Canon EOS Rebel XT spits in gravity's face, survives 3,000-foot ...

Courtesy Engadget  Wed, 12/16/2009 - 01:26

Picture this: you're a skydive instructor with a makeshift helmet apparatus for taking stills and video of your feats.

Suddenly, about 3,000 feet from above the ground, your photography mount decides to take its own flight pattern and sets off without you.

That apparently happened to a friend of FredMiranda forum member Calin Leucuta, who calculates the velocity at impact was approximately 100 miles per hour.

After a 15- to 20-minute search after landing, the video camera...

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