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Does that also include DSLR's? My 350 did it a couple of times last summer, but not during winter jumping in Norway. "Once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been and there you long to return." - Da Vinci www.lilchief.no

avoid pulling to hard on the cables! "Once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been and there you long to return." - Da Vinci www.lilchief.no

5,2kg is nothing... seriously...that lens is mad! but so is the price for it haha "Once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been and there you long to return." - Da Vinci www.lilchief.no

dude! that thing is sick! Imagine a Sabre/stiletto opening with that one! "Once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been and there you long to return." - Da Vinci www.lilchief.no

details schmitails... =P "Once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been and there you long to return." - Da Vinci www.lilchief.no

why? Can't it handle a little snow We're jumping all year long here! "Once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been and there you long to return." - Da Vinci www.lilchief.no

This is some of the best advise I have seen posted here, EVER! Words for everyone to consider.... Where do you really get the most bang for your buck? Are we really getting a 100% out of what we have and do already? ...of course, that doesn"t mean I still won"t buy a Comp Velo next month, it just means I will be in debt for training and a new canopy. -See you next Sat, I am bringing the $2.00s it the same idea we're telling newbies in the sport. Don't buy expensive fancy rig to begin with. buy a decent used one and spend the rest on jump tickets. Good and fancy gear don't make you good. jumping does! =) I'm a little curious though. How long will it take for PD to change their RDS design to allow for terminal deployment. Money talks in this business and I find it hard to believe that they will get 10years of R&D back from those few dedicated CP participants. I see that many need to rigs..one for their work canopy and one for their Comp Velo. That's a lot for many skidvers, and might affect sales on the Comp Velo. Off course you'll allways have those who endure a hard opening and ruin their RDS+lines on a comp velo just to have the hot stuff for everyday skydiving. "Once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been and there you long to return." - Da Vinci www.lilchief.no

that's right! you need to swoop the the way of the Samura firsti(BUY OF MINE!) to become a Sensei.

check different canopy manufacturers websites. Dacron at least you may find in pounters Vol 2, maybe you might find Vectran and spectra(microline) there as well. "Once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been and there you long to return." - Da Vinci www.lilchief.no

under the specs to all the different sizes, you have the "Order forms" field. =) "Once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been and there you long to return." - Da Vinci www.lilchief.no

saw it in the order form now. Thanks =) "Once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been and there you long to return." - Da Vinci www.lilchief.no

ian: what lines is the Comp Velo fittet with? 300/325 HMA only or with 550-ish HMA? "Once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been and there you long to return." - Da Vinci www.lilchief.no

sjekk out PD's website: Optimum is bigger, Pulse is new And then we have Comp Velocity. Check out their site for details. Off course, there's probably a lot of other good stuff from the other manufactures =) edit: Ian beat me =( "Once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been and there you long to return." - Da Vinci www.lilchief.no

..and they've developed swoopable rounds =D "Once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been and there you long to return." - Da Vinci www.lilchief.no

Just checked PD's website..and in a couple of hours something will be presented..something big according to them. excited! "Once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been and there you long to return." - Da Vinci www.lilchief.no

I'm bumping up this thread to keep number of threads to a minimum ---------- If you're looking for info about Sigma 15mm, type in "Sigma 15mm" in the search bar and almost all your questions will be answered. --------- So here is what I'm actually wondering about

worn crossports affect stability in opening, I'm told.. "Once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been and there you long to return." - Da Vinci www.lilchief.no

For one year ago I got my 350D and used 3months day in day out testing and playing with full manual settings. I later learned plenty form this thread that I started: http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=3225608;#3225608 i was at that time only using the kit lens, EF-S 18-55. PhreeZone gave me this link(also in the thread) that helped me a lot. http://www.dofmaster.com/dofjs.html I don't know how accurate it is, but it will at least give a good indicator on DOF you'll get with certain settings. Write down some and do some test shots. I later experimented and found out that this setting worked for tandem and other skydiving photos. Fully manual: iso 400 shutter: 640-500(depends on the ligt) F/stop: 9-11(11 when enough light and then downards according to light) WB: blue skies mode ;) focus distance: 3m/10ft focal distance: 18mm The focus distance i marked on the barrel of the lens to help me find it without measuring every time i took off the duct tape. If you go fully manual, tape the barrel so that the focus ring and zoom ring won't move. The air pressure will push back many zoom lenses during freefall. I later got a Sigma 10-20mm and use 10mm for tandems. If I at some point don't believe that I'll get enough light I switch to Sport mode and turn auto focus on. I don't use Av or Tv mode. I fear that I might get unexpected effects on pictures. to find some good info about lenses to canon DSLR's i use this page preferably: http://www.the-digital-picture.com/ There you may find a review with the optimum f/stop for many lenses for Canon...or you may not. my sigma 10-20 is not there btw. =( What the big boys here have said is really good stuff! Listen to them and if you want, try my settings to experiment with, don't rely on them blindly. =) NB: my goal is to have as wide DOF as possible at this point. later, when I get more experienced, I'll improve on other fields of photography. But it's just soooo much to read, and the day has only 24h =P The reason I want good DOF is so I can play around the subject without loosing a picture due to auto focus messing it up. PS: I just bought a Sigma 70-200 f2.8 EX DG HSM APO! wooooo me wants to play! =D "Once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been and there you long to return." - Da Vinci www.lilchief.no

to distribute the bulk from the risers with Loui loops/teflon loops, split them apart when packing, so they don't lay upon each other. "Once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been and there you long to return." - Da Vinci www.lilchief.no

PC 350/350D Added some small webbing and cut cable on the tightening straps to make it easier to get the helmet off in case of snagging. Tongue switch and cameye II. I'm soon ordering a Vapor Wes Pro and keeping this for backup or to be used in skiing, GL, cycling, climbing and so on... edit: Sigma 10-20mm, UV filter, Canon 0.6x Wideangle "Once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been and there you long to return." - Da Vinci www.lilchief.no

I've also flown a sam 136 for 200+ jumps and demoed a sam 150 =) airlocks airlocks airlocks airlocks!! YEEEAH! ...lol "Once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been and there you long to return." - Da Vinci www.lilchief.no

Hi!

There was a thread about it earlier, but it went dead. Anybody tested it and found out if the OIS did it's job or sucked? How is the cam for skydiving, and may it compete with Sony AVCHD HDR-CX105? "Once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been and there you long to return." - Da Vinci www.lilchief.no

hehe wilco. It was writtin in Norwegian dialect ;) Says: "bummer you have to wait until may/june - I hope to be able to grope on it if you get it" alge is a member of the same club as I edit: spelling "Once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been and there you long to return." - Da Vinci www.lilchief.no

Hi guys! I'm working on a assignment project for the national mathematician center here in Norway. It's about calculating the area, height and line length of round canopies. In addition to the text the project leader wants photos of round chutes in use. Preferably the photos containing rounds being used to drop artillery guns, boat, ATV's og food supplies are preferred, but others will be considered as well. =) If you have photos and you have the rights of the photo, It would be nice if you could provide me with some of them. The use is only in Jr.High/high schools assignments here in Norway and not for commercial use. Credits will be given to the photographer of the pictures used. Details and questions will be, if necessary, discussed over email/chat programs/skype. please contact me on: ron.holan(at)gmail.com Regards, Ron Holan Norway "Once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been and there you long to return." - Da Vinci www.lilchief.no