HMC150 is very tough, i dropped it :o!!!!

nfc565

nfc565

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so i was shooting today for a class project. it was a chase scene and i ran out of the classroom, down the hallway which cuts to the left or to the right. I wasnt paying attention and i ran straight into the wall going top speed. i smash the camera into the wall, then it falls out of my hand. nothing broke on it fortunately and i WAS recording and i will post the footage tomorrow, it only stopped recording when the sd card door was slammed open. i ended up hurting my arm pretty bad, and knee has a huge bruise on it and i couldnt walk on it, but hey, wounds heal for free(most do haha) but my camera wont!!! so i guess you could say i got off lucky!!!! this just goes to show how tough the hmc is!!!!!!!:beer:



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my friend told me he'd put the camera back in my bag for me, and when we got back to my house, I lifted the bag out of the car, he didn't zipper it up at all, camera and all fell onto the driveway, I thought i had a heart attack. We picked it up and not a single scratch on it from a 4 1/2 ft. drop. This thing is a tank!
 
Oh My God..... that is a crazy story. You seriously ran into a wall though while filming? lol

.. like seriously? No lies? This is a no lies zone you know.
 
I have a similar experience.

I was in Hawaii shooting some volcano footage, when I slipped and dropped the 150 into the lava. After a few minutes, I reached in and wiped it off with my T-shirt. Barely a scratch.
 
D.R. Gates said:
I have a similar experience.

I was in Hawaii shooting some volcano footage, when I slipped and dropped the 150 into the lava. After a few minutes, I reached in and wiped it off with my T-shirt. Barely a scratch.
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All I read was...

"..dropped the 150 into the lava"
 
the thing is.....the footage wasnt that great, i was trying out a new scenefile for flourescent lights and it was just going to be filler footage just in case i didnt have enough to fill 3 minutes. and yea, this is not a lie, im putting the footage on my computer now!!!
 
hahaha i know!!!! believe me you, it really hurt, but i couldnt help but laugh at how idiotic i am, i go in that hallway every single day!!! i guess i just forgot how short it was.
 
hahaha trez. I don't think nfc got that one... I think it went over his head.. or maybe directly into it at a full running speed?
 
hahaha, definitely didn't get it at the moment, but i got it now! gosh i feel so stupid haha. it had to be done, im just glad it was me and not someone with no insurance. i got off lucky this time and it didnt break. im going to be more careful next time!!!
 
nfc565 said:
so i was shooting today for a class project. it was a chase scene and i ran out of the classroom, down the hallway which cuts to the left or to the right. I wasnt paying attention and i ran straight into the wall going top speed. i smash the camera into the wall, then it falls out of my hand. nothing broke on it fortunately and i WAS recording and i will post the footage tomorrow, it only stopped recording when the sd card door was slammed open. i ended up hurting my arm pretty bad, and knee has a huge bruise on it and i couldnt walk on it, but hey, wounds heal for free(most do haha) but my camera wont!!! so i guess you could say i got off lucky!!!! this just goes to show how tough the hmc is!!!!!!!:beer:

What scene file settings did you use ?

http://vimeo.com/4783008
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D.R. Gates said:
I have a similar experience.

I was in Hawaii shooting some volcano footage, when I slipped and dropped the 150 into the lava. After a few minutes, I reached in and wiped it off with my T-shirt. Barely a scratch.
Click to expand...

You wiped the lava off the hmc with your shirt......
Question , does kryptonite really hurt ?
 
I believe someone reported the HMC falling off a motorcycle at 40mph and it had some cosmetic damages and what not, but it still worked.
 
yea Justyn, i remember reading that except i remember reading he was going like 100? maybe i just want to think that hahaha! let this be a lesson to everyone, although the HMC may be a tough camera, always be aware of your surroundings. I actually believe i am lucky, with all the riding of my skateboard with this thing in my hands, im lucky i havent had anything worse...knock on wood *knocks on skateboard*:Drogar-SunGlass(DBG
 
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