supafly 0 #1 March 24, 2006 I was just wondering if anybody had thoughts (good or bad) about making a quick release ring sight. When I am freeflying I'd rather lose the sight. But, when I'm shooting tandems I need it. Also, when I'm traveling it would be nice to be able to take the sight off. Yes, I'm a big baby and three screws is a pain in the ass for me. Is this something other people would be interested in?Arizona Drive 4-Way VFS - www.DriveVFS.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diablopilot 2 #2 March 24, 2006 Interesting. I don't need it for tandems....but for most else I like having it......---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
supafly 0 #3 March 24, 2006 I chalk it up to my lack of experience filming tandems and not explicitly shooting video when I'm freeflying. You raise a good point thoug, I might find myself in a different position down the road. But, I still see myself wanting to take my sight off when I throw my helmet in a bag and when I'm just doing a low key freefly jump and still want to catch video.Arizona Drive 4-Way VFS - www.DriveVFS.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diablopilot 2 #4 March 24, 2006 What sort of helmet and mount?---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flypunk 0 #5 March 24, 2006 yup, two camera helemets ... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
supafly 0 #6 March 24, 2006 Rawa with a PC 105 side mount and Rebel XT up top with a Schmacher Quick Shoe.Arizona Drive 4-Way VFS - www.DriveVFS.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
supafly 0 #7 March 24, 2006 Cash flow permitting...that might be the solution. An FTP would be nice, but I still like the idea of being able to take a ring sight off though.Arizona Drive 4-Way VFS - www.DriveVFS.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mr2mk1g 10 #8 March 24, 2006 I'm currently trying to come up with something similar. One of my ideas is maybe to use two/three press studs. The added advantage being that any line snag would probably just rip it right off. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cj1150gs 0 #9 March 24, 2006 An X-shut aluminium quick release could be used for that. I just received one yesterday, (stainless steel version - for mounting the stills) and that thing is tiny, very light and wonderfully built. It is unfortunately kind of expensive. www.x-shut.com An interface would have to be built to allow the Shumaker ringsight mount to be screwed with the nylon screws to the dettachable part of the X-shut. I feel the same need, specially to carry the helmet around without disaligning the sight or breaking the tiny nylon screws. (which are a pain in the ass to find this side of the Atlantic - Shumaker should produce a metric version of this mount) Carlos Martins Portugal www.cj.smugmug.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tso-d_chris 0 #10 March 24, 2006 QuoteI was just wondering if anybody had thoughts (good or bad) about making a quick release ring sight. When I am freeflying I'd rather lose the sight. But, when I'm shooting tandems I need it. Also, when I'm traveling it would be nice to be able to take the sight off. Yes, I'm a big baby and three screws is a pain in the ass for me. Is this something other people would be interested in? When I mounted the ringsight internally on my Flat Top Narrow, I used a two piece post (similar to a two piece pool cue) so I could remove the ringsight without altering its adjustment. Since all the hardware was mounted internally, when the sight was removed, there was nothing else left exposed on the outside of the helmet. For Great Deals on Gear Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shogo 0 #11 March 24, 2006 could you kindly post a pic of your ring sight? sound very intreting Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
