irobertson

Thanks for the pointers, it shoud be a total PAL setup, but good to check. I need to dig back out my old camera (as have donated it to DZ for playback), good one to check. I havn't defragged the disk in a while so could try that as well.

I have recently upgraded my video camera to a PC1000 and am trying to export my edited video from PC back to the camera via firewire. The edit package is Liquid Edition. During the process I randomly experience either temporary loss of video, or sound or both, but the log back to tape completes with the errors. I did not experience this on my previous camera (PC110) and would welcome any suggestions as to what may be happening and how to resolve. Many thanks in advance for your suggestions.

Clint, I have tried the camera on the ground, just snapping away withhte flash and it shows 1/200th shutter speed, bit unsure why you have same camera but only get 1/90th. Is there something I am missing or not doing that i should which will result in a lower speed.? Yes, my normal flying position is belly, but aiming to progress to do sit this season for camera.

Yup, my helmet setup is virtually the same as the picture posted by 'linestretch' (nice pic), except the video camera on my setup is totally enclosed with the box hinging at the top to access the vid. I think I would have to do something like the picture to attach an external flash unit. But just done a bit more digging and it looks like the EOS5 does not support high speed sync anyway, so pop-up or external - 1/200th looks like it is the fastest possible - if anyone else knows different please let me know. Re-charge time for the pop-up is approx 1 shot every 2 seconds so would have limited use for tandem work but could be used quite well for RW. Ah well, thought I was buying a stills camera to see me good for a while, but already found a limitation. Loads of good info in the replys, thanks to all the advise and looking forward to reading any extra info that follows.

Thanks to all the comments so far, it certainly helps to get different opinions. After talking to a couple of freefall photographers I really want to try flash, (the examples posted here look really cool - the mountain bike one included) but still concerned about the pop-up flash getting ripped off, and the helmet I have (2kComposites FF2 - looks like the optik but with the side box integrated to the helmet) doesnt lend itself to mounting a separate flash unit. Any ideas? May be a way to mount it on the top of the hinged box covering the video camera (?). I have heard that the pop-up is good for daytime 'fill-in' but its still that uncertainty of having it damaged concerns me. May have to bite the bullet and just figure out a way to fit the flash unit. Any advise on what to go for? Thanks Keen but concerned

I want to use (experiment with) the in-built flash on my EOS5 in freefall, does anyone know if I need to support the open flash with extra tape to avoid 'freefall damage'? Or is the open flash unit stong enough to withstand the buffetting in freefall? All comments / advice to this newbie stills flyer welcome.