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  1. FrancoR
    Well, i have read through a couple posts, the conclusion for me so far is setting Tv with 1/400, Auto Focus Servo and Iso 200 or 400 when it is a bit darker. That gives me an Aperture of around 8 which i heard from reading on Photo Forums is an Aperture were the Stock lens works best. But all the other Tips like RTFM, buy a book and search are mandatory Keep in mind that i only have 7 jumps with my Rebel XT. Franco If it does not cost anything you are the product.
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    Oh, i made the asumption that this is just another MiniDV Camcorder. That makes the whole thing very interesting again. If it does not cost anything you are the product.
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    It is possible. A friend of mine programed one for me and a couple friends. It starts the video recording when you hold the swich for 2 sec, it will take a picture if you press is shortly, however you only get a low resolution picture that is only better than video because it is not interlaced. Franco If it does not cost anything you are the product.
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    No DZ that i know of, but a german DZ had a Boogie there in February. http://www.skydive-nuggets.de/news.html Franco If it does not cost anything you are the product.
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    # I will be there on the 5th and 6th, which tent?
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    Ok, looks like i will be heading to DeLand. Now all i have to worry about is the weather and work. The weather really doesn't look so good. Franco If it does not cost anything you are the product.
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    Wow, that's not what i wanted to hear. How is skydive space center in Titusville on a Friday? Busy or rather slow? Franco If it does not cost anything you are the product.
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    For all you surfers out there (i am not) these guys found a way to make some nice waves to surf on. http://video.tinypic.com/player.php?v=2nip17r Franco If it does not cost anything you are the product.
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    Ok, thanks for all the tips in here and as pm. Looks like i will start with Deland on Friday, move on to Sebastian for the weekend and then spend a day or two at z-hills. Now lets just hope i can get a brake from work. Franco If it does not cost anything you are the product.
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    Hi, i want to take a little tour of Florida and do some Freeflying. Which DZ in Florida will be busy with Freelflyers during the week? Possibly even with some loadorganizing. I plan on taking the weekend of the Team Dirty Sanchez Come on I want to Lei You Luau boogie and add a few day before and after the weekend. For some wingsuiting i might visit Zephyrhills, is this Zephyrhills busy during the week? Thanks Franco If it does not cost anything you are the product.
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    Now that is a rare ocasion. Three people on Speakers Corner agree on something. Franco
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    Let me clarify that i do not think it is such a good idea to give Iran weapons especially war type weapons. I also don't think the statement from the company debunks the whole point, but is adds the information that this weapon can legally be built by anyone may they be in Iran or elsewhere in the world. That is why i think the question is why the serial numbers are not released? Since it is legal is there anybody known to produce this weapon or parts for it? What does the arms embargo on Iran include? Anything from Mace to Nukes or ist it legal to import small arms, or anything for police work? Just keep asking questions before you believe anything, especially if a country tries to make a case for war. Franco If it does not cost anything you are the product.
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    If you tend to only gather the information you want to hear you will end up with the opinion you want to have. Now were is the problem with handing over the serial numbers to the company, maybe it will even help the US make a case against Iran if they really did brake the agreement? Until they do, this is just the information spreading that was common in the US prior to the Iraq war. Some information missing in your post: http://www.steyr-mannlicher.com/index.php?id=248&L=1 If it does not cost anything you are the product.
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    Check out skychilds thread in the skyger forum: http://www.skyger.de/modules.php?op=modload&name=Splatt_Forum&file=viewtopic&topic=1269&forum=8 If its only for jumping i would go for the 350D, that is the one i wanted to jump today if work would not have interfered. Franco If it does not cost anything you are the product.
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    I think in a democracy the basic decisioin making is done by the people of that country, right? The circumstances where clear before the war was started, the US was probalby the only country that got a majority to approve the war and that was even approved again by voting for that same president again. Wo really thought it was possible to establish a democracy in Iraq? Sorry, sometimes people should really have a look at what their part in the whole thing is. It's a demacracy, the people decide, the people take responibility and if you don't vote you still are responible because you have a choice. Franco If it does not cost anything you are the product.
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    Jario 1) I know i am not going to be shooting pictures with the video camera again since i have my Rebel XT. 2) The bunge is not very thight, i just want to prevent movement of the lens, the lens rests on a piece of rubber glued onto the helmet. The rubber piece also closes the gap under the lens to prevent snaging a little. I hab a stroboframe on the helmet but did not like it because of all the snag hazard. Anyone need a new stroboframe?
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    Here we go, just finished and untested. http://www.boluk.de/helmet.jpg http://www.boluk.de/helmet2.jpg Cameye is homemade with removable and programable chip, but i haven't used that. Byteswitch can be connected to the cameyed to shoot pictures with the video camera or to start recording, or of course to the Rebel XT. Still not sure which settings to use for the first try, guess i will start with the sport setting. Any tips or comments to this setup? Franco If it does not cost anything you are the product.
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    In Germany there are actually a couple of these: http://images.google.de/images?svnum=10&hl=de&lr=&q=porsche+polizei&btnG=Suche Maybe not quite as fast but still faster than most. I believe they are sponsored also. Franco If it does not cost anything you are the product.
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    hmm, things work different in the US. I am 30 and i never financed anything, but i have never owned a brand new car either. Franco If it does not cost anything you are the product.
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    Yes, they are from Italy, but you can usually find them and their products at the Slovak air Boogie (htt://www.skydive.sk), i am usually there every year in August and have had a good look at their products and they look really well made. Franco If it does not cost anything you are the product.
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    I have had a Archos Recorder 20 for 3 years now and it works great, but it doesn't play movies, it is ugly has hell and i wanted a new toy so i got the Creative Zen Vision W, that i am now selling on ebay again . If you have a large mp3 collection and possibly a lot of playlists make sure that whatever you buy can sort your collection properly, the Vision W only sorts with ID3 Tags and did not support my m3u playlists. It is incapable of just showing the files in their folders, it sorts them from the information in the ID3 Tags creating a complete mess if they are incomplete. For expample if your mp3s have nothing in the ID3 Tag field for album, it will not sort this file at all and you are not able to move them back to folders you create, you would have to update. I think i will get myself one of the new Archos models after i sold my Creative. Franco If it does not cost anything you are the product.
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    I jump with my german licence in the US for a year now so far i have never had a problem except for some questions. Things could be different for you though as a US citizen, i know a german citizen will not be able to skydive in germany with a USPA licence (at least in the long run). You can also get a USPA licence in Germany at USPA member dropzones check out this list http://www.uspa.org/dz/foreign/Germany.htm Franco If it does not cost anything you are the product.
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    Why would you finance a camera that costs 1400$ when you can find a store with pricegrabber.com that sells it to you for 899$? Do americans finance everything? Franco If it does not cost anything you are the product.
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    FrancoR replied to base283's topic in Archive

    I met Eddie for the first time during my static line course, that was about 7 years ago. I think he made one static line jump that day and if i remember correctly it was his first. A year later he showed up at the DZ having finished AFF at another DZ, he took the fast route to skydiving. He joined our skydiving club (www.fsr-club2000.de) but rarely showed up, when he did show up one day and i didn't have a Rig (repack) he offered me one of his imediately. When i organized a Video get together at our clubhouse he offered me extra Videos and since he could not be there, he even mailed them to me. One of these short movies was a 16mm Demo Reel. The last time i met him was in March of this year for the pink skyvan Boogie in Austria he was there with Hartkor_Fakker and we did one not so sucessfull Wingsuit jump. Franco If it does not cost anything you are the product.
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