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Hi again, Does anyone have any experience rebuilding a Sidewinder or a FactoryDiver to use a "normal" chin-strap? Like on a Z1 for example. This whould fell more secure and also allow me to build some sort of cut-away.

Hi, Basicly it is a Factory Diver. So it has the same type of velcro system as those. According to the regulations here in Sweden I am allowed to jump this helmet as it is designed for camera jumping. But still there is a risk for snag and I whould be more comfortable knowing that I quickly can get out of it in case of emergancy. It will also lower the risk of getting grounded when visiting a new dropzone or a buggie.

Hi, I have just got my self a Sidewinder helmet http://www.dropzone.com/gear/Detailed/113.html Is there anyone out there that have any idea on how to build some sort of cut-away system for it? Pictures and/or instructions are welcome.

Hi, I have an IP5 that I recived as a gift from a buisness partner. I have not owned any videocameras before so I do not have any experience of digital editing before this. Personaly I like it, it is realy small. I use this trick to import it to Premiere until they support the MMV format. 1. Install Movishaker. 2. Use movishaker to import from camera. 3. open clip with Quicktime Pro 4. Save as a hinted *.mov file. This only makes a tiny *.mov file that points to the orginal *.mmv file 5. Import the movfile in Premiere or other editing software. You can also use a small converter called mmv2mpg.exe to convert them to MPG files, but have problems with that metod I get very poor sound. This metod works fine for a friend so it might depend on configuration of the PC. I have never tried to export it back to the camera, only burn it as SVCD or DVD. Now to my question: Does anyone know how this works in freefall? Opening shock and simular. I like the wight of it and thinking of building a mount for it to use with funjumps.