Re: OT: video by drone

2012-02-26 Thread Cotty
On 25/2/12, Larry Colen, discombobulated, unleashed: >How long until Cotty gets a hexacopter? > >http://www.bubbleinfo.com/2012/02/21/drones-and-real-estate/ Nice idea - I wish I had the time and the money! There are a few guys over here that specialize in them, but the operative word is 'special

RE: OT: video by drone

2012-02-26 Thread Bob W
> > That said, I do employ a few bits and bobs now and again to get me an > edge if I can. I have a small RC copter for flying around the room ;-) > Cheaper than cocaine, I guess, but it must hurt when you snort. B -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listin

RE: OT: video by drone

2012-02-26 Thread John Sessoms
From: Larry Colen How long until Cotty gets a hexacopter? http://www.bubbleinfo.com/2012/02/21/drones-and-real-estate/ Nice reassuring bit of information from their website: http://hexacopters.com/ No doubt that these will eventually be used for military applications. That said, they migh

Re: OT: video by drone

2012-02-26 Thread David Mann
On Feb 27, 2012, at 1:31 AM, Cotty wrote: > You couldn't ask a natural history > cameraman to do a news shift, just wouldn't happen - he'd be completely > lost - and vice versa. There isn't any such thing as an all-round camera > operator who can work with every aspect. Don't you have a manager?

Re: OT: video by drone

2012-02-27 Thread Cotty
On 27/2/12, David Mann, discombobulated, unleashed: >During the Xmas holiday I watched my father-in-law flying a tiny little >toy RC helicopter in the living room. The two dogs certainly found it >exciting. It's a fun little toy but the battery only lasts about 5 mins >before needing a recharge.