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Old 05-03-2010, 11:12 PM   #1
xoxoxoBruce
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May 3, 2010: Helicam

Say I've got a little shindig going on in the backyard.
And say I've got an expensive new DSLR, to capture those Kodak moments.
Now say I want to get a high angle cleavage shot, but I'm afraid of ladders and the roof.
What to do... what to do?

I know. I'll tie my expensive new DSLR to a Radio Controlled helicopter.
What could go wrong?



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In a quest to get the perfect shot, Eric Austin, a Texas-based videographer, found a neat way to fuse a remote controlled helicopter and a Canon DSLR camera so he could shoot aerial videos easily and get the kind of footage that would otherwise be difficult to pull off.
“I took a hobbyshop helicopter and modified it to hold a camera, so I can get low altitude, close and tight aerial shots,” Austin told Wired.com.
You can buy an RC helicopter for about $400 and attach any old camera, but this dude has $15,000 tied up in this rig.

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