Stills Camera

[freefallin14 0]

The TRV25 is here (hooray), the helmet is decided on (batrak), and now the attention goes to the stills camera. I have done the searches on this forum, but the posts are from a while back. I have some questions about some of the newer stuff. As far as the Rebel line goes, is the 2000 and new Ti worth the extra money over a Rebel G? Rebel G's are going for around $150-190 whereas the Ti is selling in the $300 ballpark. I think I will end up going Canon, due to things discussed before about the ease of hooking up a bite switch or tongue switch when compared to the Nikons. Or do the newer Nikons have the 2.5 plug now? Is there any reason to go with Nikon over Canon or vice versa? Pentax anyone?? Lots of questions, sorry to overload everyone. Thanks in advance and thanks for all the previous help, this is going to be a fun winter playing with all this and getting the setup right.

Bret

[YahooLV 0]

Anything CANON makes is a good choice. I have a REBEL and love it. It's cost effective and shoots great pics. 2000 is nice also. It's your budget, you make the call. HAVE FUN!!!!!!!

http://www.curtisglennphotography.com

[jdhill 0]

I don't shot much film anymore, but when I do I use a Pentaz ZX-10 (Which Pentax as replaced with the ZX-7)... works great... there are a few others at my DZ that also use Pentaz (when not shooting digital).

Josh

All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing. - Edmund Burke

[Rdutch 0]

I have a rebel2000 that I have put hundreds of jumps on and it works great. Ive also Dropped it, hit it climbing out, had a riser smack the hell out of it.banged it exiting the skyvan. And it works great still. And the good thing is their cheap, specially since you are going to be new to having a camera on your head, you probably will bang it a few times also. I know a few people that use the auto feature on the r2000 for tandems and the pictures come out great. I like manual myself. If you do get one spend a little extra and get a good fixed 24 lens. Dont skimp and use the 28-80 that comes with it. Good Luck.

Ray
Small and fast what every girl dreams of!

[bmcd308 0]

www.bhphotovideo.com has good prices on the entire rebel line

I go the ti because of its faster motordrive speed, which is still pretty slow. I am afraid that the g will disappoint you with its slow continuous shooting speed.

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[rfarris 2]

Another good (very good), alternative to the Rebel series is Minolta's Maxxum 5. Especially if you one day decide to mount the accessory flash on your helmet also. With such features as off-camera wireless flash capability, and high shutter speed flash sync, (being able to use the flash at 1/4000th of a second) is amazing for the relatively low price of this camera body.
It also only weighs 12oz., and is advertized as the smallest and lightest 35mm SLR camera body available today.
Geez..I sound like a Minolta salesman. Just sold on Minolta.

Just my friendly advice!
Rod

[Deuce 1]

Go Canon. I don't have one, I stayed brand-loyal to Nikon. The Rebel line is lighter (way freakin lighter) and takes the 2.5mm conceptus tongue switch jack without modification. With stills, it's all about the lens. Light SLR, good lens, good skydiving camera. You're probably gonna be shooting shutter priority at 1/500th with 200 ASA film, a camera that can do that for you, and has an integral flash, is all you need. The fancy program stuff probably won't be used for skydiving, so if it's a dedicated skydiving camera, save some money.

JP