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    Image of Margatron Margatron
    12/17/09

    In reply to Video: Surfing Huge Waves at Jaws In Canon 5d Mark II Slow Motion
    Am I the only one that's seeing all the pixel dirt on this video? I mean, I know it's compressed for the net but there is a ton of "digital dust" all over this footage.

    If it was a dead pixel on the sensor, it'd be in the same place consistently throughout the footage. If it was clipping out whites/darks it'd be in those areas, not across the whole image. I've seen this happen before with P2 footage. Just like a graphics card can overheat and not render properly, the camera gets overheated and can't capture those pixels so they show up as white, red, green, or blue pixels scattered all over the frame.
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    Image of ytkliu ytkliu
    12/17/09

    In reply to Video: Surfing Huge Waves at Jaws In Canon 5d Mark II Slow Motion
    Interesting - I just saw this video last night while browsing a thread in Reduser about setting up exposure times!
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    Image of TonyWonder TonyWonder
    12/17/09

    In reply to Video: Surfing Huge Waves at Jaws In Canon 5d Mark II Slow Motion
    i want to see someone surf those with that orignal Natives board Giz posted about a few days back... the one with no fin....
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    Image of lpranal lpranal
    12/17/09

    In reply to Video: Surfing Huge Waves at Jaws In Canon 5d Mark II Slow Motion
    what's up with the color balance? Or, is there actually a giant translucent pink blob floating above the area?
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    Image of JackTheTripper JackTheTripper
    12/17/09

    @lpranal: Waves are about a half mile out from shore. If it was windy that day and there was a lot of red clay dust in the air it could tint the pics.

    [www.tsunami-zone.com]
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    Image of lpranal lpranal
    12/17/09

    @JackTheTripper: I don't really believe you, so I guess I'll have to go to hawaii to determine the true cause. I'll stay as long as it takes, months, even years if I have to.
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    Image of bornonbord bornonbord
    12/17/09

    In reply to Video: Surfing Huge Waves at Jaws In Canon 5d Mark II Slow Motion
    Premiere+slowmo=not so hot.

    The fact that we're seeing slow-mo HD footage so soon after the event = hot!!!11!

    That's pretty incredible. I hope the guys riding this will be able to over-ride their adrenaline rushes and actually remember doing this.

    Also: Seeing this post directly after having my brain exploded by our insignificance in the universe still makes me feel like these waves are incredibly huge.
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    Edited by bornonbord at 12/17/09 3:28 PM bornonbord was starred bornonbord was unstarred
    Image of Homerjay is utterly alone. Homerjay is utterly alone.
    12/16/09

    In reply to Canon DSLR Suffers 3,000-Foot Fall, Camera and Lens Still Work
    Oh sure, he can drop his camera 3000 feet and it works but if I bring mine in the shower it's rendered useless.
    Nice, Canon. Nice.
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    Image of gemcosta gemcosta
    12/16/09

    @Homerjay is utterly alone.: That's because dropping it 3,000 feet was an accident.
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    Image of dbaet dbaet
    12/16/09

    @Homerjay is utterly alone.: Why on earth would you bring your digital camera into the shower?
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    Image of Homerjay is utterly alone. Homerjay is utterly alone.
    12/17/09

    @dbaet: Why WOULDN'T you??
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    Image of dbaet dbaet
    12/17/09

    @Homerjay is utterly alone.: Because being sexy is not the same as being safe. Don't shoot while showering is my motto.
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    Image of RainyDayInterns RainyDayInterns
    12/16/09

    In reply to Canon DSLR Suffers 3,000-Foot Fall, Camera and Lens Still Work
    Dropped a Nikon F3 off a bridge once...found it a week later. The only problem was a broken mirror.
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    Image of dominaria dominaria
    12/16/09

    @RainyDayInterns: Seven years of bad luck, my friend!
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    Image of RainyDayInterns RainyDayInterns
    12/16/09

    @dominaria: That is true! We had to give up the Nikon system for 7 years...went with the Olympus OM-4s after that, then to the Canons.

    Only just recently went back to Nikon :-)
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    Image of hiptomorrow hiptomorrow
    12/16/09

    In reply to Canon DSLR Suffers 3,000-Foot Fall, Camera and Lens Still Work
    I really want to believe this, but there are a few things that just seem a bit strange.

    Why would anyone mount an SLR on a helmet? It would make much more sense to handhold and be able to actually compose the shots. Did he use a cable release?

    The other thing that makes me think it might not be true is that the moisture content in the air at altitude could quite easily render the camera useless.

    It would be nice if it was a true story, but I'm inclined to think there's a little bit of tall-story in this one.
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    Image of RainyDayInterns RainyDayInterns
    12/16/09

    @hiptomorrow: Handholding a camera while skydiving??? Really?
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    Image of hiptomorrow hiptomorrow
    12/16/09

    @RainyDayInterns: Helmet mounting a slr while skydiving??? Really? lol
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    Edited by hiptomorrow at 12/16/09 8:05 AM hiptomorrow was starred hiptomorrow was unstarred
    Image of RainyDayInterns RainyDayInterns
    12/16/09

    @hiptomorrow: here you go...google baby!

    [www.skydivephotos.co.uk]
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    Image of hiptomorrow hiptomorrow
    12/16/09

    @RainyDayInterns: Absolutely...looks like a quality product.

    Ok, so we've established that helmet is the way to go. If you were going to do this, surely you would use an established method (along the lines of the link you put in) that wouldn't let your SLR fall to it's doom?

    At the very least, you would attach a leash to the body as a backup, wouldn't you?

    ;-)

    I think the story was probably more along the lines of...

    Friend: WTF happened to your camera?!?!?!

    Dude: Eh, well, eh, I was skydiving and dropped it...

    Friend: Are you sure you didn't just fall over in the mud and look like a tool but don't want to admit it?

    Dude: Well....
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    Image of RainyDayInterns RainyDayInterns
    12/16/09

    @hiptomorrow: Well...we really wasn't responding to your claims that this post may have been bogus.

    We were responding to the fact that you clearly didn't really know what you were talking about when it came to helmet cams and skydiving.

    As to your bit about "moisture" and "altitude"...well, that is just ..astounding.
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    Edited by RainyDayInterns at 12/16/09 11:19 AM RainyDayInterns was starred RainyDayInterns was unstarred
    Image of hiptomorrow hiptomorrow
    12/16/09

    @RainyDayInterns:
    When it comes down to it, I would have to say, I don't believe the story, despite how much I would like to.

    You're right, I don't really know much about skydiving, and mounting a camera on a helmet seems to be the done thing, at least if you buy the proper equipment to do so.

    The point about moisture and altitude was more a comment on a question I posed to a friend that does a lot of skydiving who had suggested that the moisture could potentially damage the camera. The fact that I live in Scotland and it rains pretty much constantly wouldn't help, lol.

    As to your comments about my knowledge of skydiving, fair point. Moisture damage to the camera is possible under the right (or wrong) conditions - weather sealing on the camera in question isn't particularly great - but would probably be irrelevant.

    So the camera was most likely fine.

    As to hitting the ground at around 100mph...
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    Image of badasscat badasscat
    12/16/09

    In reply to Canon DSLR Suffers 3,000-Foot Fall, Camera and Lens Still Work
    The funny thing is how many camera snobs complained about the build quality of this camera when it came out, saying it was built of cheap, brittle plastic. The forums at a certain photography review site that I frequent were filled with those bemoaning the Rebel XT's cheapness, especially when compared to Nikon's comparably priced models (I'd like to see if any of them would survive a fall like this in one piece, much less in working condition.)

    Well, in addition to the "plastic" cover, it also has a completely metal frame underneath. And I think the years have proven that the polycarbonate that it's actually made out of is tougher than it looks and feels. I've had my Rebel XT for years and it has taken all sorts of abuse and it still looks basically brand new. There's one area on the bottom of the grip where the finish has rubbed off, but that's it. And I've dropped it a bunch of times and banged it into I don't know how many doorways, walls, cars, etc.

    I will say that it is interesting that if that is the actual camera in question in the photo above, that he was actually taking skydiving photos with the kit lens. Not to knock the kit lens after praising the camera itself, but seems like you'd want to at least upgrade to something with IS for skydiving, no? I mean, granted, they'd probably be shooting in bright light, but you can never have too much sharpness for such a special occasion.
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    Image of Sockatume Sockatume
    12/16/09

    @badasscat: I reckon that a plastic shell is superior to metal in some regards. I've seen plenty of metal-bodied items deform on impact and then stay deformed, when a plastic item would deform and then resume its original shape, assuming it didn't break outright.
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    Image of RainyDayInterns RainyDayInterns
    12/16/09

    @Sockatume: it's not made of rubber...
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    Image of ninjashock ninjashock
    12/16/09

    @RainyDayInterns: You don't know much about physics, do you?
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    Image of RainyDayInterns RainyDayInterns
    12/16/09

    @ninjashock: not much...which is why we sound so stupid when we talk about it. Not sure what your excuse it :-)
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    Image of Stndsh0 Stndsh0
    12/16/09

    In reply to Canon DSLR Suffers 3,000-Foot Fall, Camera and Lens Still Work
    There is also a chance that the camera will spontaneously turn into a turtle, but both aren't very likely. Just because there is a chance, doesn't mean that it is measurable or even worth paying attention to.
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    Image of Bokusatsu_Tenshi Bokusatsu_Tenshi
    12/16/09

    In reply to Canon DSLR Suffers 3,000-Foot Fall, Camera and Lens Still Work
    LCD too? Must've landed on something very soft...
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    Image of orijimi orijimi
    12/16/09

    In reply to Canon DSLR Suffers 3,000-Foot Fall, Camera and Lens Still Work
    This is what happens when a conspicuous Canon marketing executive generously prepares your skydiving kit for you.
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    Image of PN - gooapplesoft PN - gooapplesoft
    12/16/09

    In reply to Canon DSLR Suffers 3,000-Foot Fall, Camera and Lens Still Work
    One more then to add to the rebel xt's wonderful resume. If only something good would add to mine....
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    Image of Avocadobride Avocadobride
    12/16/09

    In reply to Canon DSLR Suffers 3,000-Foot Fall, Camera and Lens Still Work
    This is somewhat improved over the shock resistant up to 1.5m on most cameras.

    "And you said that the nobody would make use of the mega shock resistance!"
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    Image of otko otko
    12/16/09

    In reply to Canon DSLR Suffers 3,000-Foot Fall, Camera and Lens Still Work
    Musta landed in a marshmallow factory
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    PN - gooapplesoft promoted this comment Edited by otko at 12/16/09 12:24 AM otko was starred otko was unstarred
    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    12/16/09

    @otko: I disapprove of this new mulch-flavored marshmallow they're developing.
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    Edited by Kaiser-Machead at 12/16/09 12:30 AM Kaiser-Machead was starred Kaiser-Machead was unstarred
    Image of PN - gooapplesoft PN - gooapplesoft
    12/16/09

    @Kaiser-Machead: Pn- gooapplesoft promoted this comment
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    Image of otko otko
    12/16/09

    @Kaiser-Machead: You? Think of the poor bastards that have to taste test it.

    On the bright side, I hear they're developing a wheat grass cocoa to match so there's that
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    Edited by otko at 12/16/09 12:45 AM otko was starred otko was unstarred
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