GH2 Flying over a lake...

Benjamin Rowland

Benjamin Rowland

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For our most recent shoot, we did 50 flights from the bow of a boat (watch it to the end and you'll see how)...


Cinestar 8 with Hoverfly Pro and Hoverfly Gimbal board.
Pilot: Benjamin Rowland
Camera: Will Wheeler

Shot on a hacked Panasonic GH2
 
Looks great. Now here's the important question: do you find you get enough work for the investment to pay itself off in a reasonable timeframe?
 
Glad you guys like the footage.

A few answers...
We shot it with the kit lens.
We use a wireless down link from IFTRON TECH.
Enough work to justify the investment? We'll see...
 
Which kit lens do you use? I guess you have the OIS off? Do you just set a general focus? Sorry about all the questions!! Love your films...
 
Now here's the important question: do you find you get enough work for the investment to pay itself off in a reasonable timeframe?
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I think this is a very important question and one that deserves a good deal of discussion in today's climate of ever shrinking budgets and what seems to me to be a decreasing perception of value in quality production work. Too bad I have to get some stuff done today and don't have time to delve into it right now.

On the technical side of things I was wondering how you're setting exposure. Are you locking in exposure before each flight or do you have some means to control it mid flight? Same question for focus as well.

Also, how much flight time have you had with copters and how long did it take you to get proficient enough with that setup to feel comfortable that you weren't going to take your rig for a swim?

One last question. Counting the copter, camera mount, downlink, controls, batteries, ground station, and whatever else I'm not thinking of how much did you spend? I'm guessing $20K?? Feel free to add any pieces to that list that I left off so people can get a better idea of just what's involved in a setup like the one you have.
 
Glad you guys like the video.

My camera op sets focus and exposure before each flight. For future cameras, we'll likely have a system to remotely control this. To get proficient with a multi-rotor takes good hand-eye coordination and tons of practice, but mostly tons of practice.
 
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