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  1. Canuck
    VCL-0625s is the model you want. You can find it on Sony.com for 50 bucks. Unless the PC9 is a 30mm thread camera, in which case want you want is the VCL -0630s... Canuck
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    The Canon EF 28 is a fantastic lens (for the price) for skydiving applications. It's light, small, and the field of view matches up very nicely with a good number of video wide angle lenses commonly used (e.g. the Sony .6 as has been mentioned). You will want to shoot horizontally with a 28 though. If you plan on mounting and shooting vertically, you would be better with a 24, or you will almost never get arms in your pictures (on tandems) unless you stay way back. Canuck
  3. Canuck
    I had a Flat Top Pro for three years. I bought it because it was the best helmet available, and I wanted to keep my options open for mounting whatever I wanted to it. I just sold it and got an FF2 because I can't forsee that I'm never going to have more than one small video camera and one (relatively) small still camera mounted on it, and I just didn't need to be packing around all that extra bulk. In my opinion, there are a bunch of people out there buying FTPs simply to keep up with the Jonses and have the "professional" look. Flat Top Pro helmets are awesome, but are overkill for what most people are using them for. Canuck
  4. Canuck
    And right there was your mistake. That's why it's called Burger King. If you want shrimp or salad or some combination of the two, pick a place that hasn't just added the green stuff to make their menu look healthier. Canuck
  5. Canuck
    Depends on what you are videoing. With a ring sight I suspect you will make the adjustment rather quickly, without one you might botch a video or two until you realize your video camera is no longer on your line of sight. Unless they have recently changed, the Flat Top helmets do not have any upwards angle (this has been confirmed by Bonehead in these forums a few times) so you might need to fly a little lower. Instead of using your neck to get nice up shots though, use your wings! I just went the other way. Had a FTP for the last 3 years and finally realized that there was absolutley no reason for me to pack that much extra weight and bulk around just so I could have "the best" helmet on the market. My FF2 should be here in a couple days... Canuck
  6. Canuck
    No! You can't have it! Coming home wouldn't be so bad would it? I mean, other than paying 30 bucks for jumps to 10 grand out of a 182 for six months of the year, it's really not that bad... Canuck
  7. Canuck
    Cool looking, and obviously very versatile, but it should really be called the "Sweeet Bracket" cause it sure isn't a box. I personally like keeping my shit fully enclosed and protected. Canuck
  8. Canuck
    So then tell us, how did you resolve the issue? Canuck
  9. Canuck
    Do you jump your square/square in conditions that you wouldn't have jumped a square/round or a round/round? Canuck
  10. Canuck
    You guys are all way over-thinking this. The "PD Zone" has always been on their website, but the information had gotten very dated. For example, Tagle was not listed on the Swoop team, and people like Johnny Eagle were still shown as being on Airspeed. I'm pretty sure it will just be an update with some new pictures and more recent athlete bios, etc. Looking forward to seeing the new page. Canuck
  11. Canuck
    Of course not, unless that back up is counted on to reduce the risk level to an acceptable level. Quote But this is EXACTLY what back up devices are for! They do reduce risk to an acceptable level. I understand what you are saying about negating added safety measures. For example, lets say skydiving is 80% safe. Adding the Skyhook makes it 90% safe, unless we add 10% more risk to our skydiving behaviour, in which case we are back down to 80%. But your AAD/big-way argument just doesn't hold water. Here's another one for you. I think you're a BASE jumper. Would you jump lower objects with a vented canopy than you would with a non-vented canopy? Would you jump lower objects with a larger PC than with a smaller PC? Couldn't your same argument apply here - that if the object is too risky to jump a non-vented canopy with a small PC, then it's too risky to jump with a vented canopy and a large PC? Canuck
  12. Canuck
    I'm seriously not following you on this one Derek... By your argument, we shouldn't only go on a skydive if we have a reserve, because by having one, we have admitted that there is too much risk that the main will malfunction. The reserve, as a back up device, reduces the risk of dying. An AAD, as a back up device, reduces the risk of dying. A life jacket, as a back up device, reduces the risk of dying. It would be ludicrous to say I shouldn't go white water canoeing because I wouldn't do it without a life jacket. Where are you going with this? Canuck
  13. Canuck
    Derek, I don't have an airbag because of the way I drive, I have an airbag because of how all the other assholes on the road drive. No matter how safe and cautious I may be, I can't control for the guy who runs a red light... AADs make skydiving safer. I have never once made the decision to go on a particular jump because I've had an AAD, but I have sure as hell thought to myself in the middle of a cluster-fuck hybrid dive "Man am I glad I've got Cypres on board!" Canuck
  14. Canuck
    Flames are soooo 1990s I've seen pants exactly like what you're talking about. Probably any manufacture that does flames would do them upside down if you asked - for a price. Did I mention that Flames are sooooo 1990s? Canuck
  15. Canuck
    Money shot Canuck
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    I hope my math is wrong, because if it's not, you have less than 150 jumps and are talkng about jumping a canopy loaded at 1.8. IMO, unless you are doing the number of jumps in one year that you say you are planning on doing in two years, you have no business jumping a canopy at that type of loading. And to answer your question, Crossfires fly just fine at wingloadings in the 1.6 range - I've done a bunch of them. Canuck
  17. Canuck
    I had almost forgotten all about this thread... I'll second the vote for the Springo. Not sure why I didn't think of it the first time around. It's a perfect match for what you want - trimmed pretty steep, turns fast as hell, and lands like a piece of shit (unless you don't like to swoop). You don't see many of them on this side of the pond, but over there you could probably find one to put a few jumps on, and I bet a Springo wanted ad in the classifieds would turn up a bunch of replies. Canuck
  18. Canuck
    The Vector II is not as freefly friendly as most modern rigs, but well maintained and with a few very minor mods it will do the job. They really aren't worth much though - a Vector II, regardless of the condition it's in, is worth a couple hundred dollars MAX. Canuck
  19. Canuck
    I almost guarantee as soon as you put a wide angle lens on the video camera (which is basically a must) you are going to see the still camera in the video. If anything you actually need to move the video camera forward. That still is sticking waaaaay out there. Canuck
  20. Canuck
    Do a search and you will turn up lots of information on the HC series cameras. Lots of people are using them with fine results. The lens on the HC models is smaller (25mm) than most of the older PC models (30mm & 37mm) which pretty significantly reduces the field of view, even with a wide angle lens. Other than that, most people wouldn't be able to tell the difference between video shot with an HC 40 or a PC 101. Canuck
  21. Canuck
    Because the title of the thread isn't "What's your favorite canopy?" The guy wants to know if anybody has gone from a Sabre to a Katana. Simple question, simple answer. Canuck
  22. Canuck
    You for sure will have to lay the helmet on its side, especially if you have permanent mounts on the top plate (i.e. a d-box). Canuck
  23. Canuck
    The Katana was never intended as an all-rounder canopy to be flown by people with 421 jumps. PD knows that there are more people jumping canopies in the 135+ range than in the 120- range, that's why they build Sabre 2s, Spectres, etc. in the upper size ranges. The target market for the Katana is the highly experienced pilot that really wants to load the canopy - basically the same market as for braced canopies. How many 135 or 150 cross braced canopies have you seen? Maybe instead of trying to make a killing, what they're trying to do is prevent a killing... Canuck edit: Damn you Divenswoop for posting the same time I did!!!
  24. Canuck
    The Sony .6 is a nice lens. Of the multi-element lenses, it's about the smallest you're going to find. Don't let the numbers fool you either, it's actually a wider lens than the Kenko .5. You can get them for $80 CDN, so probably about $60 US. Canuck
  25. Canuck
    Glad your son is OK. The good news is, that will be a totally rad scar - chicks are gonna dig it!! Canuck