This sounds like a concept designed to fire the imagination and raise money, but if you think about it, it is probably a little flawed.
First of all, how does it maintain a desired vector, relative to the subject? I can see how it might maintain the proper distance, but how do you choose/maintain the vector and altitude? That would seem to require some sort of triangulation (perhaps it uses the subject plus a couple of GPS satellites)? Presumably the direction you "toss" it determines desired vector. Even if a vector can be established, is that relative vector maintained throughout the entire shoot, or are there programs that allow you to slowly "orbit" the subject, or perhaps gently gain in altitude to give a wider perspective. Each of these things is going to require a certain "halo" of space for the drone to operate that the subject is going to have to be conscious of. Can anybody see a future where dozens of people are trying to operate these things on the same ski slope (for example)? Speaking of which, if this works, it could be great for location and recovery of ski avalanche victims. (Perhaps I've had too much coffee this morning). Besides the techinical aspects, there is the "automated composition argument". If you get good footage is it because "you must have a nice camera/drone" or because you are a good videographer/drone pilot? If your DSLR could be programmed to take selfies of you from a given distance, does that mean they would all be well-composed? Automation doesn't solve everything. On Mon, Jun 1, 2015 at 12:31 AM, Malcolm Smith <[email protected]> wrote: > Ken Waller wrote: > >> A very creative new camera idea- not actually available now, they >> apparaently need seed money to make it happen. >> >> https://www.lily.camera/ > > In the more open patches of forest land and along certain waterway paths, I > can see this being a really useful viewpoint for mountain biking > photography. This would interest me for sure. I've also started getting > interested in photography around horses, and you could capture a lot of > atmosphere of the stables and paddocks from above - assuming the thing > doesn't make strange noises and frighten them. > > The only real problem I see with it, is it getting prohibited from use just > about everywhere you would like to use it, because you can already see the > headlines of people using it in unsuitable locations or for questionable > purposes! > > Malcolm > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- Life is too short to put up with bad bokeh. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
