buzz
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Post by buzz on Mar 1, 2010 6:32:48 GMT -5
HI Andy, just checked my profile, my email shouldn't be hidden. Suppose its a computer thing. Well today is fantastic, two sites to shoot tonight with the mast I just hope the weather stays as it is. I'll give you a shout through the site. My site by the way is www.aerialimagesni.com Colin
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Post by Rod Dent on Mar 1, 2010 20:38:31 GMT -5
Hey Buzz.
Checked out your site.... Your aerials speak volumes of the beautiful place you live/photograph.
Can't begin to imagine the Extremely low aerial work you could do with an X-6.
Most people of us have problems finding anything truly scenic to shoot.....NOT there!
About the performance of the X..... Here in the states as is overseas.....we photographers are selling a thing that people want....but don't need.... And by and large only things that are needed are selling....
A bigger question for the X owner is ...'Can I market my unique aerial photographs to make x amount of dollars in this economy...?? Can't help you there....
The X does provide a 'heretoforeunseen' view of most everything. The mast is interesting...but limited...and the image are almost always from the exact same height.... The ability to put the X ANYWHERE in space above the subject increases your 'pallet' 100 fold for creating an interesting photograph..... Artistically........it is radical...truelly unique.... But the Xs obvious advantages are equaled by its expenses and hazard. Like EVERY radio control aircraft.....the X6 is TOTALLY unforgiving. If you let it get out of shape.....it can all be over in an instant... A $25,000 pile of shredded carbon fiber....bring back the mast.
This certainty is always the overriding factor when deciding weather or if you will use the X6....
But MAN....when the conditions are perfect...and you have the right light (light is everything)....and the wind is nil.....
NO camera platform on earth can produce a more interesting photograph.....THAT is its worth.
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Post by sRagnar on Mar 4, 2010 20:42:28 GMT -5
this is the answer to all the camera issues on the X6 it has a wide angle shoots avchd and very good on iso 800 compares to the old one at iso400 www2.panasonic.com/consumer-electronics/shop/Cameras-Camcorders/Digital-Cameras/Lumix-Digital-Cameras/model.DMC-GF1C-K_11002_7000000000000005702glad to to see all you new guys and please if there are any questions please shoot! for me the eureka moment was when i got me a wide angle adjustment on the SD9. wow what a difference. much wider and way more stable. think zoom makes it unstable so go the other way and it makes is more stable. wish I had thought of that before. here is a very boring video that has not be edited at all other than clips and decrease in size for upload. ok guys please don't hassle me on the boring this is just to show the stability which will allow for stabilization with out much loss of view and this stabilizes in virtualdub to look like taken from a boom. I can wait to get it back and mess with it more. the video is the .5 test. www.youtube.com/my_videos?feature=mhw4the other videos are take with the lumix at 4:3 so not even in HD 16:9 one thing that I hate is that it looks like Panasonic is made to cut off the external video link when you start taking video. so there is no video in the goggles. anyone have a solution to this?? it will broadcast the 4:3 video to the external video when you are taking video. wish this worked!!!! I hate not seeing what I am filming!! let me know if there is a solution to this and I love you long time!!!
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Post by hummingbird1 on Jun 1, 2010 7:26:43 GMT -5
OK all you members, as you'll see I'm new to the forum. Did the demo in Dublin Friday and really impressed. Inside of-course, no wind. Now here's the big one for you all. Now that you have made the commitment would you do it again? This is where I'm stuck. We already do mast and aerial photography, but when I consider what we're paying for the aircraft should I make the jump to the X6. And it certainly would save me carrying that 15m mast about. I could keep the large area shots for the aircraft only with the closer ones for the X6 Are you customers more than happy with the result. Is the still camera to a high enough spec for A3 prints or even bigger. Please help Buzz I have found you can get very quick access all around a site where you would find it very difficult to get a mast. In one morning at a large country property I was able to get 100+ still in a morning from all angles and heights from near ground level to 150m+ The image quality is very good when the aircraft is stable but you probably have to take four or five shots to get one good one. (Not unlike regular photography ). I generally take a few ground level stills to show the difference between what you can get from the ground compared to aerial. I use a Nikon D90 and there is very little difference in image quality to the untrained eye but may show up if you are blowing images up to A2 - I haven't tried that yet. Bob
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buzz
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Post by buzz on Jun 2, 2010 8:39:38 GMT -5
Hi Bob thanks for the comments. I couldn't agree with you more, the system concept certainly out performs the mast hands down. However there is a need for cross over. We do a lot of photography at dusk, when it is still bright enough to see the outline of the building. With the mast its not an issue but how could i get a 2sec exposure with the X6 ?? I also think you have hit the nail on the head........the untrained eye. Nowdays we see far too many images were the customer is happy to receive non professional images. I don't want to head down that route. Our ground and mast photography is captured using the Canon 1ds111 or the 5d. The quality from these cameras is stunning. As I have said in previous logs, that if our customer was content with small low res files, I'm there but just yesterday one of our clients ordered a 48" print. Now could the Lumix come near that, not at the moment. However once the X8 is released well that just may empty the bank. Have you looked at Northstudio 360 If not you need to.
If anyone can correct me I'll buy the X6 tomorrow. Colin
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Post by Rod Dent on Jun 3, 2010 15:26:04 GMT -5
Hi Buzz, I shoot aerials with the lumix from the X6...usually in low light of the early morn or late afternoon...when wind is lightest... And blow the images up 36" on some with very good results. They are not 20 mgpx. but what we loose in resolution we more than gain in interesting view angle. Anyone can point and shoot a 20 mgpx. from anywhere on the ground...but few can get a shot from the tops of a row of trees...or wherever.... Check out some of my images www.aerialart.com
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