Recent content by Ridgeback65

Same exact thing happened to me. Same solution.

Is it worth the risk of killing someone? That is what you need to ask yourself.

If you’re old enough, this film analogy applies: jpgs=slides/transparencies; raw/dng= negatives. Different brands and types of slide film shot on the same scene had dramatically different looks that are “baked in” (Velvia, Kodachrome, etc) when you click the shutter. This could be fantastic...

Yeah, something stinks. The relatively minuscule drone market is a "super-spy-national-security-risk" but all the other prolific tech products out of China are harmless? Google, Alexa and Siri know where we ALL are and what we ALL say 24/7 but no worries there? Oh-key-dokey. 🙄🫡

Wonderful. Great mix of wide/medium/close shots, variety of drone and sticks. Love the score--perfectly compliments the visual and it is well-mixed with the sound of the environment. My only critique (if I may) would be the excessive camera movement on the shot of the seal. Is it difficult...

So the following is untrue?: “The legislation proposes adding DJI to a list maintained by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) under the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act of 2019. This would block DJI’s drones from running on communications infrastructure in the U.S...

That sounds fun....

Potentially but say goodbye to any decent resale value of the bird. If you want to go something applied that will improve viz I'd recommend Wrap Grade. I had this on my A2S in day-glow orange that did help viz for me. Then when I went to sell it for my A3, I simply removed the wrap.

There is one solution that might not add weight (depending on the model in question)--Master Airscrew day-glow orange props. On my A2S I had put on day-glow orange "skin" from Wrap Grade and for me, that did make a grey drone much visible against a grey or blue sky but it does add about 6 to 8...

Very curious.... I exSpecta this is going to be interesting.

Gives new meaning to “drone attack”. A novel use for a drone and frankly I was surprised how well it hacked away at the nest before crashing.

DR is excellent in IMO.

I think bottom line is, don’t use ND unless you HAVE to. Its main job on a drone is to achieve 180 degree shutter angle or a wide aperture (alas my A3 aperture is fixed) for video or perhaps a special effect motion blur look for stills. I have ND but don’t employ it often.

Think of the ND filter as just a tool to A) help you achieve the 180 degree shutter angle for video OR B) if the light is SO bright even for stills that you need ND to get proper exposure. Regarding AUTO settings, I highly encourage you to use manual settings--especially for auto white balance...

I agree with pretty much all the above. As a photographer who then got in to video, yes typically the ND is used to allow you to get that 180 degree shutter angle (24 fps/1/48 shutter) for “natural” video motion blur more akin to how the human eye perceives it. I have no qualms using the ND for...