airdrew20012001 0 #1 September 17, 2002 Used to flying batrack, thinking of moving to side mounted PC camera and an optik helmet. What is the feedback like? "Yo..how YOU doin?"Drewfus McDoofus Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
puffdaddy 0 #2 September 17, 2002 LOOOOVE Mine. Good fit and I managed to get an audible in each side of the helmet. Flat side and top makes for easy mounting. Just out of interest, why do you want to change? Blue Skies Tallies" You have never lived until you've almost died, and for those who has experienced it, life has a flavour the protected would never understand" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JGarcia 0 #3 September 17, 2002 I fly a Bat-Rack as well, so I'm curious as too why you'd want to change over to another helmet. What cameras are you currently flying? --JairoLow Profile, snag free helmet mount for your Sony X3000 action cam! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diverds 0 #4 September 17, 2002 I've been very happy with my optik. Good fit, light weight, low profile. I have a top mounted Trv-30. Skydive Radio Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airdrew20012001 0 #5 September 17, 2002 BAtrack is outta commission from an accident. Thinking of switching from top mounted TRV 17 doing a ton of tandem videos to a side mounted pc and getting on a 4-way team. Does that make sense?Drewfus McDoofus Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhreeZone 20 #6 September 17, 2002 Keep the top mounted camera if you want to shoot 4 way. I'm kicking my self for that mistake.Yesterday is history And tomorrow is a mystery Parachutemanuals.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JGarcia 0 #7 September 17, 2002 Well, switching from top to side in order to film 4-way doesn't make much sense to me...what's your reasoning? I shoot both Tandems and RW, and Top mount works for me. Not sure, but don't think I've seen any "serious" 4-way cameraflyers go with a sidemount. Again, I guess I'm not understanding your reasoning, unless it's just personal preference. --JairoLow Profile, snag free helmet mount for your Sony X3000 action cam! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mountainman 0 #8 September 17, 2002 QuoteKeep the top mounted camera if you want to shoot 4 way. I'm kicking my self for that mistake. What makes the top mount better than sidemount for RW work? Just curious.http://www.brandonandlaura.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhreeZone 20 #9 September 17, 2002 Its centered is the big deal. with a side mount the closer you fly you have to tilt your head more and more to keep things lined up in the middle. I've screwed up more then 1 tandem video by not remember to tun my head half way to a side to keep the person centeredat 2 feet out. Whats fine for freeflying is just workable for RW stuff. Top mount it from the start and be done with it.Yesterday is history And tomorrow is a mystery Parachutemanuals.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deuce 1 #10 September 17, 2002 QuoteIts centered is the big deal. with a side mount the closer you fly you have to tilt your head more and more to keep things lined up in the middle. I've screwed up more then 1 tandem video by not remember to tun my head half way to a side to keep the person centeredat 2 feet out. Whats fine for freeflying is just workable for RW stuff. Top mount it from the start and be done with it. I need one of the gurus to step in here. My site is over my right eye. The lens of my PC120 is 6.5 inches to the left of that point. If my subject is in contact with my nose, I need to shift 6.5 inches to the right to have my subject centered. If I had a top mount, my PC120 lens would be about 8 inches above and to the left of my right eye. If my subject was in contact with my nose I would need to shift about 8 inches down and about 2 to the right to have it centered. I don't see the big difference or advantage there. You have to look down instead of to the right is all it appears to me. I do see a big advantage with both stills and video up on top. To fix parallax (?) issues there (top mount) you just tilt your head down a little and you solve both your problems. You have to compromise with a side-top configuration, by looking a little down and a little to the right, like in a pre-exit door shot. My sidemount has been no issue in shooting 4-way and bigger RW. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AndyMan 7 #11 September 17, 2002 That's the reason I bought the swivel mount from skydance photography. I don't regret that choice at all. It's trivial to change the verticle alignment of the camera. The horizontal centering is another issue, however. _Am__ You put the fun in "funnel" - craichead. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
