May 3, 2010: Helicam

xoxoxoBruce · 05-04-2010, 12:12 AM

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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richlevy · 05-04-2010, 12:16 AM

He can make a fortune renting it out to low budget indy and porn films for aerial shots.

HungLikeJesus · 05-04-2010, 12:55 AM

That's a good find Bruce. That would be great to have when I go on vacation next week.

glatt · 05-04-2010, 08:40 AM

That's really cool. I think it would be more interesting if he had a live video feed coming down from the camera to a monitor and he flew the thing by watching the monitor so he could be certain of the framing of the shot. He needs to just "wing it" the way it's currently set up.

Shawnee123 · 05-04-2010, 10:07 AM

Going to Hel in a Cam Basket.

rditlkustoleit · 05-04-2010, 11:10 AM

Props to him for ingenuity. However, I shutter to think what will happen when the paparazzi starts using this tech.

Or, what will happen to my neighbors when I start using it.

On behalf of helicopters everywhere, I'd like to thank HungLikeJesus for the Jesus Nut contribution to helicopter design.

Now I finally understand this "christ gave his body..." business.

Shawnee123 · 05-04-2010, 11:33 AM

I bet if you used glatt's PlantCam, you could go back in time.

Diaphone Jim · 05-04-2010, 12:24 PM

For just 4.5 million dollars more you can have this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MQ-1_Predator
and use it to threaten your daughters' potential suitors.

HungLikeJesus · 05-04-2010, 09:06 PM

Jesus nut? I think Wolf has mentioned him.

xoxoxoBruce · 05-04-2010, 10:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HungLikeJesus

That's a good find Bruce. That would be great to have when I go on vacation next week.

Planning to go for some high angle cleavage shots, are you?

HungLikeJesus · 05-04-2010, 11:00 PM

Yes - we're leaving for Kauai tomorrow night.

xoxoxoBruce · 05-04-2010, 11:07 PM

We'll settle for low angle cameltoes.

05-04-2010, 12:16 AM	#2
richlevy King Of Wishful Thinking Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Philadelphia Suburbs Posts: 6,669	He can make a fortune renting it out to low budget indy and porn films for aerial shots. __________________ Exercise your rights and remember your obligations - VOTE! I have always believed that hope is that stubborn thing inside us that insists, despite all the evidence to the contrary, that something better awaits us so long as we have the courage to keep reaching, to keep working, to keep fighting. -- Barack Hussein Obama

05-04-2010, 12:55 AM	#3
HungLikeJesus Only looks like a disaster tourist Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: above 7,000 feet Posts: 7,208	That's a good find Bruce. That would be great to have when I go on vacation next week. __________________ Keep Your Bodies Off My Lawn SteveDallas's Random Thread Picker.

05-04-2010, 10:07 AM	#5
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Going to Hel in a Cam Basket. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

05-04-2010, 11:10 AM	#6
rditlkustoleit Violator of Customs Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 49	Props to him for ingenuity. However, I shutter to think what will happen when the paparazzi starts using this tech. Or, what will happen to my neighbors when I start using it. On behalf of helicopters everywhere, I'd like to thank HungLikeJesus for the Jesus Nut contribution to helicopter design. Now I finally understand this "christ gave his body..." business. Attached Images __________________ If we're not supposed to eat animals, why are they made out of meat?!

05-04-2010, 11:33 AM	#7
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	I bet if you used glatt's PlantCam, you could go back in time. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

05-04-2010, 08:40 AM	#4
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	That's really cool. I think it would be more interesting if he had a live video feed coming down from the camera to a monitor and he flew the thing by watching the monitor so he could be certain of the framing of the shot. He needs to just "wing it" the way it's currently set up.

05-04-2010, 12:24 PM	#8
Diaphone Jim Junior Master Dwellar Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Northern California Posts: 2,122	For just 4.5 million dollars more you can have this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MQ-1_Predator and use it to threaten your daughters' potential suitors.

05-04-2010, 09:06 PM	#9
HungLikeJesus Only looks like a disaster tourist Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: above 7,000 feet Posts: 7,208	Jesus nut? I think Wolf has mentioned him. __________________ Keep Your Bodies Off My Lawn SteveDallas's Random Thread Picker.

05-04-2010, 11:00 PM	#11
HungLikeJesus Only looks like a disaster tourist Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: above 7,000 feet Posts: 7,208	Yes - we're leaving for Kauai tomorrow night. __________________ Keep Your Bodies Off My Lawn SteveDallas's Random Thread Picker.

05-04-2010, 11:07 PM	#12
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	We'll settle for low angle cameltoes. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

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