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  1. StevePhelps
    Been there done that. This only precedes the video presentation we do. I see your point, but two things. #1 Its meant to be "funny" #2 Anybody who thinks skydiving isn't expensive from the get go is clueless. I sell video to 80+% of all tandems and of those I sell another 80+% additional stills and or DVD, so I guess it is working. Thanks for the input though.
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    Perhaps some are like myself. They have tendacies to go all out. I didn't play golf until my HS 20th reunion. I started playing that Summer. I had a hole in one on my eigth game and regularly shot in the mid 80s. I took lesson after lesson, bought three sets of clubs, practiced every day. ... then I took up skydiving. Sold all but one set of clubs (now I play once a year with my brothers). When I started rock climbing I went every week to the climbing gym, bought all the gear, climbed every weekend in WA. I even built my own indoor rock gym out of an old barn on the property. I could go one with the same about SCUBA diving which I learned in SF. I knew when I first jumped out of a plane I was hooked. Why? It simply goes with my personality.
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    PM sent
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    I hate making a sales pitch to tandems and AFF students for video. Although I must be good at it as about 80% of them buy a video. However, I have come up with an alternative that was fun. I let my altar ego, One-Eyed Jack, from DZcomic, do the talking for me. I couldn't help but steal Andy Frey's Monkey Cam's, "smell the digital" phrase, as it was too good to pass up. Jack's sales pitch What do you think?
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    Dave: Well said! Now, maybe we all can learn some manners from you as well as techniques.
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    tis so
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    Any contact info on conceptus?
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    a few weeks a go my new tongue switch stuck and started firing continually. I changed back to my bite switch. I wrote Para-Gear and asked them if that happens often. While I was waiting on a reply I decided to test it again. Now it doesn't stick! What gives? What could cause it to do that? Should I try it on a jump again?
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    tada! Nothing is too sacred at DZcomic
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    SKYDIVING magazine has a unique colored versions of www.DZcomic.com PARACHUTIST doesn't.
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    Thanks guys! Can't wait for another brave tandem to try a night jump.
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    Thanks. How do I go about finding what the aperture and shutter speeds were on that picture?. I told you I'm no photographer.
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    When I'm fun jumping, 100% of the time, unless it is the last pack and I'm ready to go home or go out and eat. As videographer on busy days? Almost never.
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    Okay, I admit, I'm much more of a skydiver who films jumps (affs & tandems) than I am a photographer who skydives. That being said. Any advice on settings for night tandems? See night tandem picture here. It was a Digital Rebel on "nite auto" ... I think. I like the city lights as they look like weird flames, but my main problem was the camera fired its "strobe?" many times, but only took this one shot. It was on auto focus. Was that the problem? If so, what would have been a good setting? Also, any ideas about shooting video at night?
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    As far as I can see, you broke no rules especially in your original post ... rock on! I was accused of doingthe same thing when I said check out my new comic www.dzcomic.com about skydiving. I guess some thought it was breaking the rules because I had google ads on my site. go figure. Some people have way too much free time. Speaking of that -- back to work!
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    Yes, many of those are older models -- still good when you can find them. Try Ebay. Sony HC 20 is a very inexpensive model and is good for video.
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    What TRAVMAN said, "break off altitude, pull altitude, and GET SOMETHING OUT altitude." That will vary between everyone here depending on their experience and what they are doing at that time (FF, video, RW, etc) Ask YOUR instructors what they think YOUR break off, pull, and reserve pull alarm should be. At 21 jumps and no license, they should be your primary guides, not friends on dropzone.com forum posters
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    I was hoping so, tha is why I bought it. My neck sure gets sorestraining to look up. Guess I can fly more chest up now.
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    I've been jumping an Optic with a side mount video and top mount still for the past year. I ordered a Bonehead Flat Top Narrow. Since it has the cameras mounted at an angle will I have to "relearn" my body positioning (that has become second nature). In other words will I have to fly even lower?
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    Dog thought bubble: And they complain about "dog breath"!
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    $150 on Oakleys and $135 on my GATORZ (which I jump with) Love the GATORZ!!
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    I use the kit lens because I'm broke -- just bought a FTN so now I'm even broker. Anybody want an Optic? Here's one taken with the kit lens.
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    You can on Premiere 6, so I assume you can on Pro. Enlarge the audio track (click the arrow so it will point down) -- move the red line (the rubber band) -- that lowers and raises audio volume. Hope this makes sense.
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    Thnks, glad you like it! Clickthe google ads!
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    I'm not sure about Sneaky, but old "airborne" has got to be a troll or at least a guy looking to push everyone's buttons. Look at his previous posts. In over 90% of them he starts name calling, cussing, whining , etc, by the second post of the thread. I think he gets his kicks that way -- I say, let him rant, gotta be safer to let him do that than fly video! And take from one who has been there (ODA 552 CO B, 2nd BN 5th SFG). The guys who are always bragging about their military jump numbers usually don't have them.