MC208B 0 #1 September 14, 2003 Morning everyone, has anybody used one of those throw away cameras on a jump? If so, are they easy to hang on to, wind etc.? I was thinking of taking my dig camera up but don't want to drop it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jtval 0 #2 September 14, 2003 i have. they arent easy to hold on to. I wouldnt suggest using it unless youre at a small dz and only one group is getitng out AND theres nothing artound to hit if you loose it. I found a way to make a strap but you have to plan for the worst before you should go up wioth something like thatMy photos My Videos Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AirMail 0 #3 September 14, 2003 How bout a gaffer tape strap. Postal Rodriguez-- It's never too late to have a happy childhood. Postal Rodriguez, Muff 3342 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jtval 0 #4 September 14, 2003 QuoteHow bout a gaffer tape strap. Postal Rodriguez I KNOW NOTHING I cant deny or coonfirm my methods of doing such potentially harmfull things. i will tell you that most of the time during the jump I keet in in my sleeve. open high and play around with it under canopy. what I wont tell you is theat I may have my first balloon jump on camera from my digi-vidcamMy photos My Videos Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AirMail 0 #5 September 14, 2003 Quotewhat I wont tell you is theat I may have my first balloon jump on camera from my digi-vidcam Heh heh heh. He said "first". BEEER!!! Postal Rodriguez-- It's never too late to have a happy childhood. Postal Rodriguez, Muff 3342 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quack 0 #6 September 14, 2003 QuoteMorning everyone, has anybody used one of those throw away cameras on a jump? If so, are they easy to hang on to, wind etc.? I was thinking of taking my dig camera up but don't want to drop it. Duct-tape it to your forehead. That oughta work. But you have to understand, mental illness is like cholesterol. There is the good kind and the bad. Without the good kind- less flavor to life. - Serge A. Storms Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jtval 0 #7 September 14, 2003 Quote Heh heh heh. He said "first". BEEER!!! Postal Rodriguez there were maybe beers owed that weekend. it was the ssame weekend as My first malfuctio... I still owe tim.tony scott, and everyone a beerMy photos My Videos Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Plummet 0 #8 September 14, 2003 Check out my web page. Most of those pics were with a disposable. I started off with a Kodak "Weekend" camera. It is a disposable underwater. It has a good sized rubber band as a wrist strap. Fairly easy to hold on to, but winding takes both hands. It can be done.-Jeff. http://www.iplummet.com Common sense and common courtesy are NOT common. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AndyMan 7 #9 September 14, 2003 Yup, I took one out of the 412 at Quincy a few years ago, and the pic used as my Avatar is the result. http://www.bombshelter.ca/~andy/photos/wffc/helo1.jpg http://www.bombshelter.ca/~andy/photos/wffc/helo2.jpg They can be easily stuffed down jumpsuits for deployment. _Am__ You put the fun in "funnel" - craichead. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
QuickDraw 0 #10 September 14, 2003 How about a digital that you could afford to lose. -- Hope you don't die. -- I'm fucking winning Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
betzilla 56 #11 September 14, 2003 A friend of mine "disposed of" one in freefall, right after taking a bunch of photos of me. *sigh* And I know I was looking good -- I had all of 40 jumps back then. But I took one on a hop-n-pop from altitude, and had no problem not losing it. I just stuck it down my jumpsuit between photos. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CloudOnMyTongue 0 #12 September 15, 2003 Why don't you just pay the camera jumper to come with you. It doesn't cost that much and that way the pictures will be nice. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MC208B 0 #13 September 15, 2003 Cause I'm extremely cheap! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dkpbxman 0 #14 September 15, 2003 Used one of those disposables one time, took some surprisingly good shots in freefall and then tucked it into the top of my jumpsuit before pulling. Worked fine. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites bch7773 0 #15 September 15, 2003 I've taken one of them disposable ones up a few times, but only took pictures under canopy. You can actually get some good pictures out of them if the light is good. Most of the time it works well, but I dropped one once... right into an explosives testing ground, so I figured I wasn't getting that one back. I want to try it in freefall, and somebody suggested to me that should I tape it to my left glove, so that its impossible that it can fall off, and it will stay outta the way during opening. MB 3528, RB 1182 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites MC208B 0 #16 September 15, 2003 thanks everyone for the advice, opinions and tips about the disposable cameras. I'm going to give it a try this week. If they turn out well, I'll scan them and post it on DZ.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites VectorBoy 0 #17 September 15, 2003 Did a few jumps with one in one hand and a beer in the other, no joke. One makes it harder to operate the other and visa~versa. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites TheBachelor 4 #18 September 15, 2003 I used one of the disposables on one jump, and didn't drop it. I don't remember if I took pictures with both hands on the camera or not.There are battered women? I've been eating 'em plain all of these years... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Clownburner 0 #19 September 16, 2003 How do you keep the opening shock from making your beer get all foamy???7CP#1 | BTR#2 | Payaso en fuego Rodriguez "I want hot chicks in my boobies!"- McBeth Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites VectorBoy 0 #20 September 16, 2003 You can't . Just don't get any foam on the other canopys in the stack or your disposable camera. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0
bch7773 0 #15 September 15, 2003 I've taken one of them disposable ones up a few times, but only took pictures under canopy. You can actually get some good pictures out of them if the light is good. Most of the time it works well, but I dropped one once... right into an explosives testing ground, so I figured I wasn't getting that one back. I want to try it in freefall, and somebody suggested to me that should I tape it to my left glove, so that its impossible that it can fall off, and it will stay outta the way during opening. MB 3528, RB 1182 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MC208B 0 #16 September 15, 2003 thanks everyone for the advice, opinions and tips about the disposable cameras. I'm going to give it a try this week. If they turn out well, I'll scan them and post it on DZ.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VectorBoy 0 #17 September 15, 2003 Did a few jumps with one in one hand and a beer in the other, no joke. One makes it harder to operate the other and visa~versa. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheBachelor 4 #18 September 15, 2003 I used one of the disposables on one jump, and didn't drop it. I don't remember if I took pictures with both hands on the camera or not.There are battered women? I've been eating 'em plain all of these years... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Clownburner 0 #19 September 16, 2003 How do you keep the opening shock from making your beer get all foamy???7CP#1 | BTR#2 | Payaso en fuego Rodriguez "I want hot chicks in my boobies!"- McBeth Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VectorBoy 0 #20 September 16, 2003 You can't . Just don't get any foam on the other canopys in the stack or your disposable camera. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
