Drone photography

Old-N-Feeble · Nov 18, 2015

Okay... I'd like to see a drone with an analog camera too. It should be easy enough with a lightweight 135 with MD and a remote input. You'll want a gimbal mount with 3D control and some way to preview what the film camera is seeing.

John Koehrer · Nov 18, 2015

Old-N-Feeble said:
Okay... I'd like to see a drone with an analog camera too. It should be easy enough with a lightweight 135 with MD and a remote input. You'll want a gimbal mount with 3D control and some way to preview what the film camera is seeing.

Everything you've listed is already available.

There's at least on you tube video of some bonehead taking his aircraft to ~3,000 feet, through the cloud cover. Can you believe he
lost sight of it. I'm surprised are you?
I'm in the neighborhood of O'Hare in Chicago & there have been several sightings by commercial pilots.
I'd be inclined to suggest that mandatory neutering be prescribed.
Another one in GB had images of submarine pens and other shots flying parallel to a bridge, both illegal acts over there.
The best thing about that one is they were able to track him down.

DREW WILEY · Nov 18, 2015

You'd gang some kind of little digi or video camera to it with comparable angle of view, and obviously well aligned, basically to act like a sportfinder, or perhaps TLR style. The rest (film advance etc) should be easy to trick out.

Sirius Glass · Nov 18, 2015

John Koehrer said:
Everything you've listed is already available.

There's at least on you tube video of some bonehead taking his aircraft to ~3,000 feet, through the cloud cover. Can you believe he
lost sight of it. I'm surprised are you?
I'm in the neighborhood of O'Hare in Chicago & there have been several sightings by commercial pilots.
I'd be inclined to suggest that mandatory neutering be prescribed.
Another one in GB had images of submarine pens and other shots flying parallel to a bridge, both illegal acts over there.
The best thing about that one is they were able to track him down.

I am more inclined to bestowing a lobotomy when purchased.

Jim Jones · Nov 18, 2015

Long ago analog photographers were active with unmanned balloons and kites. Their techniques would still work for the more clever quadracopter fans.

480sparky · Nov 18, 2015

Jim Jones said:
Long ago analog photographers were active with unmanned balloons and kites. Their techniques would still work for the more clever quadracopter fans.

You mean like having to comply with FAA regulations? No-Fly Zones? Verifying Temporary Flight Restrictions? Contacting the nearby flight control towers when flying? Having to deal with negative news stories about 'A hot-air balloon was sighted earlier today over Yellow Banks State Park, and a man with a camera was spotted inside the basket. This is a national security issue and is being investigated by the federal government as possible terrorist activity concerning the local deciduous infrastructure"?

Old-N-Feeble · Nov 18, 2015

John Koehrer said:
Everything you've listed is already available.

There's at least on you tube video of some bonehead taking his aircraft to ~3,000 feet, through the cloud cover. Can you believe he
lost sight of it. I'm surprised are you?
I'm in the neighborhood of O'Hare in Chicago & there have been several sightings by commercial pilots.
I'd be inclined to suggest that mandatory neutering be prescribed.
Another one in GB had images of submarine pens and other shots flying parallel to a bridge, both illegal acts over there.
The best thing about that one is they were able to track him down.

I think what they should do when they catch people being irresponsible and stupidly dangerous things like that is confiscate all their RC models of every type and the radio gear, then deny them the right to ever own any other RC equipment ever again. If caught owning any RC gear in the future then send them to prison. Isn't that analogous to what they do to computer hackers?

BrianShaw · Nov 18, 2015

What country do you live in?????

fdonadio · Nov 19, 2015

Old-N-Feeble said:
Yes, and that Morse code is so important to safely operate that radio. Tests, indeed.

mrred said:
No longer required.....for quite some time.

That "unnecessary" Morse code is still used for long distance radio links that fail to meet conditions for voice communications.

Sirius Glass · Nov 19, 2015

fdonadio said:
That "unnecessary" Morse code is still used for long distance radio links that fail to meet conditions for voice communications.

Such as bouncing off auroras and the Moon.

blansky · Nov 19, 2015

WHOOPS, I thought this thread was about the people who drone on and on about how they hate digital photography.

Now I realize it's about the US drone program and how you shouldn't get caught taking pictures of it.

Sometimes these headings are misleading.

RobC · Nov 19, 2015

I'm suprised this topics is still flying.

Has anyone mentioned R2D2 or 3CPO yet?

480sparky · Nov 19, 2015

RobC said:
I'm suprised this topics is still flying.

Has anyone mentioned R2D2 or 3CPO yet?

Why? Can either one fly?

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