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Ah the joy of the interweb. That's given me loads to work on. Thank you good people.

Wow, that would be so helpful, thank you.

I seem to remember a few years ago there was an outfit running helicopter jumps from Lauterbrunnen. Despite a thorough trawl of the internet I can't find anything. We're looking to jump close to the Eiger (not BASE thanks). Anyone know if a helicopter can be hired specifically for this or where to start looking? Thanks...

http://www.skyshotdesign.co.uk/ Opinions? I haven't seen this discussed yet, thought I'd put it out there...

I've had no problems at all with either helmet or camera and I've had the set up for about 18 months. No-one seemed to moan about the FF2, the FF3 is precisely 12mm wider. I'd take the FF3 over some of the Heath Robinson, snag risk, DIY bracket affairs you see around any day, even if they are slighly narrower. I saw an excellent student type Pro-Tec helmet with a bracket that looked like it was the losing entry for an 8 year old's welding competion bolted to it a while ago. I wish I'd taken a photo.

http://www.blackeyeusa.com/en/home/ How about fitting some lenses and pulling these down over your eyes?

2K Composites FF3 / Sony HC5 (raynox 5050) / Canon 450D XSi (kit 18-55). ZKulls top mount retro fitted by 2K. Old style cutaway. 2K do a new button one now which is a bit neater and easier to set up. I've attached a couple of random stills so you can see how the raynox 5050 matches the kit lens. The whole set up is very neat, very easy change between with stills and without and very comfortable. Steve at 2K is also the most helpful man in the world. Absolutely top products and customer service.

It's The HC5/7 can be sidemounted fine in a 2k FF3. It's only 12mm wider than the old 2k FF2 with a PC series in it. Not everyones choice but works for me. Try this link to see if it works. http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=2964114;page=unread#unread The CX models fit in it fine too. No problems free flying with the HC5 either.

Because the system has a ratchet on only one side if you want it central it's best to fit it yourself. Otherwise if you have a comedy chin it'll never fit properly. See if this link works. http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?do=post_attachment;postatt_id=90078;guest=52173730 I think all you need is something to make a hole in the strap so it should be pretty easy. Hope this helps.

What milestones do you think are important to pass before adding a stills camera to a video setup? I'm thinking along the lines of the "before you downsize your canopy, can you do the following..." list I saw elsewhere on the forums.

I've done about 50 or so jumps with an HC5 sidemounted in an FF3. I've measured the difference between the FF3 and FF2. It's 12mm wider. I'm not pretending to be anything of an expert with so few camera jumps but I haven't had a problem with width or weight at all. People will automatically favour the set up they spent their hard earned cash on and I'm no different. But the FF3 sidemount HC5 solution works fine. Of course something else may work better in some peoples opinion but this set up is perfectly workable.

Do you mean you can access the stills feature on the camcorder with a bite switch? I didn't think there was a way to do this. If you can how do you do it and would it work with an HC5/7? I think you only get 3 stills if the camera is recording but it would be fun to play with. Or have I misunderstood something?

Try 2K again. They're normally very good. Steve will probably be able to make you new cover that just bolts onto your old helmet for just about any camera you can think of. Reasonably cheaply too.

ditto

I haven't weighed it but after a few jumps I stopped noticing the weight at all. I haven't changed what I do during the pull sequence (some people reccomended turning my head slightly). For the first few if I'm honest I forgot and did what I do without a camera. This seems to work so I haven't changed. My camera coach filmed my deployment sequence and the risers touch the box as they deploy but it's hardly a "slap". I didn't notice and can't see it as a problem.