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Originally Posted by candyflip
Thank you thank you thank you.
Quick question though, can you mount any camera to it and if so...what would the weight capacity be? Mine is about 7lbs with lens. GoPro are awesome, but I prefer something more filmic...which is why I'd be interested in mounting and flying my FS100.
I might need something a tad bigger, like one of the ones in the videos you posted.
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All of the videos I posted are using the same aircraft except for the one at the beach, it carries two gopro cameras and it really isnt much bigger than mine.
To carry a professional camera you're going to need an octocopter (8 motors) or a large RC Helicopter (more difficult to fly) and possible have someone else fly the aircraft, while you 'fly' the camera. The price gets exponentially higher, like 10x - 20x more depending on how complicated you get with it.
Or you could do it like the Brain Farm Cinema guys do it with a Hollywood-quality Cineflex camera
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Originally Posted by candyflip
There is a HUGE market for aerial cinematography, which is definitely why I'm looking into it.
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There is also huge opposition from the FAA regarding commercial use of unmanned aircraft. Otherwise I would have been into this 2 years ago when I first started playing with these things. But at least now the FAA is starting to listen and have people dedicated to coming up with solutions on licensing and waivers, etc. But the gears turn slow with the Government. Luckily I live in an area with large amounts of open desert.
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Originally Posted by candyflip
Being able to program a shot and have it repeat it until you're happy with the results is awesome.
Is there a good message board or resource site for this sort of thing?
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I dont want to get in trouble for linking to other forums so copy and paste these into your browser...
diydrones.com
aeroquad.com
rcgroups.com/multirotor-talk-659/
rcuniverse.com/forum/forumid_81/tt.htm
rcuniverse.com/forum/forumid_487/tt.htm
I've been on rcgroups and rcuniverse for years, but I just lurk at the other two.