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. 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. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) | Web Video Production ---------- <www.seeingeye.tv> _____________________________ -- 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.
