karma

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  1. Recently I switched camera's and am now jumping a Sony CX105. I bought Sony Vegas Studio Platinum 9.0 for editing video's. I'm not used to using software to edit tandemvideo's, so I spend some time trying to figure how Vegas works. I haven't even scratched the surface I think, there are a lot of options in Vegas. My question is about the render time in Vegas. I'm importing AVCHD file from the CX105, and the video's are about 10 minutes long. The render time alone is about 15 minutes each time. Am I doing something wrong? I was hoping for quicker render times. I'm using a MacBook Pro (2.53 GHz.) with 4 GB RAM. Any tips or insights are appreciated.
  2. I bought the 0.3x and a 0.43x from opteka. I'll be using the 0.3x for AFF and the 0.43x for tandems. I love the fact that the 0.3x is so wide. It's going to be really good for AFF debriefs. To say that it sucks is a bit of a strong conclusion. The lens is what it is. Buy a lens for the job you what it to do.
  3. The Opteka 0.43 doesn't have a sun hood. The 0.3 does, and I already have rotated it so it doesn't turn up in the image I record. I'll try zooming in a bit.
  4. I recently bought a sony cx105 with two Opteka lenses. One of the lenses is a 0.43x HD lens. When I use the lens I'm seeing some vignetting in the corners (see attachment). Any ideas on how to handle this? I'm not having this problem with the 0.3x ultra fisheye lens from Opteka.
  5. I've jumped the radical and the katana. Here is what I think of them. Openings: I found the openings on the radical to be better. The katana seeks much more, it's much more nervous on opening. Both open soft. Flight: in flight both canopy's are great. Light toggle pressure, but both have a tendency to oversteer. Once you get used to it, it isn't much of a problem. Riser pressure: the katana has really low riser pressure. The radical also has low riser pressure, but it's higher then on the katana, and when using fronts it builds up more the on the katana. Dive: the dive on the katana is aggressive. It dives longer then the radical. This is not to say that the radical doesn't dive, the katana just dives harder and a bit longer. The recovery arc is longer on the katana. The radical is in my opinion a step up from the cobalt competition performance wise. Overall, I think the katana is a bit more high performance.
  6. I recently bought a new lens (sigma 10-20mm) for my 350D, I really like this lens.
  7. The text on the pages need some padding. The text wrapping the pictures is hard to read. I would also work on the markup. The page does not validate. Check it out. Making the page compliant with the standards helps with cross-browser support. Hope this helps.
  8. Atair used to use Gelvenor for their canopies. That material is no longer available, so they now use a more slippery kind of ZP. Your Cobalt is made of gelvenor, if you order a Radical now it wil be made of the new material i.e. not gelvenor.
  9. I think it has something to do with keeping the end cells pressurized. Smaller chambers are easier to pressurize right. (But that's just my un educated guess.)
  10. Aerodyne uses similar material. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I haven't seen Aerodyne products made from Gelvenor. The pilot and mamba for example are made of a much slippery kind of ZP. Edit: Never mind. You're right the new material is probably the same. Never reply before having a cup of coffee.
  11. The end cells on the radical are divided into three part, nothing strange about that.
  12. That doesn't look like a radical, that looks more like a demon. The attached pictures are pictures of a radical. Note the construction of the end cells.
  13. Not that I know of. I use the pilot that came with my rig. I do however use a kill line PC.
  14. That's strange, with me it was just the opposite. When I got the canopy I was used to pushing the nose into the center of the packjob. I had some weird and spanking openings. Now that I leave the nose exposed i.e. not pushing it in anymore, I get great sniveling openings. I do however quarter the slider and make sure the slider is in front of the nose.
  15. I jump a Radical 135, and I love that canopy. Openings are really nice and soft. It opens better that the cobalt I jumped. I've jumped a cobalt for about 200 jumps also a 135. Frontriser pressure is light, and it dives nice. It does dive more/harder than the cobalt and it dives longer. I also found that the flare power in this canopy is awesome. It does have a tendency to oversteer on toggles. Toggle pressure isn't a problem on this canopy. In half brakes it glides really good. Long spots aren't a problem on this canopy. This canopy is also very easy to pack. At least mine is. The material used on my canopy is no longer made, but the new ZP isn't as slippery as the ZP from PD or Aerodyne. Hope this helps.
  16. This one turned out nice, well at least I think so.
  17. Why would you want to do that. If you have a stable side by side why not land that configuration. Why would you intentionally want to create a downplane? because the cutaway is cleaner from a downplane and you can choose when to have it, rather than chance it down low. Yes I know that a cutaway from a downplane is cleaner. My point is, why would you want to create a downplane when you have a stable flying side-by-side. IMHO using your frontrisers in a side-by-side situation to create a downplane only adds more risk. I would venture to say that most of the jumpers don't have the skill-set to do this in a relative safe way. Think about it. You're already in an abnormal situation, would you really want to make the descent more complicated. Like somebody else said a few post up. Most two-out situations are caused by ADD-fires. That leaves the jumper with little time/altitude to take action. I think that it would be smarter to use this time to concentrate on landing the two out, instead of trying to create a downplane. Grtz. karma
  18. Why would you want to do that. If you have a stable side by side why not land that configuration. Why would you intentionally want to create a downplane? Grtz. karma
  19. Could you please explain how you came to that conclusion? Grtz.
  20. They come with the container. If you buy a used container the seller should include these items.
  21. I've got 40 or so jumps on a Cayenne 170. I wasn't impressed. Unlike the poster above me I found the Cayenne to be very sensitive to body position on opening. Drop a shoulder and you're in for an interesting ride. I also had some very brisk/hard openings on this canopy. Like Matthijs already stated you need to "roll" the nose of the canopy to tame the openings. I found that rolling the nose promotes off-heading openings. Add this to the sensitivity to body position, well you do the math I flew very nice though. It's very responsive to toggle input, and it can turn on a dime. It also has a very good glide ratio. This really helps if the spot is long. The recovery arc on the other hand is very short or instant. It also has the tendency to pop up when you let go of the front riser. Even when you let up the front riser very easy. And front riser pressure builds up very fast to. It isn't the easiest canopy to swoop on. If you're really interested in the Cayenne try to get a hold of a demo and jump it yourself. Get a feel for the canopy and then make up your mind. Grtz. karma
  22. I've jumped a Cayenne 170 for about 40 jumps. There where some things I liked about the canopy and some I didn't like. I liked the way it flew. Glide was very good. I could make it back from long spots very easy. Toggle turning the canopy was nice to. Quick to respond to input give by toggles. And the canopy is dead cheap. Only 995 Euro's. What I didn't like about the Cayenne where the openings. Hard to say the least. And it's very sensative to body position during the opening. I also didn't like the way front riser pressure build up during front riser turns. And the canopy has an instant recovery arc. It also has the tendency to pop up when you let go of the front riser. Even when you let up the front riser very easy. I don't agree with the poster above me. I think it doesn't handle like the sabre2. The sabre2 has a longer recovery arc and the openings are better. If I where you I would try to demo these canopies before buying one. Get a feel for al these canopies and then decide which one to buy.
  23. My Cypres just had it's 4 year check. It took about 3 weeks.