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I think one of the biggest differences is that Arducopter (the mulitrotor specific software running on Pixhawk/APM) is that it's always a moving target. You need to make sure to read the release notes carefully as each new version will have more functionality and slight changes. Personally, I'd...

I'm still struggling to achieve the high quality of videos in this thread but in the meantime, here's a video I did in Maui last week on my way home to Australia. Wish I had a month to shoot on that island. It's an incredibly beautiful place.

https://www.youtube.com/user/sUASNews There were only about 9 or 10 there so it was easy to speak with them all. There were two workshops on day two that were 2 hours in length. One about Search and Rescue and another about Aerial Photography. They were held in a small room and there was a lot...

Not yet but I'll be doing CASA (Australia's FAA) certification when I return in June so that I can. Commercial shooting wasn't actually my priority but I do need to get some of my investment back. Also, you can't fly in many of the cool places in Australia, such as national parks, without public...

I was lucky enough to attend the two day sUSB Expo in San Francisco recently. Wow! Wow! Wow! It was just fantastic. Quite a few of the presentations have been put online if you want to check them out. I also wrote a bit about it on my blog at http://dazza.id.au.

Although I'm living in Australia now, I try to get back to California to visit family from time to time. This time around I decided that I would visit Brooks Institute in Ventura where I received my degree in 1977. For some time now I've been wondering how digital photography would have changed...

Hi guys. I'm visiting California (where I grew up) from Australia and I shot a couple of videos near Castroville on my way down to Ventura. I know that they aren't up to the top standards I see here but I'm getting better every day thanks to all the kind people and help here. So here's where I'm...

I'm about to pull the trigger on buying a GH4. But I have a question about the gimbal. It seems the only way to go is the Zenmuse and if I'm going to go broke I might as well do it in style. Does the Zenmuse for the GH3 work with the GH4 or should I wait until there is an official Zenmuse GH4...

What really bothers me about such incidents is that they keep happening and that there appears to be no way to find out why. As you say, until that time we are all just flying ticking time bombs. DJI really needs to raise it's game and start communicating with it users. But I don't think this...

I'm amazed. What res is Vimeo displaying that at? Does that lens have OIS? Cheers.

Very nice. I just can't believe how nice GoPro footage can look. I noticed your test at the construction site with a GH4 as well. What lens were you using? That's _very_ impressive. Do you think the GH4 is worth it? I haven't been happy with the video from my Nikon D600 and it's very heavy so I...

Make that +3. But I'm going to guess here so I can see if I'm right or not. :-) I'm going to vote for auto exposure even though normally I don't think it's a good idea. _However_, I'm also going to hedge my bet by saying that in the old school days of still photography we would expose for the...

If you want a pure RTF experience fly the NAZA. If you want "damn close to RTF but might have to figure a thing or two out" and heaps more features at a great price, then you can't go past the Pixhawk. Notice I said Pixhawk, not APM. Nothing wrong with the APM at all but for future proofing I'd...

I'm flying the same setup with 16" Tiger props (I had 15" on it but they didn't cut it) with a 2.5Kg payload and an AUW of about 8.5Kg - it's just barely coping. Hover rate is quite high at 65-70%. It flies well but everyone tells me it shouldn't. But I have the SkyJib Lite. Regardless, I don't...

There are instructions on this page http://3drobotics.com/iris/info/ for how to download and use the ground station software. It is good to fly with telemetry and one of the big advantages is that the heads up display will tell you exactly why your IRIS is not arming if there are issues with GPS...

Please provide a link to their work. It would be most unusual if they didn't have some publicly viewable work online somewhere. Sorry, but I'm going to need some proof rather than just claims. I know Marco and Randy posted some nice videos with heavy copters. I believe Marco is a working...

I have tried to be careful to say that the Pixhawk did not work for _me_ in spite of doing extensive trials. That is a report of my experiences. That last incident where Leonard butted in and was such an *** was only one of many. I don't care if there was a personality clash. You just don't talk...

If you liked the Iris aconsider building one of the 3DR quads from a kit. The diydrones.com site is full of information about that platform and there is a full technical support forum as well. Don't get excited when you see the kit price on this page as it's a misprint. When you click the link...

I was a very early user of the Pixhawk on a heavy lifter. It didn't go well for me. Don't forget the Arducopter code is identical on the APM/Pixhawk. The Pixhawk does allow some better filtering due to it's faster processor but IMHO the code just isn't up to the task of use for professional...

Yes, they are high end copters. I was flying for a year or two before I bought one. I cut my teeth on 3D Robotics copters which I still have and love. Learned heaps by building and flying them. A friend had a Droidworx XM octocopter and it was obvious to me that if I wanted to do commercial work...