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Rather annoyed at another Naza crash, alas DJI don't include telemetry as standard, you have to buy the iOSD MkII to get that (which in the UK is almost as expensive as the Naza itself, so is not a common upgrade to have), so we lost another copter today, this is at least our third now, with no...

I had bought 2 extra anamorphots one to go on my upcoming GH4 and one to for a colleague who asked me to order him one at the same time, he's since changed his mind due to cash flow, so I've got a spare Anamorphot. I'm looking for £649, which given the RRP is £749 is a good buy. It only...

I've seen a Lightbridge in the flesh, it's a very small compact until on the copter end, I used a GH3 for a quick test on a preview unit (not in flight alas) but the clarity and colour reproduction seemed very good indeed, there was a slight wave in the video towards the bottom but it could be a...

The initial video samples people are posting online look promising, with yaw set right you can avoid too much wobble on a 2 axis gimbal, but clearly having the 3rd axis stabilised does make a noticeable difference.

Details here: http://www.engadget.com/2014/04/06/dji-ronin-gimbal/ It sounds like an all in one solution provided you have a smart phone which most of us do, it can support DSLRs up to a Red Epic.

A little something I did for the UAV Hive multicopter YouTube channel, I'm working on a short of 4-5 minutes, but here's the teaser trailer which gives a feel for the approach. In summary the aim was to spoof a few movies in the style of the the UK TV show Spaced, whilst dealing with the...

Since writing this review I've started customising the IRIS, this is a little bit harder when you get to something advanced like adding a retractable gear as I'm having to use forums to ask for information (not much forthcoming so far), so that's one downside of a smaller user base, that aside...

I wanted to make a "How To" video to help multicopter users with their first videos, but decided rather than doing it in a serious style it would be more entertaining done as a "what not to do" style.

After over 3 months on the pre-order list, I've finally got my hands on the 3D Robotics IRIS quadcopter which can carry a GoPro and has the Tarot gimbal as an option (together with extended legs). I ordered the gimbal hence the wires showing in the photo, I've not connected the gimbal yet, but...

I'm selling one of my GH3s, in very good condition (treated with great care), I want £599 (will post free to UK) for a quick sale. I used it mainly with electronic shutter but can provide shutter actuations, more photos or whatever. This is body only, boxed with charger and battery. I've...

Not yet, it's on my to do list. I'd like to record a live gig anamorphic as there will be loads of opportunity to get interesting flares off the lighting rig. If time permits on the weekend I'll try the 25mm T0.95 at night around the park I used for the 1st video. I'm in process of doing an...

Vimeo isn't particularly kind to night time footage, but here's a video I did out on the streets this evening, it shows the lens flare is tame and reasonable and reacts to direct light, it you want to go OTT you can if you wish, you can see that in the video I did here...

I'd just received the new SLR Magic Anamorphot on Thursday, so I filmed and edited this video Friday evening, this was filmed on an Edelkrone pocket rig, with a follow focus, hand held, something I could never do with my Iscorama 54. In the video we also tried out a hand held marine flare, TBH...

It's been a while since I've posted a video, I've been getting into aerial photography so I've had to spend a lot of time learning new skills. Anyway, this is the first video I've done with 3 GH3s at once, the primary lens used was the SLR Magic 25mm T0.95, also with the Olympus 45mm F1.8, I...

I think this is the first hands on video of the Phantom Vision with actual users. This multicopter is more a fun learning tool than production solution, but it's worth a nosey to see the direction DJI are going with usability. This has been done by the guys at www.quadcopters.co.uk and shows...

Quadcopters.co.uk and a keen internet blogger (Richard Whelan) on DJI multicopters arranged a UK meet up just over a week since, it was great to see a new tech hobby and for many a new business in the making, it reminded me of the early 80's when there was the home computer boom. A local...

A good graphics card especially for Adobe products, Autocad etc. The retail price is typically over £700, it's the Nvidia Quadro 4000. This card works especially well for products needing Cuda, but it's also fine for those that don't use it such as Video Co-pilot's 3D Elements and Open CL...

This video was made in part to be a practical test of my new 25mm lens and the GH3 as I wanted to see them perform in relatively low light. This was filmed in 2 1/2 - 3 hours, edited this evening in a couple of hours. I've detailed the full setup on the Vimeo page.

These sell for £100 new, it's only been used a couple of times. I'd like £65 including postage.

I just got my hands on the new SLR Magic, I did this in an hour last night, plus a few hours to edit and upload, there's no colour correction or noise reduction, it's filmed at T095, ISO from 400-800. Details on Vimeo, if I've missed any info then please let me know. I just took a carbon fibre...