stevebabin 0 #1 October 31, 2002 I have a Sony DSC-S85 and was wanting to see if anyone was jumping one. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. (I don't want to re-invent the wheel) Thanks, Steve Babin"Science, logic and reason will fly you to the moon. Religion will fly you into buildings." "Because figuring things out is always better than making shit up." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ralf 0 #2 November 15, 2002 I have a DSC-S85 and have jumped it several times. There is a remote release from Sony with the model number RM-1. It works with the LANC port on Sony Digital cameras and with the DSC-S85. I fooled around with Camera Eye II - no joy. I do not know of any other way of snapping the picture. By the way, I did buy the Sony tripod that had the shutter release (+ other controls) in the handel and was about to tear that apart when I found the RM-1 (hard to find!). The pictures are good, but the significant drawback of the camera is the setup time (full push on the release) is almost 2 seconds - 300+ ft in freefall! I got it down to under a second by making it as manual as possible. Yes, use a stopwatch, notepad and test all the different settings. Pain, but that will get you to know the camera. The release has two stages. If you push it all the way and release, it will take a picture. I don't know how to push part way, hold, then shoot in freefall. Also there is a time delay after taking the pictue to store the data on the memory stick (same as in the PC-9 and other sony cameras! That is a plus, and another great plus is the battery is the same as the PC-9! Saved my butt when my video camera battery was dead! If you get one of the HP photosmart printers, you can print from the memory stick (w/o cable or computer). Make sure the printer takes the memory stick, some just use the other memory card formats. Ralf Stinson Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stevebabin 0 #3 November 19, 2002 Thanks for the info! Steve"Science, logic and reason will fly you to the moon. Religion will fly you into buildings." "Because figuring things out is always better than making shit up." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cameramonkey 0 #4 November 21, 2002 I know one guy who jumps one, and loves it. I just bought mine two days ago (Because of what I saw), because they are being phased out and are going onto clearance. I saw them for $589 3 months ago, now they are $399 at best buy.Two wrongs don't make a right, however three lefts DO! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cameramonkey 0 #5 November 26, 2002 I actually found that for overall longevity and quality, Go Epson. HP prints nice, but uses water based inks. Epson based inks have an archive life of 20+ years. The only trick is you ABSOLUTELY MUST use Epson photo papers. I almost threw away my epson because I thought the nozzles were bad. I was printing to Kodak papers and was seeing globs of ink, and poor colors. When my teammate bought a new epson and mentioned it to me, I tried a sheet and magically the "problem" was gone.Two wrongs don't make a right, however three lefts DO! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
