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My personal rule for borrowing equipment from people is: If I break it, I bought it. So if I would chop your main and it got lost.. Well, I guess I'll have to get you a new one. Iwan

It's not all that late here, 1:50 AM And I am working again.. I was having a drink downtown with a couple of friends and then work called.. Emergency, so I am back behind the computer.... Iwan

I am using FliteSuit, and I am very happy with it. Mine is basically a bodysuit with camera wings. I mainly do RW filming, so this works great for me. I got a suit with booties for extra control. etc... It all depends what you want to film and what kind of flying you'll be doing. Iwan

I didn't go into the red light district, been there, done that. And due to the slow economy and extreme checks by the dutch INS they have kicked many illegal "social workers" out of the red light district. I think compared to 7 years ago only half the windows are used... It wasn't a sexual excursion my friends.. it was a family visit.. Iwan

How come if you guys are in the same room, you talk to each other over the internet? I think you need to shut down the computer for a while and talk in person, since you are mis-reading thread titles... Congrats to Lummy, now come out and jump more!! Iwan

Happy birthday !! Iwan

I can't say anything about Crosswind, because I haven't seen it so so far I vote for Good Stuff. Your argument about brands and people all over the world, I think that is true for Good Stuff as well... Thanks, Iwan

Deuce, When is the show going to be on TV? Iwan

I've been buying mine at Ritz Camera, sounds expensive, but they have a line of frames that's really cheap. 3 bucks or so for an 8x10 frame, and 5 for a 11x14 They sell those at Walgreens too, at least I saw them there before as well. Thanks, Iwan

He might have changed something about the Album and then the Id changes. Just go to http://www.shutterfly.com/pro/jpkelly/skydive and go to the Eloy album Thanks, Iwan

I can't comment on the features of the 12-24 Sigma, never even seen it. But even though the focus is "locked" inside the lens, there is still the possibility that the focus ring could move right? in that case your shot is hosed, so that's why I would tape it down. Regarding the sensory overload.... an interesting point, but it indicates a couple of issues here. There's a couple of reasons for wearing an altimeter... for the "ride" down, but in case of a camera flier (at least for me..) for the ride up. I got a couple of stops on the way up, I double check my gear before getting on the plane, at 10K (we go to 14K) I get my camera stuff ready to rumble, turn the camera on, make sure the focus is still ok etc. Then at 12 I double check my handles, and ask for pin check, at 14K door opens, and I turn the camera on recording, if I am first out sometimes a little sooner... This prevents you from rushing things, which is one of the reasons you forget to turn cameras on.. Regarding "forgetting" to take pictures.. well, I guess that could happen, it hasn't happened to me yet, but it might if I see something really ugly coming off the plane or something... So, get ready well before climbout.. Regarding your lenses, I am not an expert here but my .5 wide angle (Kenko) lines up almost perfect with the Sigma 15mm on my Digital Rebel (300D) Thanks, Iwan

Don't you have to work? ha ha.. Ask ChopChop to hit the remote, and put you back in work mode ;) Iwan

Ah.. now I understand why Deuce told me his name meant something "strange" in Afrikaans!! With this spelling and pronounciation it means the same thing in Hollish (Deuce's name for Dutch) Iwan

Mine was a Triathlon 190 loaded at about 1:1 (at the time I bought it.. ) I was loading it at 1.2:1 when I sold it ha ha.. Now I just got my second main, a Sabre2 150, loaded at about 1.4:1 Iwan

I've had that happen too, but what did the trick for me is switching it off in between jumps, or removing the tongue switch from the camera. The tongue switch for some reason continuously tries to focus the camera, so keeps it operational which wears out your batteries faster. Thanks, Iwan

On top of that, the wider f/stop availability on a fixed lens as well. That's true, if you want the same f/stop on a zoom lens, you're looking at spending some major jumptickets! WOW! That is way cool, I guess he figured out how to set the focus then huh? That would be to much work for me though, and on top of that, the risk of seeing my hand in the video, since my stills are front-mounted. I already have to bump up the zoom a little bit in order for that massive lens cap on the 15mm to disappear from the video.... Thanks, Iwan

I really like the fixed lenses though, I have the Sigma EX 15mm F2.8 FishEye and I absolutely love it. The FishEye effect is hardly visible, unless you make up the shot to be like that (place the horizon really far to the bottom of the lens) Deuce's 14 is way cool too, but it's frikkin' massive! The problem with the zoom lenses though is you have to tape them down so bad... You have to tape down the zoomring, the focus ring etc. etc. I think the fixed lenses are just more lens for the money compared to zoomlenses, at least in skydiving. Just my $ 0.02 Iwan

I remember that pose.. she did that one several times in Eloy too, and I have proof of that he he.. Iwan

Jen, We are going to miss you there as well.. Even though it's not my local DZ, it's an awesome place.... Keep in touch though! We might organize a NorCal trip out over there to your new home DZ Iwan

Hi there, Everyone that was doing RW during the Eloy Boogie, and had the videoscooter flying video on their formations, you might be a rockstar in my gallery! Check it out at : http://www.shutterfly.com/pro/iwanvdschoor/skydive Blue skies! Iwan

Derek, Sorry to see you leave, but sometimes people have to go and do other things for whatever reason. Thanks for your help and advice in Eloy, and of course here on the forums. Are you going to be hanging out in the base forum here on dz.com now? All the best, Iwan

I have.. this website is run by HH as a "hobby" and to do us a favor.. which I think he has, bigtime. I think it's only fair to make a donation once in a while for using it.. It's either that, or the website would have to become a membership thing.. someone has to pay the bills for it

Ok, since I don't have that problem, I forgot about that... I understand..

Same with the bar at Skydive Chicago. I love it since it's smoke free. I mean a smoker can go outside to smoke, but a non-smoker can't just walk outside to get the icky smoke smell off their clothes. All of the above is true, and I have to admit I love smoke free bars.. but I found another solution for it.. bring more clothes and take a shower after you come out of the bar.. Solved!! Iwan

I think he is busy going through about 6 hours of skydiving footage to get a cool boogie video together.. Iwan