Recent content by MotorPsycho

Unless I missed something, 5D Right does not have a "center auto focus" option on Mavic 2 Pro. Are you talking Phantom?

Finally, I'm getting around to changing the custom buttons. I found a couple of videos, but nothing 100% definitive for the Mavic 2 Pro. Obviously, the options are different for different Mavic drones. Here are the options for the Mavic 2 Pro: C1 and C2 buttons have quite a few more options...

These were in the desert behind my townhouse.

You don't actually think that people who shoot animals with guns would have any compunction with shooting at any inanimate object that catches their fancy. If you believe that, pay attention to the road signs you see in rural areas. Any road sign that is more than a few years old, is likely to...

Yesterday at “A Mountain,” on the Tucson Bike Loop. Drones rock as selfie sticks.

Gotcha. Remoteness and self reliance don’t worry me much. I tend to get nervous in the vicinity of alpha predators, like grizzlies and armed sociopaths.

Excellent shots. Personally, I prefer stills. Newbie that I am, I've shot one video so far. What is dangerous/creepy about the Santa Monica nature trails? Just curious. I'm hiking similar trails in South Central Arizona, some of which are just a handful of miles from the border with Mexico.

Thanks gentlemen. I tried to send the little bugger up to the top of Mt. Hood from the visitor parking lot, at the bottom of the mountain. I never lost control of the Mavic 2, but around half way there, I stopped receiving video feeds telling me what the drone was doing. At that point, I...

This is a picture of the Santa Rita Mountains taken from 395 feet above Whipple Observatory Drive. The light colored peak in front is Elephant Head. The tall peak behind that is Mt. Hood, where several of the Whipple Observatory domes are located. Behind Mt. Hood is the tallest peak, Mt...

A modified Canon 350D, through a Williams Optics 105mm APO Triplet, mounted on an iOptron CEM25 autoguifed using a Lacerta MGen II stand alone autoguider.

If you want help with your telescope check out cloudynights.com. It’s a very active astronomy forum. For night skies, there is nothing like rural. I’ve been wintering in the desert in Southern Arizona for a few years, below normal population, lots of clear nights and Arizona is astronomy...

Thanks.

I’m confused. Americans no longer have to register non-commercial drones.

I’d ban RVs before drones. I will never go back to Yellowstone, an endless line of RVs on a winding 2 lane road. The ambiance was lost in the traffic jam.

I noticed that also. The long wheelbase on the trailer and shot wheelbase tractor helps, but I wouldn’t want to do that.