AndyMan 7 #1 August 18, 2003 My Sony was in for repairs this weekend, and there was a jump that just begged for video, we were taking a stuffed Big Bird on a hybrid.... One of the participants in the jump lent me his Panasonic PV-DV203 that he'd bought for jumping, but hadn't yet jumped since he's still a bit green. We screwed on a Raybox 27mm .6 wide angle he'd gotten from bhphotovideo for $75 - kenko doesn't make any 27 mm thread size lenses. The jump was a cluster-fuck, but it was fun to watch - from a distance. The opening felt fine, I didn't feel any kind of riser strike. When I landed I found the wide-angle lens missing. What was amazing is that the threading on the camera looked perfect. There weren't any scraches or broken parts on the threading, the camera looked as if there never had been a lens attached. The lens simply popped out of the threading. On review of the video, you can see the camera refocus after line stretch, but before full inflaition. I took this to mean that it wasn't a riser-strike at all, simply the opening shock of a normal on-heading Stiletto opening cause this the lens to depart... Amazing. Two lessons, I guess.... 1) don't borrow other jumpers cameras.... 2) don't buy panasonic. Thankfully, I only lost the guys $70 lens, not the camera. I had also been smart enough to make sure he agreed that I wouldn't be responsible for damage or loss... _Am__ You put the fun in "funnel" - craichead. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
