The111 1 #26 August 29, 2007 Quote Quote Soldering iron burns are the mark of a true videot! So permanent, life-long soldering burns indicate that I'm a true vidiot? All that said....I don't think that anyone can dispute that there is nothing wrong with taking advantage of technology as it rolls forward. Agreed... else some could claim that unless you build your own camera helmet you're not a "true" videot. And maybe if you didn't discover electricity you're still not worth much. www.WingsuitPhotos.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DSE 5 #27 August 29, 2007 I discovered electricity...I just didn't invent it. One day I decided to wire a lunchbox (power grid for studio lighting) without killing the breaker. A-it's only 110. B-I wasn't gonna manage to touch neutral or earth to hot, so no big deal. Pliers had another idea. Between the now-welded together pliers, and the permanent scar on my palm...I feel I genuinely discovered electricity that day.I don't see anything wrong with any Tom, Dick, or Harry running out to buy an off the shelf camera, helmet, ringsite, recording indicator, etc if they've got the requisite number of jumps and recommended skills. Whether they'll be able to shoot good video/photos remains to be seen, as that's talent, not technical. We've all seen crappy photos from photogs with thousands upon thousands of jumps, and we've all seen great pix from guys with a few hundred jumps. Either you have an eye, or you don't. Either you develop one, or you don't. Jump numbers help, but at some point it's no longer flying skills but rather the quality of your eye, IMO. but damn....we're now into a much deeper subject than "Where did LANC go?" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
phoenixlpr 0 #28 August 30, 2007 QuoteSoldering iron burns are the mark of a true videot!Laugh Wow! I became secretly a Vidiot by the age of 6. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
