Cookie 0 #1 October 12, 2009 We have just finished our new Roll Cage design. Easy access to all the CX100 features Cookie Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
parachutist 2 #2 October 12, 2009 That looks awesome. Does the little tab with rubber loop keep the LCD screen closed in freefall? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cookie 0 #3 October 12, 2009 Yes that is what it is designed for. Cookie Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alge 0 #4 October 12, 2009 Nice cage. Can you give the dimensions on that side plate so that it's possible to see how it would fit on a side mount? Height, width, and how far the hypeye D connector is from the back, front, top and bottom.. Thanks in advance. (: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skybum2008 0 #5 October 12, 2009 how can I get one and how much it is $$$Quote[email] Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites piisfish 140 #6 October 12, 2009 any way to have a rolling roll cage ?scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Blink 1 #7 October 12, 2009 Hey Cookie, Looks great! Really impressive, not that it's surprising. One thing you might want to think about is adding a hole in the top for zoom access. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Cyrus79 0 #8 October 12, 2009 Hey Blink, looks a lot like your design... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites g3ninfinite 0 #9 October 12, 2009 QuoteHey Blink, looks a lot like your design... yeah and my corolla looks like a ferrari. I mean it has a front bumper, a rear bumper, headlights, and four wheels. a cage is a cage is a cage is a..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Cookie 0 #10 October 13, 2009 OK, dimensions Cage is 110mm L x 65mm H. The aproximate Hypeye location is 85mm from the front and 25mm down from the top. Blink, thanks for the info on the zoom button. Cookie Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites asphaltpussy 0 #11 October 14, 2009 Hey Jas, now the most important question. When available? And same question for the Atomic. I know, i bug you often, but i wanna spend money blue ones from eloyR&D Firebird USA Skyventure Arizona Instructor Eloy, AZ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Cookie 0 #12 October 14, 2009 Eloy hey, half your luck. The Cages are available now, I know Chuting Star Star has order stock. On the Atomic, the design of the helmet sizes is locked down and on to production for tooling development. I keep saying not long now however we are definetly a step closer. I will not talk of release dates as I always get them wrong. Cookie Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites krkarl 0 #13 October 14, 2009 Very nice cage Cookie! Can this be adapted for use with a Z-Skulls setup? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites frost 1 #14 October 14, 2009 Great looking product, as always. Does it really cost that much to make these bad boys? I mean the cage is nearly half the price of the camcorder, you can get a CX100 for $388 shipped these days. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Cookie 0 #15 October 14, 2009 Sure You just need to drill and tap four holes. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites gilead1 0 #16 October 14, 2009 hi, the cage looks very nice, I just wonder if it is possible to side mount it and drill a big hole in the helmet for the HypEye Pro D to connect it from the inside of the helmet? (I'm using B.H Optic) Gilead Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Skydivesg 7 #17 October 14, 2009 Where????? give me the heads up on that please.Be the canopy pilot you want that other guy to be. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Blink 1 #18 October 14, 2009 QuoteGreat looking product, as always. Does it really cost that much to make these bad boys? I mean the cage is nearly half the price of the camcorder, you can get a CX100 for $388 shipped these days. Manufacturing is the cheapest part of the process. The expensive part is design, engineering, prototyping, reworking, etc. I imagine they have countless hours of designing, reworking, modelling, prototyping, reworking, prototyping, etc, I think you see a trend here. ;) It's not always as easy as "just protect the camera". When you're doing a project like this you'll find that you take two steps forward, and three backwards. Everything has to be just right, slots cut in the right places, tapped holes for quick release, port for D-plug, thick enough material, not too heavy...as you can imagine it can be quite the headache, although after it's all said and done you get one nice finished product! Blink Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites frost 1 #19 October 15, 2009 QuoteManufacturing is the cheapest part of the process. The expensive part is design, engineering, prototyping, reworking, etc. I imagine they have countless hours of designing, reworking, modelling, prototyping, reworking, prototyping, etc I know what's involved in designing and releasing a product. I also know that it costs pennies once the product is put on the mass production line. When the cameras were nearly $1000 dollars (as in PC1000, or HD HC-series), paying $200 for a box was almost OK. But now, when you can get a replacement for less than 400... i for one am not going to pay half the price of the camera for a protective box/cage, no matter how nice it is and in the event that i bump my camera to the point of breaking it, i'll just buy a new one. I am wondering, why invest so much if a considerable number of people are not going to pay the asking price and potential sales are not going to cover the initial investment? Of course there are others who will purchase the pretty new box, those who take good looks over simplicity and cost effectiveness of, say, a home made bracket. But I do love Cookie stuff, it always has superb quality and excellent design. I've owned your HC3, HC5, CX7 boxes, have three liquid flatlocks... Kudos for being on the cutting edge offering great products. QuoteWhere????? give me the heads up on that please. Google sony cx100. Here is one of the vendors that has reputable feedback: http://www.dbuys.com/product/?54712&camp_id=265 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Cookie 0 #20 October 15, 2009 Hey Frost and Blink, Frost you are correct in your comments, I had the same discussion today, about camera that cost $1000 and accessories as such. Blnk is correct regarding the process. You have built a nice cage also an we can appreciate your efforts getting to this point. You also can not forget the relative cost relationships between Hypeye's, lenses,mounts and then helmets verses camera costs If we could guarantee sales of 10000 units the end price would certainly be different and we would have a robot feeding big chunks of alloy into our expensive machine and I would not be reading these forums enjoying the banter, but kicking back with a mixer on my yatch. We are coming to the end of the CX100 life span. I hope that Sony will release a great skydiver friendly camera at the next CES. Or the Go Pro camera is so kick ass that we may see the death of the traditional sony camera's for skydivers. Either way I truly enjoy the challenges ahead and appreciate your coments,assitance and feedback. Cooke Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Skydivesg 7 #21 November 2, 2009 but kicking back with a mixer on my yatch. Cooke You're always looking for a reason to have a mixer!!!Be the canopy pilot you want that other guy to be. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
piisfish 140 #6 October 12, 2009 any way to have a rolling roll cage ?scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Blink 1 #7 October 12, 2009 Hey Cookie, Looks great! Really impressive, not that it's surprising. One thing you might want to think about is adding a hole in the top for zoom access. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cyrus79 0 #8 October 12, 2009 Hey Blink, looks a lot like your design... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
g3ninfinite 0 #9 October 12, 2009 QuoteHey Blink, looks a lot like your design... yeah and my corolla looks like a ferrari. I mean it has a front bumper, a rear bumper, headlights, and four wheels. a cage is a cage is a cage is a..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cookie 0 #10 October 13, 2009 OK, dimensions Cage is 110mm L x 65mm H. The aproximate Hypeye location is 85mm from the front and 25mm down from the top. Blink, thanks for the info on the zoom button. Cookie Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
asphaltpussy 0 #11 October 14, 2009 Hey Jas, now the most important question. When available? And same question for the Atomic. I know, i bug you often, but i wanna spend money blue ones from eloyR&D Firebird USA Skyventure Arizona Instructor Eloy, AZ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cookie 0 #12 October 14, 2009 Eloy hey, half your luck. The Cages are available now, I know Chuting Star Star has order stock. On the Atomic, the design of the helmet sizes is locked down and on to production for tooling development. I keep saying not long now however we are definetly a step closer. I will not talk of release dates as I always get them wrong. Cookie Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
krkarl 0 #13 October 14, 2009 Very nice cage Cookie! Can this be adapted for use with a Z-Skulls setup? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
frost 1 #14 October 14, 2009 Great looking product, as always. Does it really cost that much to make these bad boys? I mean the cage is nearly half the price of the camcorder, you can get a CX100 for $388 shipped these days. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cookie 0 #15 October 14, 2009 Sure You just need to drill and tap four holes. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gilead1 0 #16 October 14, 2009 hi, the cage looks very nice, I just wonder if it is possible to side mount it and drill a big hole in the helmet for the HypEye Pro D to connect it from the inside of the helmet? (I'm using B.H Optic) Gilead Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skydivesg 7 #17 October 14, 2009 Where????? give me the heads up on that please.Be the canopy pilot you want that other guy to be. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Blink 1 #18 October 14, 2009 QuoteGreat looking product, as always. Does it really cost that much to make these bad boys? I mean the cage is nearly half the price of the camcorder, you can get a CX100 for $388 shipped these days. Manufacturing is the cheapest part of the process. The expensive part is design, engineering, prototyping, reworking, etc. I imagine they have countless hours of designing, reworking, modelling, prototyping, reworking, prototyping, etc, I think you see a trend here. ;) It's not always as easy as "just protect the camera". When you're doing a project like this you'll find that you take two steps forward, and three backwards. Everything has to be just right, slots cut in the right places, tapped holes for quick release, port for D-plug, thick enough material, not too heavy...as you can imagine it can be quite the headache, although after it's all said and done you get one nice finished product! Blink Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
frost 1 #19 October 15, 2009 QuoteManufacturing is the cheapest part of the process. The expensive part is design, engineering, prototyping, reworking, etc. I imagine they have countless hours of designing, reworking, modelling, prototyping, reworking, prototyping, etc I know what's involved in designing and releasing a product. I also know that it costs pennies once the product is put on the mass production line. When the cameras were nearly $1000 dollars (as in PC1000, or HD HC-series), paying $200 for a box was almost OK. But now, when you can get a replacement for less than 400... i for one am not going to pay half the price of the camera for a protective box/cage, no matter how nice it is and in the event that i bump my camera to the point of breaking it, i'll just buy a new one. I am wondering, why invest so much if a considerable number of people are not going to pay the asking price and potential sales are not going to cover the initial investment? Of course there are others who will purchase the pretty new box, those who take good looks over simplicity and cost effectiveness of, say, a home made bracket. But I do love Cookie stuff, it always has superb quality and excellent design. I've owned your HC3, HC5, CX7 boxes, have three liquid flatlocks... Kudos for being on the cutting edge offering great products. QuoteWhere????? give me the heads up on that please. Google sony cx100. Here is one of the vendors that has reputable feedback: http://www.dbuys.com/product/?54712&camp_id=265 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cookie 0 #20 October 15, 2009 Hey Frost and Blink, Frost you are correct in your comments, I had the same discussion today, about camera that cost $1000 and accessories as such. Blnk is correct regarding the process. You have built a nice cage also an we can appreciate your efforts getting to this point. You also can not forget the relative cost relationships between Hypeye's, lenses,mounts and then helmets verses camera costs If we could guarantee sales of 10000 units the end price would certainly be different and we would have a robot feeding big chunks of alloy into our expensive machine and I would not be reading these forums enjoying the banter, but kicking back with a mixer on my yatch. We are coming to the end of the CX100 life span. I hope that Sony will release a great skydiver friendly camera at the next CES. Or the Go Pro camera is so kick ass that we may see the death of the traditional sony camera's for skydivers. Either way I truly enjoy the challenges ahead and appreciate your coments,assitance and feedback. Cooke Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skydivesg 7 #21 November 2, 2009 but kicking back with a mixer on my yatch. Cooke You're always looking for a reason to have a mixer!!!Be the canopy pilot you want that other guy to be. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cookie 0 #22 November 3, 2009 I sure am Sandy, Please send me your margarita recipe again. I have had a mind blank since the last batch Cookie Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VectorBoy 0 #23 November 3, 2009 South west margarita: Equal parts- Tequila triple sec Sweet N sour Cranberry juice. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
muthafuknRIDLA 0 #25 November 9, 2009 Is there room to mount the hypeye pro on/in the cage? Has anyone tried this on the Cookie BlackBox or this cage?? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
