freefall80 0 #1 April 4, 2007 Ive just perchased a d-box for my HC-32 but when in the box the plug that goes in the Lanc port from the cameyeII pushes the camera way off square? If I put some padding in the bottom to try and square it up, im worried that it may put too much pressure on the top of the camera? Does anyone have any advice for firstly stopping the camera from moving in the d-box and also how to safely get it square? Thanks for your help. Tom. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
velvetjo 0 #2 April 5, 2007 Side mounting? I used a Bonehead d-box for my HC-42, and here's what I did. Get a dremel tool and cut a hole in the side of the box if the LANC plug is too wide. You may need to cut a nice big hole in the side of your helmet to match. Remember that loose carbon fibers and electronics don't mix well, so clean up after you cut and seal the edges with clear nail polish or something similar. Adhesive weatherstripping foam works okay for inside the box, but you may want to go over it with gaffer tape to keep stuff from shifting around each time you access the camera. Buy a couple of different thicknesses of foam so you can shim things the way you like. My d-box had enough room that I shimmed more under the front & on top of the back to increase the camera angle a bit. Worked great for tandems last season. Lance Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freefall80 0 #3 April 5, 2007 Thanks for the advice. Yeh, its side mounted. The thought of drilling holes in my new helmit sucks but I think it has to be done. Its a Tonfly D-box... and I cant use the screen on my handycam so ive also got to do some cutting to the side of the box so I can get it out. Ouch... Cheers... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
velvetjo 0 #4 April 6, 2007 Drilling holes in helmets to mount cameras is something you'd better get used to doing. Go slowly, it's much harder to put material back than cut a little more later. Something else that helped a lot was using tape to position the box and top mount still camera on the helmet to get everything balanced & aimed beforehand. That way you won't have to drill even more holes in your shiny new toy. You might want to consider getting a few more than 115 jumps under your belt before strapping that thing on. I know people in your situation don't like to hear that, but it's smart to be able to fly your body without a lot of conscious effort prior to jumping a camera. Lance Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
