Surveilling the Drone
- Thread starter Wes Hall
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Gary R. Smith
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Sometimes I think it would be cool to get drone shots but I doubt that I need one.
Gary Ayala
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Nothing beat hands gripping a camera with your eye to the viewfinder.
Gianluca Drago
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Wes Hall. Love first one in particular.
Wes Hall
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I thought similarly for a time, and would say if you can try a friends out first to see how you like it- just keep away from trees and objects to begin
They’re not for me, but they can make some great footage
Wes Hall
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Couldn’t agree more.
Wes Hall
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Thanks Gianluca, the close up shots are a neat trick to make the most from low res sensors I’ve found.
Beth Anthony
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sweet! the mavic my choice as a photo drone, but i had the fun opportunity to fly a mini into a stairwell a dozen times at work.
except maybe having your head stuck in a pair of fpv goggles as you watch the ground hurtling at you at 60 mph and hoping you've timed the dive just right.
Wes Hall
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Okay that’s definitely a way I’ve not experienced drones yet and does sound fun Beth- do you do racing for another hobby?
Beth Anthony
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nope, i don't race, i've got a cinewhoop drone for shooting video. goggles are the only screen option unless i want to plug a tablet into the goggles. which i might honestly do cause the goggle are ridiculous.
Gary Ayala
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... I was waiting for you to chime in. If I had my way ... I'd rather be strapped in, balancing on a helicopter's rail, gripping a camera ... viewfinder glued to my eye ... snapping away.
(I've considered a drone. A friend has been bugging me to go 50:50 with him on a drone. I think after an initial trial or two ... I'd rarely, if ever, use the sucker.)
Beth Anthony
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i use a drone at work and bought a mavic 2 for myself at home. the pictures from my first drone were pretty crappy, bad iq, not many mp and very little dynamic range. but the views were cool and the practice was good for work. i mainly used drones to scout areas i couldn't see to decide if a waterfall or other point of interest was worth trekking back to.... I was waiting for you to chime in. If I had my way ... I'd rather be strapped in, balancing on a helicopter's rail, gripping a camera ... viewfinder glued to my eye ... snapping away.
(I've considered a drone. A friend has been bugging me to go 50:50 with him on a drone. I think after an initial trial or two ... I'd rarely, if ever, use the sucker.)
so a few models later (mavic 4) is finally producing photos that are good enough to consider using on more than just the internet. this year i've really gotten into drone photography and video and not just using it to scout or fly for fun. the smaller drones (air, mini and avata series) are pretty good for video, but not great for photos since the sensors are pretty small and still have crappy iq & dynamic range.
