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PLAYING IN THE SKY

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tomfisk: Skydiving at Skydive Twin Cities, Baldwin, WI

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  • Picture-28389 Videoxon over 1 year ago

    Fantastic fly , nice video.
  • Picture-27255 Renat almost 2 years ago

    Nice. Like in Russia but without snow...Blue Skies.
  • Picture-30626 RockyOne almost 2 years ago

    Jealous Yep thats me. Way back I was using a Canon 8mm std.super not yet invented clockwork powered movie camera on my helmet. Was so heavy I had to hold my head on opening. Sometimes I forgot with the magic floating feeling. Neck is still paying the price. Had a lot of trouble with the rubber bulb on the remote release as I found I had to connect air line at jump height. Got some movies of my mates. Lots stills.Pix at httppublic.fotki.comRockyOne Love the digital age 1010
  • Picture-7142 tomfisk about 2 years ago

    Go for itWhy jump out of a perfectly good airplane Because I have a perfectly good parachute
  • Picture-7142 tomfisk about 2 years ago

    Anything that is tethered would be a candidate for entanglement during canopy deployment. You have to assume that in an emergency situation you wouldnt be able to retrieve the camera. I think the aerodynamics to keep the camera steady and pointed in the right direction would be particularly difficult.Why jump out of a perfectly good airplane Because I have a perfectly good parachute
  • Picture-14918 Cavman about 2 years ago

    What about a simple fin like on a windmill where the wind will pull it vertical and hold the camera that way. Or you could try a streamer like on a kite but coming out of the top so the wind again puls the camera straight.CMAustraliaContourHD 720p
  • Picture-18868 CitizenKace about 2 years ago

    Really makes me want to sky diveCitizenKace
  • Picture-15383 DanGodar about 2 years ago

    I really want to start using some of these angles.
  • Missing_icon Seaking about 2 years ago

    Brings back fun memories, gotta love the IFR jump through the cloud.. nice Looks like your camera is spot on for focusing Good for you
  • Picture-7142 tomfisk over 2 years ago

    Hi...thanks No problems with the lens, or really any problems to speak of. Actually I have attached it to my helmet I have a short video on how I attached it, just click on my name to see all my videos with no problems at all...up to 160mph in a sit fly. The camera is so light that it really doesnt need anything beefy to hold it. I just put a couple of lanyards to my helmet in case I accidentially knocked the camera off.
  • Picture-13872 rioutousgnome over 2 years ago

    Hi, great video, i fly a microlight and just bought one of these, im worried about lens missing inside at altitude, did you have any problems also is there any reason you didnt fit it to your helmet im worried the bracket will not be strong enough when flying through the air at 80mph, is that why you didnt use itGazza microlight pilot
  • Picture-12181 LateNight over 2 years ago

    Dont get greedy
  • Picture-7142 tomfisk over 2 years ago

    Not during freefall...relative wind would play havoc with the mount. Maybe under canopy...
  • Picture-393 Rocket J. Squirrel over 2 years ago

    Hey, did you see the hingeswivel mount the Belgium longboarders built it keeps the camera level to the ground... maybe workable
  • Picture-393 Rocket J. Squirrel over 2 years ago

    Everyone else has already said how sick this vid isI cant wait to see some BASE vids with an ankle mount.. maybe on a hinge like those longboarders from Belgium did
  • Picture-1326 NholdR over 2 years ago

    Agreed, Tom you are the first to 500 thumbs, congrats sir
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  • Img_0143 marc over 2 years ago

    i think this vid just needs one more comment.
  • Picture-7142 tomfisk over 2 years ago

    No, I didnt protect the mic but did drop the volume level about 5db in putting together the video. Otherwise it would just be too much wind noise.
  • Picture-11001 Chi-viet over 2 years ago

    Nice footageWas the noise recorded by the mic much windy Did you protect the mic with something
  • Picture-9111 iain1775 over 2 years ago

    Awesome mate. Great vid has totally convinced me about the Contour HD, before I watched this I wasnt sure of the whole HD thing but that is so crisp its unbelievable that it wasnt shot with a professional TV cameraWhat is the song though Great track for the film really fits well
  • Img_0143 marc over 2 years ago

    this is becoming an all time favorite pretty quick nice work.
  • Missing_icon downrange over 2 years ago

    Great video. I have been wanting to try that ankle angle for some time but have been holding off because I am a low number A jumper. Really great to see what it will look like when I finally give it a try. Looks even better than I thought it might. Good work. Blue skies
  • Picture-1636 twarner over 2 years ago

    Great video.
  • Picture-7142 tomfisk over 2 years ago

    Thanks, thanks, thanks And the next installment...
  • Picture-3828 Bean over 2 years ago

    Dude This is perhaps the best skydiving video Ive seen Killer angles, great view, excellentBean
  • Picture-7142 tomfisk over 2 years ago

    The ankle needs a little more adjustment on the angle...but its pretty close.Im hoping this will crank up the intensity of the skydiving videos I have a few more perspectives to try...cant wait to get back in the air
  • Picture-8500 LacTait over 2 years ago

    The ankle cam is awesome
  • Picture-8500 LacTait over 2 years ago

    The ancle cam is awesome
  • Picture-7393 Joao over 2 years ago

    Great video , you gave me some ideas.....

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