Not to mention dynamically balanced to the gnats #ss. The big TV news
stations
have those high (and I mean high) dollar gyro cameras mounted on their
helicopters, and the videos are incredible.
Steve Larson
Redondo Beach, California
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob Blakely" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, March 23, 2001 7:08 AM
Subject: Re: Pentax wish list
> Toy gyroscope... Insufficient rotational inertia to stabilize grasshopper,
> let alone a lens. A gyroscope with sufficient rotational inertia to
> stabilize a lens (and attached camera) would be very, very difficult to
> point. I would think a system for stabilizing a lens would incorporate a
> small rate integrating gyro (a lot of precision and electronics) .
Precision
> servo control of one or a few small elements would be required. This is
just
> a guess, I haven't actually looked at any of the patents, but I will.
>
> Regards,
> Bob...
>
> Give blood. Play hockey.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Steve Larson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Friday, March 23, 2001 6:50 AM
> Subject: Re: Pentax wish list
>
>
> > Collin,
> > Funny you should that, I was thinking the same thing a couple of
> > days ago. You used to be able to buy those toy gyroscopes,
> > remember?
> > Steve Larson
> > Redondo Beach, California
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Collin Brendemuehl" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Sent: Friday, March 23, 2001 4:42 AM
> > Subject: Re: Pentax wish list
> >
> >
> > > Anyone ever duct-taped a gyroscope to their lens just to see
> > > what might happen? :-)
> > >
> > > Collin
> > >
> >
>
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> >
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > ------
> > > <snip>
> > > -paul
> > >
> > > PS: An IS converter would be AWESOME, here's hopin
> > >
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