I originally joined the site to be able to view some pictures of a quad build, but after seeing all the help those with experience are willing to give, I've been lurking steadily for the past week or two (time flies when trying to absorb this craziness). My only legitimate rc experience is with my garage door opener ( Chamberlin Whisper drive, AWSOME machine) and I've committed to becoming a quadrocopter pilotist or whatever y'all call yourselves.
I have 30 years of camera rigging, dollie gripping, and lighting experience in the film industry. I've seen the cameras go from weighing in at 150 lbs (old imax/iworks) to the current crop of large sensor dslr's and camcorders weighing less than a couple pieces of speedrail. It's this reason I see the electric quadcopter as a viable tool in the industry.
To begin my journey toward YouTube greatness, I purchased a trex100 kit (mostly to get a usable controller for Heli X), the poor little thing has taken all the abuse I've thrown at it but sadly, there is more tape on it than paint and it's time to move on to the next level.
So before I hit the Send Payment button on the Cinestar 8 package I have up on another page, a voice in my head (I have lots of'm) said "tstrike, you can't open a box of cereal without breaking it, start smaller fool". I'm now looking at picking up the DJI naza F450 kit, a couple of extra booms and a big bag load of props. The Tx unit is where I'm getting stuck, do I go sub 200 usd and hope I can use it on my next rig or double the budget plus some and go for something that will allow further expansion (camera mount w/roll tilt pan all while having a servo dropping small chocolates on cheering children below).
Any suggestions are more than welcome and I truly appreciate all the shared knowledge from those that have walked before me-
cheers,
tstrike
I have 30 years of camera rigging, dollie gripping, and lighting experience in the film industry. I've seen the cameras go from weighing in at 150 lbs (old imax/iworks) to the current crop of large sensor dslr's and camcorders weighing less than a couple pieces of speedrail. It's this reason I see the electric quadcopter as a viable tool in the industry.
To begin my journey toward YouTube greatness, I purchased a trex100 kit (mostly to get a usable controller for Heli X), the poor little thing has taken all the abuse I've thrown at it but sadly, there is more tape on it than paint and it's time to move on to the next level.
So before I hit the Send Payment button on the Cinestar 8 package I have up on another page, a voice in my head (I have lots of'm) said "tstrike, you can't open a box of cereal without breaking it, start smaller fool". I'm now looking at picking up the DJI naza F450 kit, a couple of extra booms and a big bag load of props. The Tx unit is where I'm getting stuck, do I go sub 200 usd and hope I can use it on my next rig or double the budget plus some and go for something that will allow further expansion (camera mount w/roll tilt pan all while having a servo dropping small chocolates on cheering children below).
Any suggestions are more than welcome and I truly appreciate all the shared knowledge from those that have walked before me-
cheers,
tstrike
