skydiver41 0 #1 January 10, 2003 Greetings all! Great forum you've got here. I'm a camera flyer wannabee doing research on a new camera purchase. I've narrowed it down to the Sony TRV-25 or 27. I'm gonna go top mount on a BoneHead Flat-Top Pro. 2 questions: what extra accessories (batteries, cables, etc.) are a must for the job and is there any place better than dbuys for prices? I'm not an Ebay fan. Thanks in advance.Scott Cowan is my co-pilot...N203E Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freekflyguy 0 #2 January 10, 2003 I consider these items a MUST. Cam Eye - Invaluable Spare battery - Carried in jumpsuit Spare tape - Carried in jmpsuit Lense cloth - ditto 4pin to 4 pin firewire - always good for xloading footage. Ring sight Ive been checking cameras as well, one thing I dont like about all the Sony TRV Cameras below the 950 is that they are all bottom loading. BuzzIt's nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zlew 0 #3 January 10, 2003 only thing i'd add is a wide angle lense Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freekflyguy 0 #4 January 10, 2003 Quoteonly thing i'd add is a wide angle lense Doh, cant believe I forgot that one. Also I would strongly recomend a camera suit. And jump it without camera for a few lobs, and try a few practice pulls. BuzzIt's nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
prost 0 #5 January 10, 2003 You will most likely not find a place cheaper to buy the camera than dbuys that is worth dealing with. If they advertise a cheaper price they will usually backorder it forever unless you buy their very over priced accessories. As far as the accessories go, check www.bhphoto.com. They have pretty good prices on the cameras as well. I pay a little bit more and buy from them because they are the best to deal with and the accessories are usually cheaper than anywhere else. As far as the trv25 or 27, I would go with the 27. The difference is the 27 has a bigger lcd screen for viewing your video on the camera. This feature goes a long way when people want to look at the video and there isn't a tv available. It is also very handy when editing. There are a lot of times that I use that screen. When you buy the camera from a deep discounter like dbuys, the difference in price between the two cameras is not that much. One other thing you should get is a uv filter for your wide angle lense. You can buy one for less than $10 and it will act as a lense protector. When it gets scratched you can replace it cheaper than the wide angle lense. William Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
