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Hey there, came across this forum from a Google search and thought it would be a great place to start finding answers to most of my questions. So basically I'm diving into this new multi-rotor world since it's taking the cine world by storm due to the amazing aerial cinematography/photography you can get out of these bad boys. The best way to describe myself in terms of how I invest in media products is by the price of the actual product, the benefit, the overall use, and the value. As a person that loves media, I am aware of the fact that a lot of the gear is insanely overpriced. And yes, I am also aware of the fact that some of the products are actually worth their cost; but face it, most of us find that at least 1/2 if not 3/4ths of any advanced media gear is overpriced. So I did some research on hexacopters and octocopters and became amazed by them. And of course I stumbled upon the Octocopter brand along with the Mikrocopter brand as well. And yes, the $10,000-$11,500 price tag on those rigs made me laugh. That inspired me to dive deeper into my multi-rotor research. So I watched a lot of videos on Youtube with people's custom built hexacopters and they were surprisingly really good. And in most cases (surprisingly) better than that of the higher priced pre-built ones that are available for $10k+. So I figured for this years project, I should build one (with the aid of my dad of course considering the fact that I'm not the greatest with my actual craftsmanship skills but if you can let me CNC something, I'd do an amazing job on it) I still need some guidance on how to actually get everything I need to build this thing. And if you didn't already assume or infer, I will be using this hexacotper for mostly cinematography (aerial video) and maybe from time to time, flights without a camera just for fun because I like cool things LOL. Anyways, I want it to be a cost effective rig. It pretty much has to be a heavy lifter, but nothing too insane. I just have to be able to lift a D800. And when I get my Red Scarlet soon, it should be able to lift that too. So tips on what motors I should use would be highly appreciated. Also, I did some research on gimbals and I'm really liking the CineStar 3 Axis. It seems really interesting and it also features that new brushless motor technology. So tips on how that would work would be highly appreciated as well. Also, something I really want to have in my hexacopter rig would be that autopilot system. Honestly, the videos I've seen so far on Youtube don't really explain how those things work so I'm kind of lost with that. But the autopilot system is something I really want to have on my rig because I'd want to focus more on the shots than having a second camera operator. And having a second pilot is out of the question because no one in my area knows how to fly anything LOL. I love the idea of setting waypoints; because that way I can just pre-plan the flight route, and re-play that and focus on the shots instead without having to worry about the hexacopter too much. Finally, I'd like some tips on how to even control this whole thing. Let's be honest, those button filled remotes are quite daunting at first. Oh yeah and I forgot, the frame. I'm not entirely sure of how large I should build the frame. So a lot of tips on that would be much loved. So yeah thank you guys, hopefully you guys come across this post because that would be awesome. And expect a ton of videos of this bad boy when I finish building it around next Summer or earlier. Thanks!
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