Sun May 18 13:00:10 EDT 2014 Steve Cottrell wrote:
> On 18/5/14, Igor Roshchin, discombobulated, unleashed: > > >I wonder if any PDMLers have already used any quadcopter+camera > >combination, and if so, - what do you think about it. > > I have a small helicopter I fly around the room when I'm mega-bored but > that'a as far as it goes. > > I did think very briefly about looking into camera drones but I have a > friend/colleague who went into it - thew problem is that to do it > properly for broadcast TV (which would be my motive) one needs to spend > several thousand on good kit. Then there's regulation - in the UK it > requires a license (filming - even for news - from an remote aerial > vehicle requires certification) for which there is all the rigamarole > you would expect. It's effectively a specialisation, and I already > specialise in remote shoot/edit/ satellite feed which is enough for now! > That and too much GoPro rigging gear and jibs etc. Needing to build and tweek things (as it requires time and effort) is one of the reasons I am staying away so far, despite the temptation. > > That said, the footage off these things - in the right hands - is > breathtaking. > > I'll stick to my little helicopter. Favourite ploy is flying it over my > napping son, positioning carefully at about 6 feet in altitude and > cutting power directly over his nads. Nasty dad! ... no, rather: Nasty, nasty dad! :-) Igor -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
