On 19/05/2014, Igor Roshchin <s...@komkon.org> wrote: > > > 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.
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