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I would definitely recommend looking at DxO Optics Pro as a raw processor. Apart from making it very easy to great raw conversion results, it specifically corrects the lens distortion, chromatic abberation, vignetting, etc. of supported camera/lens combos - check on their site if yours is...

Could you explain that?

Just 'cos I'm in a pedantic mood: "Vivid colour setting" applies only to in-camera JPGs. Raw (it's a word, not a capitalised abbreviation) means exactly that: the raw, unprocessed output of the sensor. When you "develop" a raw image using software like Lightroom, Dxo Optics Pro, etc. you are...

I can see two particular issues - your pitch/pan inputs seem very sharp (is there a setting to calm that?) and there's a jerkiness in the footage suggesting, to my amateur eye, a looseness/slop somewhere in the system. With the camera mounted and the gimbal powered up, gently grip the front of...

I've read (but now I can't find the link) that worldwide regs are changing (or have already changed?) about transport of lithium cells. Apparently cells over 5000mAh exceed the limit on lithium content, so you can't post them, couriers won't carry them and you can't take them on an airplane...

You mean the gimbal can only be used on a DJI-driven craft?

Looks like its driven by the mag - so it will just hold a particular compass heading. Yep - it seems to be a little limited. They should also be specific about its performance - for example, what's the sensitivity/range of the Gyro? Devices like this may be a god-send for owners of...

Back on topic ;) .. this might be interesting: http://www.hoverflytech.com/gimbal_1WNK.html - has anyone seen any real-life data on this yet?

:( the second video needs a password?

Square is an easier shape to deal with (mounting blocks, motor alignment, etc.) but it's not the best shape to have in the airflow - the flat surface catches the air and produces vibration in the arm. Most square tubes are pultruded, meaning the fibres are all aligned along the length of the...

Never seen a Cinestar in the flesh, so couldn't say about that. Images attached - difficult to capture the real-life look since I had to use flash and it has picked up the highlights. I've also bought from http://www.carbon-team.de and http://www.carbonscout-shop.de/ but the tolerances and...

Don't know where you are in the world, but in Europe this is the best quality/price I've found: http://www.carbon-shop.eu/xtcommerce/index.php?cat=c1_Carbon-Fibre-Sheets.html - their "raw" sheets have unfinished edges which is no problem if you're going to CNC it. The matt finish is "delicious"...

Let's not drag out that tired old cliché about the photography making the image, not the camera, eh? ;) There are many, many reasons why the bigger, heavier, more expensive cameras/lenses exist and are used. The photographer's ego is but one of them.

Oh boy! It gets worse. I just followed the links from the YouTube page. Turns out this was a staged stunt by Nokia to "promote" their new phone! Words fail me in expressing how angry I am! This is yet another example of advertising demonstrating/condoning/endorsing/encouraging...

Talk about DUMB! What did those punks think was going to happen? Similar to that recent video with the hunters - of course they were going to throw a ball it! On the serious side, they are also dumb-*** morons for giving ammunition to the privacy campaigners. And then putting on YouTube...

Denny, I can't really comment on video quality issues, since it's just not my field - but, as a pro photographer, I have to take issue on the stills front. For real estate, construction sites, whatever... sure, a Sony NEX5 is more than good enough. But there is, and always will be, a need for...

I'm confident that Nikon will issue a firmware update for that at some point.

Not sure I'd ever bother sending a camera phone aloft, but that Nokia's down-sampling trickery is neat. Along the same lines, the newly-announced Nikon D800 should quickly take over as the camera to fly with for stills or video (short of the Red-class, of course).

:livid: Crazy Microdrones demo - no payload (to speak of) and let the copter drift all over the place so you don't use up energy correcting it. No doubt it is a very efficient machine but the 1h26 figure is completely bogus in "real life". So is the price! And the payload. And the stability. And...

Denny, I appreciate that ones thinking moves on, and obviously we're not privy to every step. But I'm curious. Smaller props now? You have in the past laid out what I believe to be the "correct" approach: regard the airframe as the outer axes of the gimbal. Its job is only to keep rotational...