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...
I guess I see your point but disagree. The whole point of stitching is to get higher resolution. And with the 70mm being the sharper lens, it will produce better results in most cases. I don’t do 360s but I do do panos and the 70 is better every time assuming I can get far enough away from the...
The long lens on the A3 has much better resolution than the wide on A3 or A2s and offers a whole other look. You can stitch together panoramas that are amazing in detail.
Agreed that the Air2s is still excellent value--especially for the prices you can get them now. IMO though, the 70mm is a game-changer. It can capture a building more "architecturally correct" with far less WA distortion. And as far as the wait for "something even better" goes, we are ALL...
Meta4 had a great post above showing the great power of having BOTH lenses. If you have an iPhone 13 Pro or better the difference between the middle lens and the telephoto is a really good example of how the lenses differ. The 70 is an *excellent lens. It's sharper / more detailed and will...
Here's my set up. It's the $28 Anker 518 USB-C to 8k HDMI into my Atomos field monitor. My goal is to have a portable monitor for an art director to be able to see what I'm capturing without having to look over my shoulder. Better than this would to be able to go into an iPad. I realize...
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