bumped my head on the door frame on exit unclasping the latch on the box. The camera popped out on exit at 12.500 and fell straight down onto the landing area at the DZ and was recovered by a fellow skydiver. It even caught our landings. Not one scratch on the body or lens. Still can't believe that I got it back and that it is totally fine. A buddy the same day who is one of our camera flyers had the same thing happen but with his SLR....not the same result. I'm definitely a gopro fan for life these little guys are bomb proof
Re: Dropped camera
Posted: Mon Sep 17, 2012 6:13 pm
by oldr_n_wsr
Made by Timex perhaps?
Re: Dropped camera
Posted: Mon Sep 17, 2012 8:44 pm
by Lord Jim
This guy really missed a bet posting the footage on YouTube for free rather than selling it to the camera company....
Re: Dropped camera
Posted: Tue Sep 18, 2012 7:54 am
by The Hen
Why don't your cameras survive so well when you drop them?
Re: Dropped camera
Posted: Tue Sep 18, 2012 7:17 pm
by oldr_n_wsr
Beets the guy who kept his camera but forgot his parachute.
Re: Dropped camera
Posted: Sat Sep 22, 2012 4:10 am
by loCAtek
Funny video of how a seagull stole my GoPro, flew over the water in front of Golden Gate Bridge and how the camera incredibly managed to survive, recording everything!
A flying video from a seagull's mouth!
A San Francisco sunset I will hardly forget...
Re: Dropped camera
Posted: Sat Sep 22, 2012 5:58 am
by Lord Jim
That's pretty neat LoCa....
Re: Dropped camera
Posted: Sat Sep 22, 2012 2:24 pm
by Joe Guy
Is there any reason I should watch that entire video? Does the camera just spin around for almost 8 minutes and then hit the ground?
That would be a lot like watching a Leonard Cohen video.
I'd much rather watch the seagull.
Re: Dropped camera
Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2012 2:51 am
by dales
Joe Guy wrote:Is there any reason I should watch that entire video? Does the camera just spin around for almost 8 minutes and then hit the ground?
That would be a lot like watching a Leonard Cohen video.
I'd much rather watch the seagull.
I'd rather see LC spinning round, hit the ground, and deposited on by a gull.
(sorry LC fans, posted in jest)
Re: Dropped camera
Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2012 12:47 pm
by Lord Jim
I'd rather see LC spinning round, hit the ground, and deposited on by a gull.
