Hello indietalker!
In 5 days i will be traveling to australia and jumping out of a plane to earn my foreign jump wings. I really want to take my T2i but im concerned that it wouldn't withstand the impact a paratrooper endures when hitting the ground. I will be jumping with a T-10D parachute. It's rate of decent is 22 to 24 feet per second or 15 to 16 miles per hour. my ruck sack will be hanging ten feet below just before impact.
this is my first hand account of a jump
http://youtu.be/vA4n2Bb-T-M
As you can see its pretty violent. I have a small pelican case for my 2 lenes but nothing for my camera body. I could pack my camera in the middle of my ruck surrounded by my clothes but it still makes me nervous.
So does anyone have any suggestions on how i could get my camera to the ground safely? shound i just leave it behind and use my Iphone and Kodak zi8?
In 5 days i will be traveling to australia and jumping out of a plane to earn my foreign jump wings. I really want to take my T2i but im concerned that it wouldn't withstand the impact a paratrooper endures when hitting the ground. I will be jumping with a T-10D parachute. It's rate of decent is 22 to 24 feet per second or 15 to 16 miles per hour. my ruck sack will be hanging ten feet below just before impact.
this is my first hand account of a jump
http://youtu.be/vA4n2Bb-T-M
As you can see its pretty violent. I have a small pelican case for my 2 lenes but nothing for my camera body. I could pack my camera in the middle of my ruck surrounded by my clothes but it still makes me nervous.
So does anyone have any suggestions on how i could get my camera to the ground safely? shound i just leave it behind and use my Iphone and Kodak zi8?