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| Posted: Thu Jan 30th, 2014 09:50 |
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amazing50
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Graham Whistler wrote: I know quite a few professional photographers are starting to use them, also they used one in a recent "Top Gear" BBC film. Slightly larger is a lot more money. It takes practice even with the GPS guided machines and a slip on a big copter landing can easily cost more than a small rig. From my limited experience with a small copter I can envision lots of good shots that could be taken of trains and cut into your other footage. The latest sport cams have good quality video in Hi Def and some are offering lens choices.
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| Posted: Thu Jan 30th, 2014 13:43 |
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Eric
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Really liked the images that the Blackpool Flyer captured. Raises two questions in my mind.... As has already been mentioned the ability to use it to maximum benefit on projects, without retape or Elf&safety blocking effective use. But secondly, there is arguably the invasion of an individual's privacy to consider. I am not normally one who worries about these sort of PC things but watching those people on top of the tower, I wondered how I would feel having some device like that peering at me anonymously?
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| Posted: Thu Jan 30th, 2014 14:09 |
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Robert
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The rate of climb at the tower was very impressive unless it was speeded up of course... 518ft is a long way up and it's very windy up there too which speaks volumes for the stability of the vehicle. I was more concerned about the roller coaster and pleasure beach area, again privacy questions arise. There is another video taken in London over the Houses of Parliament and it looked like other security sensitive sites in Westminster. I suspect if one were flown over Downing St. it would be shot down. It appeared the operator was apprehended after the London flights. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghDXBIy_BSM About 3 months ago at my local hobby shop I saw a tiny quadrocopter it was being flown in the shop, it had a small video camera, nothing fancy. That was retailing for £150. The battery power was limited and it lacked the sophistication of the more expensive models but I was attracted to it as a tool to photograph Rhododendron flowers which can be very high up and inaccessible. The best flowers always seem to be at the top! In my situation in a relatively deserted garden I think I could get away with it but not at Kew Gardens! It would have been invaluable in my work to survey chimneys, roofs and other inaccessible areas of buildings, reducing the need for scaffolding. Probably has applications for preliminary inspection of bridges and other high and inaccessible structures. This would reduce costs, disruption and disturbance to the structure, clambering on a roof can cause more damage than there was before the inspection.
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| Posted: Thu Jan 30th, 2014 16:51 |
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Graham Whistler
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http://www.buzzflyer.co.uk/RC-Helicopters/c-1-70/ This is a UK firm who sell them, plenty of info on the above web-site. Also links to demos and tec info camera mounts for serious pro use etc. Follow the link to Quadcopters Aerial Photography.
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| Posted: Fri Jan 31st, 2014 05:00 |
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jk
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Yes BuzzFlyer do the Phantom. I was thinking I might take a trip to the shop if I was close by when I was in UK. Graham there is a shop in Basingstoke http://www.buildyourowndrone.co.uk/DJI-Phantom-V1-1-1-Ready-To-Fly-p/dji-phantom-rtf.htm Base Phantom 2 is £395 then you need a camera and mounting For £755 you can have a complete unit ready to fly with a GoPro3 Black on the unit, and they do a Phantom 2 Vision for £832 which has a gimbal mounted camera that does HD video. Yes CAA rules apply. No flights over 5000ft and not in controlled areas or over airfields that have active (real) aircraft.
____________________ Still learning after all these years! https://nikondslr.uk/gallery_view.php?user=2&folderid=none |
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| Posted: Fri Jan 31st, 2014 09:47 |
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amazing50
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Consider getting extra batteries and chargers that run off the car battery or an inverter to your charger voltage and a kit of spare parts. The flight time on the copter I experienced was about 15 min. and the recharge was 4 hours. Also depending on the camera, some type of viewer, laptop or small LCD monitor is useful in the field.
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| Posted: Fri Jan 31st, 2014 10:53 |
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Graham Whistler
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The Phantom 2 has larger batteries and will do 25min.
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| Posted: Fri Jan 31st, 2014 16:16 |
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amazing50
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Thats long enough to get a stiff neck 
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| Posted: Fri Jan 31st, 2014 16:29 |
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jk
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amazing50 wrote: Thats long enough to get a stiff neck Or for the machine to guillotine you. (Hopefully not). Sorry British humour. 
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| Posted: Wed Feb 12th, 2014 03:56 |
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jk
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Well the latest rumours that I am hearing is that there will be no D400 in the near future and that there may be a D7200 (updated D7100 with what extra ?) released at Photokina in September. Another disappointment that the D400 is seemingly lost! Well it looks like if the D7200 comes with some nice extras such as built-in wifi and GPS that this may be an alternative.
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