playgroundguy 0 #1 October 26, 2009 I'm thinking of starting video flying and interested in knowing a good complete setup, from helmet to accessories. Moderately priced. I'm sure there will be all kinds of opinions here!Good, Better, Best, never let it rest 'till your good better and your better best Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bwilling 0 #2 October 26, 2009 Here, this [URL "http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?do=post_view_flat;post=1324044;page=1;sb=post_latest_reply;so=ASC;mh=25;"] thread[/URL] will give you lots of insight into the many varied setups that folks here are jumping... "If all you ever do is all you ever did, then all you'll ever get is all you ever got." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The111 1 #3 October 26, 2009 QuoteHere, this [URL "http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?do=post_view_flat;post=1324044;page=1;sb=post_latest_reply;so=ASC;mh=25;"] thread[/URL] will give you lots of insight into the many varied setups that folks here are jumping... Yes. Before I built my first helmet I literally saved every single picture from that thread to my desktop and looked at each on in detail.www.WingsuitPhotos.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhreeZone 20 #4 October 26, 2009 The thread that was refereed to is a really good starting point. First thing you need to do is decide on the video camera and if you want to jump stills also. Those factors will help shape the choices from there. If you decide on certain video cameras then they are better suited for top mounting instead of side mounting. If you want stills then you need a helmet that can mount the still camera correctly. What is your end goal of flying video? Just screw around footage of you and friends? A GoPro might be the ideal solution and could mount anywhere. Higher end footage that can be used to debrief 4 way? You want to look at a Sony camera. Footage to sell to tandems? Might need to look at HighDef. From there you need to decide on a sills option.Yesterday is history And tomorrow is a mystery Parachutemanuals.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 2,990 #5 October 26, 2009 I'd start out with the cheapest used system that you can find that fits you. Like a rig, it's a bad idea to buy new up front; you're likely to trash it and probably will discover things about it you won't like anyway. Get a cheap used tape-based system and fly with it a lot. Get used to climbing out and exiting with it, figure out distances and angles, try different lenses and settings. After a few hundred jumps you'll have some strong opinions on what you like and don't like about the system, and will be in a good position to plunk down serious money for a good system that will make you happy for a long time. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
champu 1 #6 October 27, 2009 I would recommend reading through the above mentioned thread backwards as it spans about 5 years and some of the stuff at the beginning may be irrelevant (unless you decide to buy a used setup to begin with, in which case some of those older configurations may be similar to what you'll be shopping for.) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vdschoor 0 #7 October 27, 2009 This is going to sound funny, but the only thing ideal about my setup.. is my helmet. My ideal setup is different for whatever I want to do. If I film tandems, my ideal setup is my TRV17 (I cant part with it cause it just wont break) and my 20D If I film something else.. my ideal setup is "something else" Sometimes its my HC-1 sometimes its my 40D sometimes its my 40D with 1 flash sometimes its my 40D with 3 flashes sometimes its my 40D + HC1 sometimes its my 40D + HC1 + super 16mm film camera sometimes its an EX1 etc... All these options are NOT available to me if I don't have the right helmet.. so my recommendation is there.. figure out what you want to film. If you are just going to film tandems, or just film your friends, you might pick a different helmet / camera combo compared to wanting to go professional... etc.. and as the others said, read the other thread.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
champu 1 #8 October 27, 2009 3000 jumps? ...you whore. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
monkycndo 0 #9 October 27, 2009 Quote 3000 jumps? ...you whore. If you call him a whore, at least say it with love, Byron Love.50 donations so far. Give it a try. You know you want to spank it Jump an Infinity Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
champu 1 #10 October 27, 2009 Quote If you call him a whore, at least say it with love, Byron Love. Implied. ...you're a whore too. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vdschoor 0 #11 October 28, 2009 Quote 3000 jumps? ...you whore. 3001... come on What have you been up to man? I need to make it back down to ElsiWhore again soon... I miss that place! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dougmoffitt 0 #12 November 23, 2009 I still have the complete Sony HD-CX100 setup available, with every accessory. You never got back to me about it. If you want to do it on cheap, I have a used Sony PC-100 with wide angle lens, used extra batteries, and a box with 8 or 9 tapes. I've attached a pic of the setup. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
