MisterCrash

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  1. Maybe it's a good thing to state your jumpnumber, license and years in the sport through your profile.Then people might be more helpfull. I'dd say IF you have 200 jumps and just want to goof around. Go cheap. Rawa helmet + side mount or your regular helmet with an L-bracket (could be snag hazardous though). PS; joining a forum to post a question without searching for your answer first is a bit disrespectfull to some members. Dropzone.com has so much information to offer. All speeding past collide and crashing, I'm in paradise.
  2. You could also try measuring your small head. Just a tought. It worked for my big head. All speeding past collide and crashing, I'm in paradise.
  3. Tempting, but as long as I'm not shooting full length action movies I guess I'll stick with my HC5. I don't think selling the family tickets to the movie theater to go and watch the tandem is going to work All speeding past collide and crashing, I'm in paradise.
  4. Did Babylon tell you to be lazy on the grond and eat a lot of burgers? That might help you out a bit All speeding past collide and crashing, I'm in paradise.
  5. Is this effect noticable? All speeding past collide and crashing, I'm in paradise.
  6. Same problem with my pin, they are goïng to send me a compensator (thin layer that prevents each kind of movement). I hope it works out like that, because I allready love the helmet and dont want to send it back. All speeding past collide and crashing, I'm in paradise.
  7. Well it took me a while before I could post my little (and expensive) jewel. The TonFly Fuego Pro Convertor, with a homemade backflip box for the HC5 and cameye II. Only modification that still has to happen is to fill it up with lot's of stickers because the paint really comes off fast... But anywayz I love the rugged look better than those shiny (dont drop me) helmets. Back to filming again. Over and out, MisterCrash. All speeding past collide and crashing, I'm in paradise.
  8. I think the investment of a hardbox will extend your camera's lifetime a good amount. No matter what plane you exit from. I know that riser slaps can take out sidemounted camera's anytime (it even cracked my helmet's fibreglass open once). Another time someone knocked the helmet out of my hands by accident and I was lucky to have a hardbox. Now I'm going for topmount HC5 with a fully closed box to minimize humidity exposure. Padding on the inside of the box is not a bad idea either. I think every good cameraflyer tries to treat his equipement like a fragile lady (but prepares her for a hard bangin' once and a while). All speeding past collide and crashing, I'm in paradise.
  9. Crap, I didn't bother to make any pix during the proces. But I can explain the works: First of all I wrapped the camcorder in foil. This is a good method to make a box that includes your lens. Then space up all the corners and space for the cameye (did that with cardboard, but clay will do fine too) so you are shure you can slide out the camera because you will be working with chemicals around it. And you do not want to slice it open and damage the camera. Once spaced up all those spots, I used self adhesive isolation foam around it (that I would use later as inside protection for the camera). And again wrapped it in foil. Next is the dirty work, one layer of polyester/glassfibre. (first top, harden out, then bottom). Dont forget to leave the front and backside open (with excess fibre that you can cut off). Once hardened I took out the camera, sliced open the box horizontally and taped the isolation foam inside. Closed it up again with fast glue, and applied my second layer of fibres. For finishing up I sanded it down, filled the low spots and airbubbles with bondo like material. And sanded it again. I was so bored sanding it (even broke a cheap mechanical sander on it with all the dust). Then I inserted the camera again, marked my front and backend to cut the excess of. For the backdoor I just made a flat glassfibre panel, that I attached by a hinge with rivets. Spraypainted the whole deal and here I am. The camera fits perfectly and the box just needs some detailing. Things I've learned during this proces. - dont make the glassfibre too thick, so your rivets will get whole the way through (which is not the case on the bottom) But the hinge is still pretty good fastened. - attach your flip door "before" you cut out the shape, because it's hard to get it on straight. - don't use to much bondo to fill up the lowspots because you have a lot of sanding work to do then. - try to enjoy making things yourself because if you can't do that it's not worth the time it takes. - always use polyester outside, because it smells like hell. All speeding past collide and crashing, I'm in paradise.
  10. Well here are some pictures of my homemade box for a HC5. I chose for a easy acces backdoor, but still have 2 more things to attend to. 1) What closing mechanism is best for this box? A. Bungee cord B. Thumb screw C. Briefcase latch D. Any other? 2) How do I finish the front edges around the lens? A. Rubber profile (where can I find these?) B. Any other? I plan to build the cameye solely into the box and not into the helmet so that I can remove the box easily on my Fuego Pro Convertor helmet for funjumps and stuff. Same thing maybe later for a ringsight if it is possible. You are welcome to reply with any advice or questions... All speeding past collide and crashing, I'm in paradise.
  11. I don't want to ask you for a loan... But a gift would be nice. Especially the HC9 All speeding past collide and crashing, I'm in paradise.
  12. Was this a mishap, or is it standard like that? All speeding past collide and crashing, I'm in paradise.
  13. Remember, you are trowing yourself out of an airplane. All speeding past collide and crashing, I'm in paradise.
  14. I don't have any experience with this camera, but I do have experience with the search option right top of the site... All speeding past collide and crashing, I'm in paradise.
  15. Looks expensive Just wondering, what canopy do you use to land this small fortune safely? All speeding past collide and crashing, I'm in paradise.
  16. Get rid of the mac and everything will work out All speeding past collide and crashing, I'm in paradise.
  17. Nuts All speeding past collide and crashing, I'm in paradise.
  18. Thx for this enlightening post. One question: how long do you think it will take for the majority of consumers to switch to Blue-ray players? Because I really don't know anyone that has yet. I myself am thinking about buying a Sony HighDef Camcorder (but what's the point of filming that way if you're the only one who can view it). It's all the same like with the 4:3 standard trying to switch to 16:9. I allready switched and it's a pain in the ass when someone delivers 4:3 footage that I have to combine in my movie's. Is it a good idea to be on the frontline and support the evolving technology and thus getting less possibilities to show the superior format's? I don't know if it's worth the investment. All speeding past collide and crashing, I'm in paradise.
  19. Great vibe nicely cut, which DZ is it? All speeding past collide and crashing, I'm in paradise.
  20. Why invest so much time in molding your own head when you've got such an easy way to do that. Find a company that makes 3D scans and cuts out the foam. A lot faster and cheaper I think. All speeding past collide and crashing, I'm in paradise.
  21. Here's my reply frame, found this while editing... All speeding past collide and crashing, I'm in paradise.
  22. A wee bit more than nice, I call it ownage All speeding past collide and crashing, I'm in paradise.
  23. FIREWIRE OWNZZZZ!!!!! All speeding past collide and crashing, I'm in paradise.
  24. You wanna buy mine? It's PAL version though, guess I can't help you out... All speeding past collide and crashing, I'm in paradise.