riggerrob 643 #1 December 15, 2003 Yesterday I finished sewing my first bungee-cam, hand-mount for a SONY PC101 and I am all excited! Talk about narcisism! The camera sits in the palm of your hand, facing up your forearm, directly at your face! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhreeZone 20 #2 December 15, 2003 Got some pics of either the product or from the view of the camera?Yesterday is history And tomorrow is a mystery Parachutemanuals.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
masher 1 #3 December 15, 2003 In the palm of your hand, or the back? Can you still do all of your emergency procedures?-- Arching is overrated - Marlies Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riggerrob 643 #4 December 15, 2003 The bungee-cam mounts a SONY PC101 in the palm of your right hand, lens pointing towards your face. Sorry, but bungee-cams are not compatible with modern skydiving gear. On the other hand, all two dozen of the tandem-cams that I built fit over the users' left hand, with the camera on the back of the hand, lens pointing towards thumb, so you can take video of tandem students while your hands are in the "boxman" position. Since they leave the palm - and fingers - of left hand free, tandem-cams are compatible with skydiving gear. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skylark 0 #5 December 17, 2003 Still dont understand...if it's in the palm of your hand, how do you pull? "Into the dangerous world I leapt..." William Blake, Songs of Experience Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhreeZone 20 #6 December 17, 2003 Its designed to be worn bungee jumping Yesterday is history And tomorrow is a mystery Parachutemanuals.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bungeechef 0 #7 December 19, 2003 Looking forward to it !!! Here,s a crappy stopframe from my 101 mounted on a manfrotto monopod secured with duct tape. Your bungee cam will eliminate using this setup,giving the jumper more freedom . This shot if from the Navajo bridge in marble canyon , Arizona. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LouDiamond 1 #8 December 19, 2003 Would you be able to modify that design to fit on the left hand? I see a possible use for it in the Birdman community if it doesn't prove to be too cumbersome or a safety concern. Pictures of the bungee cam would probably be self explanatory as to it's feasibility and appreciated."It's just skydiving..additional drama is not required" Some people dream about flying, I live my dream SKYMONKEY PUBLISHING Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
masher 1 #9 December 19, 2003 Have you seen the camera glove from Way Cool Industries? That fits on your left hand...-- Arching is overrated - Marlies Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LouDiamond 1 #10 December 19, 2003 QuoteHave you seen the camera glove from Way Cool Industries? Yeah but the orientation of the camera and it being on the back of the hand doesn't work for Birdman flights. The back of the hand is pointing away from the body and it would be quite difficult to get good footage. I know Norman Kent has a rather unique set up that allows him to hand mount his D1 digital camera(Large camera) for Birdman flights but I believe he fabricated it himself."It's just skydiving..additional drama is not required" Some people dream about flying, I live my dream SKYMONKEY PUBLISHING Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riggerrob 643 #11 December 19, 2003 QuoteWould you be able to modify that design to fit on the left hand? I see a possible use for it in the Birdman community if it doesn't prove to be too cumbersome or a safety concern. Pictures of the bungee cam would probably be self explanatory as to it's feasibility and appreciated. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Sure. Bungee-cam 1.1 is going to be ambidextrous so you can mount the camera in the palm of your left or right hand. Whether the lens of the wing-suit-cam points towards the thumb, forearm or some other angle will be determined by wing-suit jumpers. Try describing your ideas or posting a sketch. The only dilemma remaining is figuring out how to pull a reserve ripcord with your palm full of camera. To date, all my tandem-cams have mounted the camera on the back of the left hand so the fingers and palm are free for pulling handles. Pulling the reserve ripcord with the left hand is important for tandem-instructors because reaching across - with the right hand - is difficult. Maybe wing-suit fliers can retrain themselves to pull reserve ripcords with their right hands ??? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LouDiamond 1 #12 December 19, 2003 Since Birdman requires you to bend your hand back at the wrist to fly efficiently(see attachments) it's kind of hard to get a good shot the way the camera is currently mounted on the glove but I think if you tweaked the angle that the camera sits in the glove a Birdman might be able to fly with his hand straight out(see attachment), palm down and get good footage."It's just skydiving..additional drama is not required" Some people dream about flying, I live my dream SKYMONKEY PUBLISHING Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riggerrob 643 #13 December 20, 2003 Now that I understand the wrist angle of bird-men, the next question is "What do you want video of?" ... your face? ... the face of the guy beside you? ... the guy in front of you? ... the guy behind you? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LouDiamond 1 #14 December 20, 2003 Ideal would to be able to film onesself(partialy of course) by straightening the wrist out and the others with you by bending the wrist backward as in normal flight. With the right wide angle lens, you would be able to get several people in a flock in the frame along with the cameraman."It's just skydiving..additional drama is not required" Some people dream about flying, I live my dream SKYMONKEY PUBLISHING Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
