Recent content by timax

Anyone know who this guy is?

This has been a very interesting thread and thanks all for posting your experiences. I have been wondering if its worth my while getting certified for the past 12 months or so. Im a stills shooter and have a client or 2 i would like to use a drone for but doubt i could ever shoot legally without...

I need to read over the forum about this also as I do a calibration for each location and like you get dizzy doing it. Today when in an industrial estate it took some time to calibrate. I think that turntable on a plastic camp table would be great in the back of my car.

What is the end use? Just web or print as well. Raw will make a difference if you know how to process for best results. Hard to say about the exposure settings. I usually just use auto and compensate the exposure up or down so i dont blow the highlights. Then process to bring the shadow detail...

Your forgetting an operators licence on top of the pilots licence. If you want to run a drone shooting business you need to hold an operators licence with associated insurances and then if you want to be a pilot then you need that licence also. If you only have a pilots licence then you need to...

Yes it costs a small fortune here in Australia to get a licence so if an unlicensed pilot is taking money out of your pocket and also bringing the value down then it is they who should get the stitches.

Agree , im pretty careful that everything is perfect and have never had an issue except momentary signal loss. Amazed at people not setting GPS or taking off from manhole covers etc

Yes low risk........just dont google inspire fly aways. Hmmmmmmm.

Yep im hearing you and thats the way i feel also. BUT and i hate buts! 1 controller means if you loose contact and have a fresh battery the inspire can fly ...how far? before finally crashing? So your 30m is suddenly measured in kilometers. Also in the case of RE photography just about every...

Actually the "Populous Area" ruling is the problem. With a quad copter , single gps, single remote control,inability to fly if 1 motor fails it is look upon by CASA as having NO fail safes and therefore WILL crash. So as altitude increases the 30m safety zone radius increases and totally rules...

Right or wrong , i can tell you now as a pro photographer with near 30 years of commercial experience , you can expect to be abused if you poke a camera at someone without asking. 2 weeks ago my assistant and i shared a job photographing several suburbs for a property developer. I did just fine...

Im sorry but im going to side with the fisherman in that vid. The drone wasnt just flying past getting general footage it was sitting there taking pictures of some people without asking. How many of you would feel ok with someone you didnt know photographing you so blatantly without asking...

Whats the carry on allowance ? No way i could do that over here. But hey if you can then go for it. Id be prepared to have it taken off you at the door of the plane though and thrown down bellow. I have had that happen with regulation size camera bag that was too heavy. A quick re distribution...

You could also buy a cheap hard plastic wheelie suit case that the dji case only just fits into. Then run a length of gaff tape around the opening when traveling. Baggage handlers everywhere are used to that and it wont get as much attention. Otherwise the ortlieb x tremer xxl might be worth a...

Me to. Im actually thinking of going matt black also just so its even more stealthy. Regarding legalities ,if i have a fly away and it damages or hurts someone im munted. Sounds like im talking myself out of the Inspire. Actually i think as soon as i have time ill be getting licensed insured.