vdschoor

If I remember correctly even you can't keep up. Anyone else up for some "Fast Ways" Can we freefly around you?

2x Sony TRV17 1x Sony HC-1 Canon Rebel 2000 (sold) Canon Elan 7e Canon EOS Digital Rebel (sold) Canon EOS 20D Saving up for the 5D now..

Well congratulations to you too then my friend!! When are you gonna be back in Byron you rockstar 4way videographer dude?

Yes and no.. your slider is "supposed to stay up" It stays inflated and it will stay up as far as it can based on how wide the lines are spread apart. If it was just gravity talking, your statement would be correct.. but because wind is inflating your slider, it is keeping it up on the lines. Hope this helps..

There is enough party left MadJohn!! ha ha.. no worries there.. And by the way.. Saxton didnt beat you to it.. he is not a fellow SnowWhore.. so him calling me a whore is just not the same.. WHOOOOOORES in the house!

Nice try, but his profile puts him in Georgia. For all I know, he likes to go 'Dutch' when he goes out to dinner. Chris He he.. how about Skydekker? Mccordia? Dragon2 (although she is a Dutch chick... not a dude..) Thanks everyone for the well wishes..

But it makes perfect sense.. what makes the slider come down in the first place? Your canopy opening right? By opening up your chest strap you allow the canopy to "open wider" which pushes the slider further down..

dank je wel!! thats hot!! Thank you all for the bday wishes!!

dang.. the person in the lower left hand corner is wearing my rig..

I'm in! HD flocking vid.. .

Dude.. I like your work!! The aerial shots are nice too by the way.. very nice! About what lenses I use.. :P he he.. whatever lens gets me the shot I want.. More serious though.. My all time favorite is the Sigma 15mm F2.8 Fisheye Next is my Canon 20mm pretty much 99% of my photos is taken with the Sigma 15mm. check out my site for some of my work: www.iwanvanderschoor.com

What you need to have when you shoot manual focus, is an idea of what is going to be in focus when you take the shot. I shoot fully manual usually, for the normal bright sunlight days, I meter the camera on the blue skies or on a gray surface and go with those settings if they look good. looking good means ok shutterspeed (between 320 and 640) and ok aperture (between 7.1 and 11) And off I go.. in manual focus, everything is pretty much in focus if I shoot that way.. IF I am in the right spot... I shoot at ISO 200 by the way.. Honestly.. we keep seeing the same questions 20 times a day, the thing is.. learn about photography before slapping a camera on your head, please. It doesn't matter what camera you use, what lens, what shutterspeed and what aperture if you don't know what you're doing, you're not going to get the shot. If you can't fly.. you're not going to get the shot.. Other than that.. there is no "right settings" for any photo.. the right settings are the settings that get you the photo you want.. Let me know if you have any questions and have fun and be safe shooting with your new camera! Iwan

you said what? Are you coming? Cause I am!! vdschoor

There will be a skyvan, kingair, and other aircraft to be announced. Boogie fee will be $30. This includes dinner both nights, entertainment, and free drinks. Jumps are $20. The entertainment on Saturday night is a live band called the Spazmatics. Dinner on Saturday will be a catered chicken and tri-tip dinner. Other activities will be announced later. Check for updates here www.byron-boogie.com

when it changes to the hand shape, just turn the focus ring again till the mountain icon (infinity) shows up again. As for the camera only staying on for 5/6 minutes, I am not sure I haven't seen that problem yet. Try to find a manual somewhere online and check that out. Iwan

I agree... As I've heard someone say about camera and settings "which settings do you use? all of them" Same thing goes for lenses.. all lenses will work for you.. its what you want to shoot that makes what lens you are going to need.. I've shot with 8mm all the way to 100mm lenses, just whatever was needed for the shot I wanted. Read, and then read, and read some more.. then start experimenting with your camera and figure out what settings work best for you. now to answer your question: As several people on here already said.. the kit lens (keep that one if you got it with the camera) the Sigma 15mm F2.8 (my all time favorite all around lens for freefall stuff) the Canon 15mm F2.8 (on my wish list if my sigma ever dies.. ) the Canon 20mm F2.8 (another one of my favorites) the Canon 28mm F2.8 (although on the 350 / XT that won't work all too well, but it was and still is my favorite on my film body) Personally.. I stay away from EF-S type lenses, since they will not work on my film body, and occasionally I still shoot film / slides so those lenses are worthless on the film / full frame body. Hope this helps!! Happy shooting.. Iwan

:2:0 Another weekend of jumping at my old home DZ in Belgium.. what a great time..

JP!!!!!! Happy birthday my friend.. Iwan

:2:1 Beer owed for smallest parachute jumped to date But I like my own way better.. It felt awesome being back at my old home dropzone in Belgium.. (Hoevenen)

Yup.. you did.. and i realized I sent you an incorrect link

Thanks Trent, I noticed a typo in the url to the website http://www.shutterfly.com/pro/iwanvdschoor/skydive/06TexasStateRecord

May I ask why? are you upgrading to another model?

And if you're a Nikon fan, look at the D50 and D70s Iwan

That's what I do, most of the time I am out really late anyways because i'm in one of the last groups or filming a tandem. If I am first out, I spiral down and try to avoid traffic that way.

You hit the nail on the head right here, I have issues with people willing to take risks when it comes to proximity comfort. And I think that's exactly where the issue is with swooping in the main landing area. "I think I can swoop right in there if he doesnt change his direction" is the WRONG mindset.. the lower man ALWAYS has the right of way, even if he is not flying a clear pattern.. land safely and go talk to this person in a respectful manner and TEACH him how to make it clear to people above him what he's about to do instead of going over there and yelling "you cut me off" Just because the swooper feels comfortable swooping 10ft next to someone else coming in, doing this might freak the non-swooper out and this can cause issues.. the "non-swooper" all of a sudden changing his pattern / direction at a low altitude.. things like that will become huge issues when canopies are too close. Again I started this thread based on posts made in another thread, the text you quoted wasn't mine. Personally down in Elsinore (I havent jumped in Perris for ages) I land out by the pond, less traffic to negotiate with, and everyone lands in the same direction pretty much..