Viking 0 #1 April 19, 2002 I am very torn on this one. It will take me two paychecks to get enough $$$ to get either. The F100 is a top of the line 35mm SLR Camera Body it costs $1000The Hornet 210 will be my first main, it costs $700 Both of these "toys" would help me excell in either of my favorite sports. I don't want to flip a coin but it looks like thats what i am gonna have to do. Would you guys rather see me become a better Photographer before a better Skydiver, or the other way around. I swear you must have footprints on the back of your helmet - chicagoskydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Scratch 0 #2 April 19, 2002 Silly question for this forum.Get the main.Every day above ground is a good day. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jussi 0 #3 April 19, 2002 Of course the main..."The Hornet 210 will be my first main," i guess you answered your own question.. :) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkydiveMonkey 0 #4 April 19, 2002 Any skydiver worth his salt would say Hornet. I've just got one, have yet to jump it but love it already !! When you participate in sporting events, its not whether you win or loose, its how drunk you get. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
faitor 0 #5 April 19, 2002 Hornet all the way. Should there be any question? I don't think so. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Skystorm 0 #6 April 19, 2002 DOH??!!!Hang onto Heaven, when hell is on your back Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites skybytch 273 #7 April 19, 2002 Hmmm.... which do you have more of... cameras or skydiving equipment?Get the main! You can't jump a camera without one. pull & flare,lisa[subliminal msg]My website Go Now[/subliminal msg] Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites CBurket 0 #8 April 19, 2002 I can sympathize with you, I'm a photographer, but I bought all my camera gear before I got into skydiving. I'd say unless you want to work for a newspaper or shoot sports (like basketball, not skydiving) then buy a cheaper camera and a main, but not a hornet. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites PhreeZone 20 #9 April 19, 2002 Hmmm..... Can I vote for a Cobalt 135? I'll jump it till you get to the point where you are ready for it...... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites crazymel 0 #10 April 19, 2002 Same here - I bought the Nikon F90, flash and lenses four years ago, before I got into skydiving....Now all my extra $$$ goes into skydiving!!! (Not that I have much $$$ left after my new rig, which, btw, is on it's way to me now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)Life is for the LIVING!!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites freeflir29 0 #11 April 19, 2002 HORNET...HORNET...HORNET......HORNET........"It's all about the BOOBIES!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Shark 0 #12 April 19, 2002 is this a trick question?? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites SkydiveMonkey 0 #13 April 19, 2002 Quote but not a hornet Why not? I'd have a hornet over a Sabre2 any day. Fly better (appaerently), cheaper, and custom made in 3-4 weeks. When you participate in sporting events, its not whether you win or loose, its how drunk you get. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites AggieDave 6 #14 April 19, 2002 CBurket, Have you jumped a Hornet before? Yeah, the get a bad wrap (damn, sorry, no pun intended) sometimes because they're not a totally original design, but they fly really well.A human cannonball, I rise above it allUp higher then a trapeze, I can fly Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites steve1 5 #15 April 19, 2002 Get the Hornet. Mine is brand new, zero jumps, and can't wait to jump it. It arrived in about 4 weeks from South Africa at a super price. Talk to Manny. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites freeflir29 0 #16 April 19, 2002 Yep....I have heard nothing but good things from Hornet owners and people that run clubs. Why pay more for a first main??? "It's all about the BOOBIES!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites pilotdave 0 #17 April 19, 2002 Well this is an easy one. Ya know you can go get one of those little disposable cameras for a few dollars? Why spend $1000? A camera's a camera. Davehttp://www.skydivingmovies.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites pilotdave 0 #18 April 19, 2002 one more thing I should add. An advantage of the parachute over the camera is that it'll survive falling out of a plane. The camera wont. Ya never know, it could happen.Davehttp://www.skydivingmovies.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites cansado12 0 #19 April 19, 2002 Dude, get the Hornet. I have one with a little over 100 jumps on it. The thing flies great!!! Plus, you can always jump with someone else with a camera and then YOU'LL be the one in the pictures. Buy the canopy, man! You can't go wrong. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites adamsr 0 #20 April 20, 2002 just ask yourself which one you'd prefer to have on you next time you jump out of a plane, personally i'm thinking the main would be a damn good idea!Anyway get the Hornet coz they rock, i got a hornet 190 as my first chute (second hand but only just over 100 jumps from new) and it is just so cool, flies great and has a really powerful flare, it's the first time i've enjoyed the canopy ride as much as the freefall Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Dutchboy 0 #21 April 21, 2002 I like my Hornet 190. I would buy the canopy, unless you happen to have something else you could use for now, but the same could be said for the camera. You obviously have another camera, just probably not as nice as you want it to be, just like whatever you jump now.The DutchboyPhil's Flying Enterprises, Inc. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites airann 1 #22 April 21, 2002 I feel your pain Viking......Get an issue of Shutterbug... you should know what that is... Or log on to yet another future sponsor...Yeahand get a used body in mint condition or near mint. If you are jumping your camera you might not want to put a super expensive one up there for now.Then find you a used canopy..... You might can get both.....You shouldnt forget to dream big, ya know.Ann ~ www.AirAnn.comAnyone want a Kitten? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Viking 0 #23 April 21, 2002 I don't plane on jumping Camera until i have atleast 200 jumps and when i do i will will not be using an F100!!!! I would be using the F100 to shoot high speed landings and also since i "work" for the school paper this camera would help me get some shots that i havn't been able to get b/c of the shity performace of my current camera, a Nikon N60.I swear you must have footprints on the back of your helmet - chicagoskydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites cloudseeker2001 0 #24 April 22, 2002 GET THE NIKON! i am a skydiver and photographer, but, i can only jump when i am at the DZ but i can shot pics all day and night and everywhere i go! i have been saving up for the F100 since before skydiving and i have not got it yet! i could buy 25 nikons with what i have spent on skydiving! as for the canopy, buy a used one because you will out grow it sooner or later and you will save a little cash for the fastest lens of your choice! as for your choice of camera it is very good! get a fast lens to go with it and you will not have any problems catching even derek v.(skydive houston) swooping at 100mph+ and everyone will love your pics too! 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Skystorm 0 #6 April 19, 2002 DOH??!!!Hang onto Heaven, when hell is on your back Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skybytch 273 #7 April 19, 2002 Hmmm.... which do you have more of... cameras or skydiving equipment?Get the main! You can't jump a camera without one. pull & flare,lisa[subliminal msg]My website Go Now[/subliminal msg] Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CBurket 0 #8 April 19, 2002 I can sympathize with you, I'm a photographer, but I bought all my camera gear before I got into skydiving. I'd say unless you want to work for a newspaper or shoot sports (like basketball, not skydiving) then buy a cheaper camera and a main, but not a hornet. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhreeZone 20 #9 April 19, 2002 Hmmm..... Can I vote for a Cobalt 135? I'll jump it till you get to the point where you are ready for it...... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
crazymel 0 #10 April 19, 2002 Same here - I bought the Nikon F90, flash and lenses four years ago, before I got into skydiving....Now all my extra $$$ goes into skydiving!!! (Not that I have much $$$ left after my new rig, which, btw, is on it's way to me now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)Life is for the LIVING!!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #11 April 19, 2002 HORNET...HORNET...HORNET......HORNET........"It's all about the BOOBIES!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shark 0 #12 April 19, 2002 is this a trick question?? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkydiveMonkey 0 #13 April 19, 2002 Quote but not a hornet Why not? I'd have a hornet over a Sabre2 any day. Fly better (appaerently), cheaper, and custom made in 3-4 weeks. When you participate in sporting events, its not whether you win or loose, its how drunk you get. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #14 April 19, 2002 CBurket, Have you jumped a Hornet before? Yeah, the get a bad wrap (damn, sorry, no pun intended) sometimes because they're not a totally original design, but they fly really well.A human cannonball, I rise above it allUp higher then a trapeze, I can fly Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
steve1 5 #15 April 19, 2002 Get the Hornet. Mine is brand new, zero jumps, and can't wait to jump it. It arrived in about 4 weeks from South Africa at a super price. Talk to Manny. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #16 April 19, 2002 Yep....I have heard nothing but good things from Hornet owners and people that run clubs. Why pay more for a first main??? "It's all about the BOOBIES!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pilotdave 0 #17 April 19, 2002 Well this is an easy one. Ya know you can go get one of those little disposable cameras for a few dollars? Why spend $1000? A camera's a camera. Davehttp://www.skydivingmovies.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pilotdave 0 #18 April 19, 2002 one more thing I should add. An advantage of the parachute over the camera is that it'll survive falling out of a plane. The camera wont. Ya never know, it could happen.Davehttp://www.skydivingmovies.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cansado12 0 #19 April 19, 2002 Dude, get the Hornet. I have one with a little over 100 jumps on it. The thing flies great!!! Plus, you can always jump with someone else with a camera and then YOU'LL be the one in the pictures. Buy the canopy, man! You can't go wrong. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
adamsr 0 #20 April 20, 2002 just ask yourself which one you'd prefer to have on you next time you jump out of a plane, personally i'm thinking the main would be a damn good idea!Anyway get the Hornet coz they rock, i got a hornet 190 as my first chute (second hand but only just over 100 jumps from new) and it is just so cool, flies great and has a really powerful flare, it's the first time i've enjoyed the canopy ride as much as the freefall Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dutchboy 0 #21 April 21, 2002 I like my Hornet 190. I would buy the canopy, unless you happen to have something else you could use for now, but the same could be said for the camera. You obviously have another camera, just probably not as nice as you want it to be, just like whatever you jump now.The DutchboyPhil's Flying Enterprises, Inc. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airann 1 #22 April 21, 2002 I feel your pain Viking......Get an issue of Shutterbug... you should know what that is... Or log on to yet another future sponsor...Yeahand get a used body in mint condition or near mint. If you are jumping your camera you might not want to put a super expensive one up there for now.Then find you a used canopy..... You might can get both.....You shouldnt forget to dream big, ya know.Ann ~ www.AirAnn.comAnyone want a Kitten? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Viking 0 #23 April 21, 2002 I don't plane on jumping Camera until i have atleast 200 jumps and when i do i will will not be using an F100!!!! I would be using the F100 to shoot high speed landings and also since i "work" for the school paper this camera would help me get some shots that i havn't been able to get b/c of the shity performace of my current camera, a Nikon N60.I swear you must have footprints on the back of your helmet - chicagoskydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cloudseeker2001 0 #24 April 22, 2002 GET THE NIKON! i am a skydiver and photographer, but, i can only jump when i am at the DZ but i can shot pics all day and night and everywhere i go! i have been saving up for the F100 since before skydiving and i have not got it yet! i could buy 25 nikons with what i have spent on skydiving! as for the canopy, buy a used one because you will out grow it sooner or later and you will save a little cash for the fastest lens of your choice! as for your choice of camera it is very good! get a fast lens to go with it and you will not have any problems catching even derek v.(skydive houston) swooping at 100mph+ and everyone will love your pics too! "remember when we were in africa" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
