A big thank you goes out to Chris for writing in on my last post, Skydiving Event photography, and asking about skydiving cameramen equipment. I always think about doing this, listing equipment, so here you go. This is a great camp to go check out what the common, regular cameraman is shooting for big-way photography.
This is the line-up of cameramen for the camp. This will change as we move into the 100-ways this week. And, there are many Big-Way Cameramen out there, way too many to list. But, this is a real sample from a real event for the PRO Skydiving Photographer.
Most changes on equipment set-up will be quality of equipment, and amount of equipment carried.
Below you will find an image of the cameramen themselves and the equipment they use. The only thing I missed, the suits. Everyone wears a winged camera suit. It’s standard. One need’s this for the wide amount of range needed to ascent, descent and unhindered flight through large multi-person burbles.
I personally use a custom Kurupee suit. Get in touch if you would like one.
Montana realized the need for a steady platform helmet. You will rarely, if at all, see a big-way cameraman without a solid platform for shooting. Montana is well on his way to upgrading his gear for this specific purpose and style of shooting.
My questions to you are:
- What are the similarities and differences?
- How does your equipment stack up?
- What changes would you make based on what you are learning?
Check out the photo below of the cameraman and their gear. Make sure to leave a comment!
Thanks for tuning in!
HP
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Craig OB
- Helmet: BoneHead
- Stills: Canon 6D – Canon 24mm Prime
- Video: CX-100 Raynox .3
- JumpSuit: Custom FireFly
George Katsoulis
- Helmet: BoneHead
- Canon 5D – 35mm “L” Series Lens
- Cx100 – Raynox .5 & L canon 35, with full sensor
Juan Mayer
- Helmet: BoneHead
- Stills – Nikon: D5100, D600, D700 – Changes bodies all the time, Nikon 16mm lens
- Current set up – Nikon D5100, .6 sensor, 16mm Nikon Prime
- Video: CX-150 – Century .5 Lens
- Video2: Go PRO HD3 Silver – For Backup and creative editing, especially slow-mo
Harry Parker
- Helmet: Custom Full Face Lrg Platform
- Still: Canon 40 D, Sigma 15mm Prime on a .6 Sensor
- Video: CX100 – Raynox .5 Lens
- Suit: Kurupee Signiture suit
Russell Roegels
- Helmet: Skysystems Vapor
- Stills: Nikon D5000 Sigma 10-20 Zoom on 20mm on .6 sensor
- Video: CX-100 Raynox .5
Montana Miller
- Helmet : ? forgot to ask
- Stills: T2i – Canon 8-24 Zoom on 15
- Video: CX-100 – .3 Lens
