Joe DeBottis
New member
No, it wasn’t the OIS.
When I bought the DVX100A over a year ago, we tried shooting some footage of a waterfall from a local overpass. My crewmate and I were total novices, and somehow we forgot to lock the camera to the tripod. When we finished shooting, my buddy lifted and folded the tripod, and threw it up against his right shoulder.
I was already heading back to the pickup when I heard the thunk.
The camera had slid off the tripod, bounced off the railing and landed in a silage filled dump truck that had stopped in traffic below the overpass. We both stared in disbelief for a second, then ran to our pickup to catch up with the truck.
As luck would have it, the silage truck had just loaded from a nearby field and was heading back to a farm just down the road.
My crewmate threw the tripod in the pickup bed next to the camera case and slammed the gate just as I put the vehicle into gear. We sped off hoping to catch up with the silage truck as it reached the farm. I was forced to slow a bit as we approached a local speed bump, and I looked back into the bed as I heard the tripod and camera case bounce up and slam down. I wasn’t really paying attention since my mind was fixed on that new DVX100A.
We caught up with the silage truck just as the driver was exiting the vehicle. He looked at us like we were both lunatics, especially as I climbed unhesitantly into the box to retrieve the camera. He laughed is a&& off afterwards as my crewmate explained what had happened. I was too busy checking out the camera to pay any attention to either of them. Luckily all I could see wrong was a lost mounting screw and bend metal piece on the less hood. It seemed to shoot film just fine.
We were laughing about this incident as we returned to the pickup. Our relief quickly vanished as we saw the tailgate down and the tripod and case missing. He shot a dumbfounded look at me for a second, then we both scrambled back into the truck and sped off towards the overpass.
It all turned out okay as we found the tripod and case along side the road next to the speed bump. Both were scratched up a bit, but no real damage. Let me say that we both learned several good lessons that day.
That story being told, let me say that I appreciate all the fine postings on this DVX User website. I’ve been reading through every technical posting for the past two weeks, and am now in the process of creating a database reference. Although I’ve been shooting with the DVX for the past year, I haven’t had the time to learn it in depth. This forum will surely help me do that over the next month or two.
FYI, I have purchased Barry’s DVX book which I completed in a single sitting. I will read it several more times as I continue to work with the camera. I will also take the time to visit as many of your web sites as I can so that I may become familiar with the fine people who have made this forum the wonderful community that it is. I will also try not to post too many novice inquires without thoroughly searching the threads.
Once again, thank you for allowing me to become a new member of DVX Users. I look forward to participating and contributing whenever I am able.
Joe DeBottis
USTV
PS: Did the incident at White Castle include Twinkies? I remember seeing a newpaper article about a twinkie incident . . .
When I bought the DVX100A over a year ago, we tried shooting some footage of a waterfall from a local overpass. My crewmate and I were total novices, and somehow we forgot to lock the camera to the tripod. When we finished shooting, my buddy lifted and folded the tripod, and threw it up against his right shoulder.
I was already heading back to the pickup when I heard the thunk.
The camera had slid off the tripod, bounced off the railing and landed in a silage filled dump truck that had stopped in traffic below the overpass. We both stared in disbelief for a second, then ran to our pickup to catch up with the truck.
As luck would have it, the silage truck had just loaded from a nearby field and was heading back to a farm just down the road.
My crewmate threw the tripod in the pickup bed next to the camera case and slammed the gate just as I put the vehicle into gear. We sped off hoping to catch up with the silage truck as it reached the farm. I was forced to slow a bit as we approached a local speed bump, and I looked back into the bed as I heard the tripod and camera case bounce up and slam down. I wasn’t really paying attention since my mind was fixed on that new DVX100A.
We caught up with the silage truck just as the driver was exiting the vehicle. He looked at us like we were both lunatics, especially as I climbed unhesitantly into the box to retrieve the camera. He laughed is a&& off afterwards as my crewmate explained what had happened. I was too busy checking out the camera to pay any attention to either of them. Luckily all I could see wrong was a lost mounting screw and bend metal piece on the less hood. It seemed to shoot film just fine.
We were laughing about this incident as we returned to the pickup. Our relief quickly vanished as we saw the tailgate down and the tripod and case missing. He shot a dumbfounded look at me for a second, then we both scrambled back into the truck and sped off towards the overpass.
It all turned out okay as we found the tripod and case along side the road next to the speed bump. Both were scratched up a bit, but no real damage. Let me say that we both learned several good lessons that day.
That story being told, let me say that I appreciate all the fine postings on this DVX User website. I’ve been reading through every technical posting for the past two weeks, and am now in the process of creating a database reference. Although I’ve been shooting with the DVX for the past year, I haven’t had the time to learn it in depth. This forum will surely help me do that over the next month or two.
FYI, I have purchased Barry’s DVX book which I completed in a single sitting. I will read it several more times as I continue to work with the camera. I will also take the time to visit as many of your web sites as I can so that I may become familiar with the fine people who have made this forum the wonderful community that it is. I will also try not to post too many novice inquires without thoroughly searching the threads.
Once again, thank you for allowing me to become a new member of DVX Users. I look forward to participating and contributing whenever I am able.
Joe DeBottis
USTV
PS: Did the incident at White Castle include Twinkies? I remember seeing a newpaper article about a twinkie incident . . .
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Luckily everything turned out okay and you have a great story to tell from it.
(pun intended)
