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  1. 23-05-2012, 11:56 #31
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    Quote Originally Posted by Baggy View Post
    ... Can anyone guess what I am using in this Puma, in Belize.
    "Watch the birdie"?

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    Quote Originally Posted by ged View Post
    "Watch the birdie"?

    Yup it is a camera, great fun to use :-)

    F96 Camera

    Mk3
    Could be fitted with 12, 24 or 48 inch lenses.
    Could be fitted with 250 or 500 feet magazines, giving 215 or 430 exposures
    Film format was 9 inch x 9 inch. (negative size)
    Camera weight was approximately 61kg
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    Thats a pretty sweet camera Baggy, Can you guess what i am using here

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    That's one of those high speed lead delivery systems
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    Quote Originally Posted by southey View Post
    Thats a pretty sweet camera Baggy, Can you guess what i am using here
    Well I hope you weren't actually using it there...

    20mm?
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    Quote Originally Posted by ged View Post
    Well I hope you weren't actually using it there...

    20mm?
    Thats a big boy .50 M3M. all the way from WW2 but made a little better hahhaha no not using it there, but the portaloos could have benefited from some extra air holes! PONG!
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    Quote Originally Posted by southey View Post
    you end up hanging of them in some magnificent places, though of course some times they deliver you into some crappy places too,
    Tell me about it
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    Quote Originally Posted by HillBill View Post
    Tell me about it
    Cool - helo shark-fishing....
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    Not far off sometimes mate.
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    Hahahaha! cool beans!
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    Pretty damn scary the first time or two. 400ft up on a string lol


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    They can also be a great place for a party!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by HillBill View Post
    Pretty damn scary the first time or two. 400ft up on a string lol
    It's OK as long as you're not the one on the bottom, who gets the shock when you touch down...
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    lol, yeah it can be harsh if you get a crap pilot. Been in a pile more than once on the floor and yeah it tends to hurt the feet a tad There are normally 8 of us on one, 4 high and back to back in full kit. The french dont like us foreigners in their nice clean whirly birds

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    great photos guys and way to get off the thread there
    Improvise, adapt, overcome!!! OR Anything goes!!!

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    Ah, apologies to the OP
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    HAHAHAHA as im the op I give free rein for cool lantern swinging pics and stories of kicking about with helicopters.
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