This is a Game Changer! A month or two ago we were lucky enough to get our hands on one of RED’s new Komodo Cameras. Now the Komodo has real potential to be a total game changer, specially when it comes to flying cinema cameras. It’s a very small package measuring about 100 millimetres cubed…
New Drone Laws Introduced New Drone Laws Introduced today (30th May 2018) aim to reduce the likelihood of a drone coming into contact with manned aircraft. From 30 July 2018, drones will be banned by law from flying higher than 400ft, and within 1km of an airport boundary. In recent months there has been an…
On Thursday 25th February we travelled down to Kent to take a look at a new Hexacopter that has really peaked our interest, the Yuneec Tornado H920. We were invited down by the guys at Drone Ops to take a look at one of the few H920’s in the country. The Kent countryside provided a fantastic backdrop for a day’s flying.
Since we first heard that DJI were to bring out the OSMO handheld 3-axis gimbal we were very interested. Especially because we already own the Inspire 1 and the camera that the Osmo comes with is essentially the exact same camera, so if nothing else we knew the type of quality we could expect and the potential flexibility that this tool would deliver.
What made this superbly enjoyable was the FreeFly’s MIMIC that they also had available for us to use. For those not familiar with what the MIMIC does, watch the video below. In short, it is a motion controller that, through the exact movements of the operator controls the movement of the MōVI M15 gimbal whilst mounted to the ALTA.
As the growth of the “drone” industry continues, there is no doubt that more and more people will begin offering aerial services of some sort. For anyone looking for a company to provide aerial photography/videography there are number of things to be aware of when looking for someone to hire.
The “drone” industry is, like many other technology centric industries, fully of acronyms. We thought it might be useful to put together a list of some of the most common acronyms just in case you’re getting a little confused. This list is not exhaustive by any means but covers most of the main offenders.