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petter268 · 05-29-2010, 02:19 PM

Things starting to get better! I just mounted a servo and a homemade shutter for the camera! The difference was big, and good!

Weithy · 06-04-2010, 05:26 PM

My brother and friends are travelling in Turkey with a Hexakopter. It fits into a 450 travel case. I lent them my 5.8Ghz 1 watt video TX for some of the very high shots they plan to get. They sent these photos to tease me!
I am keen to see how well the Panasonic TM700 works on the Hexa, as they didn't have time to test it out before going.

petter268 · 06-04-2010, 06:02 PM

Very nice pictures!!

I guess he having a great time flying FPV with that hexa!

Weithy · 06-05-2010, 04:47 PM

The high shot! This is taken from a hexakopter, with a firmware hacked canon camera. I don't think it has a wide angle lens. ( I will find out the model number later )
The location is near the Iranian border, in Turkey. The old photo I think was taken by a NATO plane in the late 1950's with a stereo camera, looking for military things of interest.
The boat shape is 515 feet long, or 157m, so that makes the shot about 500m wide by 650m tall, but it looks like they added two images together for this, to try to match the old photo.

Weithy · 06-06-2010, 05:33 AM

How high I asked them?....the reply:
...maybe even up to a kilometer. The copter was out of sight, and we could only see it with a pair of binoculars. The video feed using your transmitter was still working, yet the radio control transmission dropped out, and the helicopter did an unplanned emergency decent. The camera was (until the copter landed heavily) a Canon Powershot A2000IS.

yellowaircraft · 06-06-2010, 01:50 PM

Hi Weithy,

Tell your friends to come to where I live: Bodrum, Turkey. There are maaany historical places to do APing here

Weithy · 06-06-2010, 02:40 PM

Any shops selling mikrokopter parts in Turkey?

yellowaircraft · 06-06-2010, 04:13 PM

Nope, we RC guys usually shop from abroad...
If they stay long enough they can order from Hong Kong...

ddierking · 06-12-2010, 08:25 PM

Here are a couple pics from a Paintball shoot I did today. Boy was it windy.

Weithy · 06-16-2010, 12:31 AM

After a few days of silence, I got another picture from the hexakopter.

Weithy · 06-17-2010, 02:43 AM

More news from the travellers...

A quick update from Nuweiba - We had an unexpected splashdown, but the recovery operation was succesful, so with the replacement of components that got electrolyzed, we hope the machine is airworthy once again. They are amazingly robust things these hexacopters, the ideal choice. Based on the inbuilt GPS logging the height data, we got to over 500m altitude. Unfortunately, your 1W transmitter may not be as useful as it once was. It's now a paperweight with an interesting story, having spent the night 12m down in the Gulf of Aqaba. But as a result, we all had a nice dive in the Red Sea after hiring scuba gear. To be continued...

I tried to attach the GPS data that works with google earth, but helifreak doesn't like it

Weithy · 06-19-2010, 03:52 PM

I wasn't expecting this, but more pictures...

Andrew has been using a Canon A2000iS, and lately a G11 (much better) which he bought in Eilat. We didn't have an underwater camera (at least not an intentional one), the dive pictures were taken by the dive shop man who accompanied us diving. It was interesting to see the effect of the corrosion on the electronics. Most of the electronics were damaged by electrolysis, with the solder eaten away on one side of each pair of +ve and -ve connections, for example capacitors. Three of the motors we're quite stiff (with the bearings seizing up) but Andrew had the needed spare motors and electronics so it is flying again.

Here's a photo taken of one of the famous shapes at Gomorrah, one from the air and one at ground level.

Weithy · 06-20-2010, 01:37 PM

On their way home now, this is a picture from the last day. They tell me they have lots of video and pictures to look at.
Having GPS to hold the copter on a vertical line makes taking pictures like this so much easier.

GilUriel · 06-21-2010, 04:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Weithy

On their way home now, this is a picture from the last day. They tell me they have lots of video and pictures to look at.
Having GPS to hold the copter on a vertical line makes taking pictures like this so much easier.

WOW !!!

One great picture. An excellent shot.
I loved it

Gil Uriel
Israel

andrebacher · 07-05-2010, 01:01 PM

I love pictures made from the frog's perspective.

pictures help us to understand things that happens in a little part of a second.

justabigham · 07-05-2010, 06:59 PM

I look forward to seeing the dialy pictures guys. Keep up the good work. You should also add camera info as well....

copterstudios · 07-19-2010, 10:47 PM

Photos from a project yesterday.... Shot with a Canon point and shoot and a Photoship One Halo with DJI. Very nice having the DJI for still photos!!

trondhindenes · 07-25-2010, 06:16 AM

Orrestranden in Norway this morning (due to the near around-the-clock sun in Norway during summer, I had to get up waaaay early to get the morning light...)

JustinS · 08-01-2010, 04:41 AM

Hey,
wanted some photos of our boat on the water, so I made up some floats & camera mount for a 10mp Canon A480, hacked with CDHK.
Take off, shoot & land on the river here in Perth.
Thanks
Justin

dswitkin · 08-01-2010, 08:59 AM

Very cool Justin. Any pictures of the heli?

05-29-2010, 02:19 PM	#721 (permalink)
petter268 Registered Users Join Date: Feb 2010	Things starting to get better! I just mounted a servo and a homemade shutter for the camera! The difference was big, and good! Attached Thumbnails __________________ Don't drink and drive, just smoke and fly!

06-04-2010, 05:26 PM	#722 (permalink)
Weithy Registered Users My HF Map location Join Date: Dec 2007	traveling AP My brother and friends are travelling in Turkey with a Hexakopter. It fits into a 450 travel case. I lent them my 5.8Ghz 1 watt video TX for some of the very high shots they plan to get. They sent these photos to tease me! I am keen to see how well the Panasonic TM700 works on the Hexa, as they didn't have time to test it out before going. Attached Thumbnails

06-04-2010, 06:02 PM	#723 (permalink)
petter268 Registered Users Join Date: Feb 2010	Very nice pictures!! I guess he having a great time flying FPV with that hexa! __________________ Don't drink and drive, just smoke and fly!

06-05-2010, 04:47 PM	#724 (permalink)
Weithy Registered Users My HF Map location Join Date: Dec 2007	The high shot! This is taken from a hexakopter, with a firmware hacked canon camera. I don't think it has a wide angle lens. ( I will find out the model number later ) The location is near the Iranian border, in Turkey. The old photo I think was taken by a NATO plane in the late 1950's with a stereo camera, looking for military things of interest. The boat shape is 515 feet long, or 157m, so that makes the shot about 500m wide by 650m tall, but it looks like they added two images together for this, to try to match the old photo. Attached Thumbnails

06-12-2010, 08:25 PM	#729 (permalink)
ddierking Registered Users My HF Map location Join Date: Jul 2006	pics from paintball shoot Here are a couple pics from a Paintball shoot I did today. Boy was it windy. Attached Thumbnails __________________ Dan 3D Man Printing

06-06-2010, 05:33 AM	#725 (permalink)
Weithy Registered Users My HF Map location Join Date: Dec 2007	How high I asked them?....the reply: ...maybe even up to a kilometer. The copter was out of sight, and we could only see it with a pair of binoculars. The video feed using your transmitter was still working, yet the radio control transmission dropped out, and the helicopter did an unplanned emergency decent. The camera was (until the copter landed heavily) a Canon Powershot A2000IS.

06-06-2010, 01:50 PM	#726 (permalink)
yellowaircraft Registered Users Join Date: Jan 2008	Hi Weithy, Tell your friends to come to where I live: Bodrum, Turkey. There are maaany historical places to do APing here

06-06-2010, 02:40 PM	#727 (permalink)
Weithy Registered Users My HF Map location Join Date: Dec 2007	Any shops selling mikrokopter parts in Turkey?

06-06-2010, 04:13 PM	#728 (permalink)
yellowaircraft Registered Users Join Date: Jan 2008	Nope, we RC guys usually shop from abroad... If they stay long enough they can order from Hong Kong...

06-16-2010, 12:31 AM	#730 (permalink)
Weithy Registered Users My HF Map location Join Date: Dec 2007	After a few days of silence, I got another picture from the hexakopter. Attached Thumbnails

06-17-2010, 02:43 AM	#731 (permalink)
Weithy Registered Users My HF Map location Join Date: Dec 2007	hexasub More news from the travellers... A quick update from Nuweiba - We had an unexpected splashdown, but the recovery operation was succesful, so with the replacement of components that got electrolyzed, we hope the machine is airworthy once again. They are amazingly robust things these hexacopters, the ideal choice. Based on the inbuilt GPS logging the height data, we got to over 500m altitude. Unfortunately, your 1W transmitter may not be as useful as it once was. It's now a paperweight with an interesting story, having spent the night 12m down in the Gulf of Aqaba. But as a result, we all had a nice dive in the Red Sea after hiring scuba gear. To be continued... I tried to attach the GPS data that works with google earth, but helifreak doesn't like it Attached Thumbnails

06-19-2010, 03:52 PM	#732 (permalink)
Weithy Registered Users My HF Map location Join Date: Dec 2007	Hexacopter flying again I wasn't expecting this, but more pictures... Andrew has been using a Canon A2000iS, and lately a G11 (much better) which he bought in Eilat. We didn't have an underwater camera (at least not an intentional one), the dive pictures were taken by the dive shop man who accompanied us diving. It was interesting to see the effect of the corrosion on the electronics. Most of the electronics were damaged by electrolysis, with the solder eaten away on one side of each pair of +ve and -ve connections, for example capacitors. Three of the motors we're quite stiff (with the bearings seizing up) but Andrew had the needed spare motors and electronics so it is flying again. Here's a photo taken of one of the famous shapes at Gomorrah, one from the air and one at ground level. Attached Thumbnails

06-20-2010, 01:37 PM	#733 (permalink)
Weithy Registered Users My HF Map location Join Date: Dec 2007	On their way home now, this is a picture from the last day. They tell me they have lots of video and pictures to look at. Having GPS to hold the copter on a vertical line makes taking pictures like this so much easier. Attached Thumbnails

07-05-2010, 01:01 PM	#735 (permalink)
andrebacher Registered Users Join Date: Jul 2010	I love pictures made from the frog's perspective. pictures help us to understand things that happens in a little part of a second.

07-05-2010, 06:59 PM	#736 (permalink)
justabigham Registered Users Join Date: Jun 2009	I look forward to seeing the dialy pictures guys. Keep up the good work. You should also add camera info as well.... __________________ TREX 500 GF, TREX 600 CF, TREX 600E PRO, TREX 600 NITRO PRO SAB GOBLIN 570 SPORT

07-19-2010, 10:47 PM	#737 (permalink)
copterstudios Registered Users Join Date: Feb 2007	Aerial Pics Photos from a project yesterday.... Shot with a Canon point and shoot and a Photoship One Halo with DJI. Very nice having the DJI for still photos!! Attached Thumbnails __________________ Darin

07-25-2010, 06:16 AM	#738 (permalink)
trondhindenes Registered Users Join Date: Sep 2008	Orrestranden in Norway this morning (due to the near around-the-clock sun in Norway during summer, I had to get up waaaay early to get the morning light...) __________________ Trond Hindenes (Oslo, Norway) T-rex 600GF Torque Tube / Blade 400 stock

08-01-2010, 04:41 AM	#739 (permalink)
JustinS Registered Users My HF Map location Join Date: Sep 2009	Boat Pics Hey, wanted some photos of our boat on the water, so I made up some floats & camera mount for a 10mp Canon A480, hacked with CDHK. Take off, shoot & land on the river here in Perth. Thanks Justin

08-01-2010, 08:59 AM	#740 (permalink)
dswitkin Registered Users My HF Map location Join Date: May 2008 Location: Northern California	Very cool Justin. Any pictures of the heli?

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