bogwarrior 0 #1 June 22, 2002 Hi,I have about 600 jumps , tandem , 4 way etc. using a Sony PC1e. The iris motor jammed on it and I am about to buy a whole new set-up . I am a student paying his way through college and have an ideal budget of about $2000 . For that I would like to get a Decent helmet , site , SLR and the thing you put in your mouth ( I have not to this point taken stills , but there is a demand on my DZ ..esp tandems ) and a new camera. I can get my hands on a PC3 for about $800.What would you buy , esp for the remaining $1200 ?? I am nervous about buying a helmet online ( there are no agents here in Ireland as the sport is relativley small but growing )..what if it doesnt fit .I know there is a lot there , but a kind soul s patience and advice would really help...as I dont want to work as a waiter to finish my degree!Blue skies. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bogwarrior 0 #2 June 22, 2002 also , have a look at the picture attached, does anybody actually use a set up like this , what are the results like ? Coudl you consitently sell them ? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
puffdaddy 0 #3 June 22, 2002 I recently changed to a Bonehead Optik. Very comfortable with extra inserts to adjust to your size. I have a PC 9 on a side mount and a Canon EOS 300 for a still on the flat top. It also has space for two audible. Just measure your head, I bought mine from Square 1 and the service was excellent. You can also bake the helmet to re-size it if you want. There are various types of side mounts available, c-bracket, L-bracket or D-box. I believe that the camera on you picture is one that sky-systems developed or changed to suit skydiving. I know of a few people that had problems with theirs and if you are going to take good quality pictures i would rather go with a good 35 mm SLR and a 24 to 28 mm lense. Good luck and blue skies. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #4 June 22, 2002 Hmmm . . . $2000 probably isn't going to buy me the "ideal" set up, but it would certainly buy you one that would work well.$ 420 Bonehead BatRak$ 175 Bonehead dBox$ 799 Sony TRV18$~300 Canon Rebel 2000$130 Brent Finley Cross Sight$ 35 Brent Finley Swivel Clamp$ 55 CamEye II$ 40 Conceptus Bite Switchquadehttp://futurecam.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airdrew20012001 0 #5 June 25, 2002 I fly a batrack with a trv 17 in a bonehead d-box. A canon rebel EOS G and tongues switch for stills with a cam eye II (wouldn't want to vid without it). The batrak has the cookable lining so it fits like a glove. Drewfus McDoofus Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
