Scott beat me to the comment about the rig, but that's advertising for you. It can make a bit of sense though, when you consider how much a harness and container system actually costs.
The thing is that a lot of skydivers, myself included, were excited about the previous models, but the image quality was really not quite up to snuff, and rapid movement was not handled well by the cam. If they've fixed those problems, this might have a home in the skydiver community for those who just want to document jumps. It'd take a LOT of image quality improvement to be able to be marketed towards those who actually do professional freefall videography, such as those who record tandem skydives and such.
That having been said, I for one appreciate the progress, since I don't want a bulky cam on my helmet where it could get slapped off, or worse yet tangled with my risers.
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Scott beat me to the comment about the rig, but that's advertising for you. It can make a bit of sense though, when you consider how much a harness and container system actually costs.
The thing is that a lot of skydivers, myself included, were excited about the previous models, but the image quality was really not quite up to snuff, and rapid movement was not handled well by the cam. If they've fixed those problems, this might have a home in the skydiver community for those who just want to document jumps. It'd take a LOT of image quality improvement to be able to be marketed towards those who actually do professional freefall videography, such as those who record tandem skydives and such.
That having been said, I for one appreciate the progress, since I don't want a bulky cam on my helmet where it could get slapped off, or worse yet tangled with my risers.