Recent content by Felix le Chat

Freewell and Polarpro are the most recognisable quality brands, Polarpro Cine have the best glass (cinema quality) but they are expensive. K&F Concepts are reasonably priced and offer quality optical grade glass. Neewer filters aren't bad and are probably the better quality amongst the cheaper...

That's a lot of personally identifying data. I don't think it's good idea to post that in a public forum. Based on the video clip: it definitely looks like an impact from below/right. I'd still be interested in seeing the 20 seconds before everything went Pete Tong.

But here's something a little more to the point. Unless I had an A2CofC and a GVC: I would give a lot of hard thought to whether it was a good idea to post a video of me crashing an Air 3 whilst flying it at night through a built up/urban area.

Could you upload a longer video: say about 20 seconds before the impact?

30 years working as an archaeologist, then side-stepped into formal site and small finds photography for another 10 years. Finally got bored during COVID and sat for forensic photography certification. Retired now, but can't sit still. Currently work freelance - surveying built heritage assets...

It's the gusts in mountainous terrain that will give you the nasty surprises. I've flown from the top of some pretty pedestrian mountains (compared to the ones near you) and wind conditions have been dead calm on the way up, but running at a steady 25-35mph closer to summit, then hard gusts of...

That's the maximum service ceiling, higher than that and the drones ability to 'bite' the air (to produce lift) diminishes because the air becomes progressively thinner. Higher than the service ceiling: the motors have to work much harder. You need props with a wider profile to produce more...

https://support.dji.com/help/content?customId=en-us03400006560&spaceId=34&re=US&lang=en The Galaxy A52 and A53 are listed. There's also a download link embedded in this page. The Asus Zenpad Z8 can work with the DJI Fly app, but it may require specific settings and a compatible cable for...

Excellent video. Nice catch of the workman having his lunch on the roof of the tower... or was that you? 😁

You are most welcome. Lovely shot, fingers crossed you managed to find the wealth of fascinating places to fly and photograph in the Shetlands. https://www.historyhit.com/guides/best-historic-sites-in-shetland-islands/

...also: Rawtherapee, Photoninja. Gimp is highly underrated but will handle anything Photoshop can be used for and you don't get Adobe's fingers in your wallet every month (it's freeware). Very advanced RAW developing and image manipulation with Darktable and Rawtherapee and they're freeware...

Italy abides by EASA regulation. The app you're looking for is Drone Assist by Altitude Angel. Zoom in tight to the region (in this case Milan) and you get the full range of accurate NFZ's: TFR's and warning areas.

"...pilots can fly in one direction while looking in another..." Hmmmm... Someone in marketing had their mouth in gear before the brain was engaged.

'Better' in what respect? Each has it's individual merits. You can fly the mini 4 in more places than the mav 3 and it costs a lot less. The mini 4 camera is excellent and can flip to give you a full frame profile orientation. The upward tilt on the mini 4 gimbal is much greater than the mav...

Concur. Worked it through my usual RAW developer (not Adobe) and the fine detail is very good even at 200%. The only problem I spotted was some horrible moiré on the pumping tower roof tiles. Definitely not a camera I'd kick out of bed, but I would try capturing the same shot in both 12 and...