Deuce 1 #1 April 19, 2002 OK. I've got most of the parts. Hawkeye LT, Cameye II, ringsight and mount, PC 110 and D-box. Should I mount the SLR to set the sighting of the video? A camera jumper at my DZ has his SLR top-mounted, but has washers angling the SLR up. He says this makes it easier to film tandems (makes sense to me) but flush mounted SLR quick-release base looks safer. I will take my time jumping each component individually before jumping video-stills-camera suit.But should I mount the SLR first and then line the video up to it?Thanks again.JP Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YahooLV 0 #2 April 21, 2002 Hey, good question. Many video peeps and myself went with shooting videos first, then adding the SLR later. For me, the easiest was to mount the SLR to the video sight. It's not hard, just check and double check when aligning and drilling to the bracket. Best of luck to you. BE safe. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jdhill 0 #3 April 22, 2002 with your helmet, you could do it either way, video first or still camera first, as you can see through the view finders on both cameras while mounted... the question would be which one is easier to adjust for the angle since they are not on the same verticle plain, you may have to shim the still or adjust the d-box angle to get them to line up... sometimes the shims you see on mounts (for both video and still cameras) are due to the angle of the top surface of the helmet being too flat for the position you fly in to get the desired shot... for example... if you are shooting a tandem and your desired shot is below, looking up at the subject, from your belly you may not be able to get your body/neck in such a steep angle to get the cameras on target. Your choice is to either fly in a sit, or mount your cameras at a higher angle. Joshhttp://www.aerialfusion.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
