lens.

The reason the AF is so slow on the other lens, is, well, it just is, haha! It's a lens I use for work, so it is no big deal with the camera sitting on a tripod focusing on a static object. But for anything other than that, it is a completely impractical lens.

Also, it's funny you would mention the pelican case... that's exactly what I bought upon returning from that trip!

It's all fun and until someone loses an eye... then it's just a game to find the eye