Being a skydiving photographer is just as extreme as being a skydiver. So if you plan on becoming one, there are some considerations that you might want to deliberate on first before you go out and buy your camera. Here are some of them.
The Price Of Art
Getting to fly a camera is just as fun as skydiving gets. However, it could also make your fun into a frustrating and expensive affair in a great hurry, and can eat out your valuable jump money much faster. Why is it expensive? Well, first off, you still do pay for your jumps even if you have a camera. Well, you do, but maybe for about your first 50-100 jumps with the gadget on. Your proficiency on using the equipments and techniques would have to improve first so that time would come that somebody would see its worth it to pay for your slot. Take note that its your skill with the art that should improve and not your flying skills.
This is just one reason that you should make sure that your precious money spent on the camera equipments would not be wasted because of inexperience.
For What Purpose?
First off, just like with other major purchases, you should have an idea on what exactly you want...