I am luckier than most in that I get to play with a lot of gear, ranging from cameras to camcorders and action cams to gimbals, drones, microphones of all types and even tripods. There are some “off-beat” gadgets too like the MSM for astrophotography and the brilliant little Pluto...
DJI Mavic 3 Pro Announced – all the detail, pricing and specs.
DJI today introduced the Mavic 3 Pro, a flagship drone with a triple camera system that ushers in a new era of aerial content capture by housing three cameras with different focal lengths. Featuring the Mavic’s renowned Hasselblad camera, two tele cameras, a 43-minute maximum flight time, DJI’s signature Omnidirectional...
New DJI Inspire 3. Eye Watering Price. But oh, those Specs!
Well we finally have the details on the new Inspire 3. And whilst the price is w-a-y beyond the average weekend drone flyer at $20K +,, for the serious film maker, it is, in my humble opinion, a bargain. Its sleek integrated design, a 161° ultra-wide FOV night-vision FPV and...
New DJI Inspire Apparently Imminent
Early this morning I received an email from DJI - maybe you did too - teasing of a new model Inspire about to hit, with a date of April 13th offered. Clicking the "Learn More" link takes you to a page with a brief history of flight, concentrating on aerial...
Review: Sennheiser Profile Streaming Kit
I am very fond of Sennheiser mics. Over the years, I have had the opportunity to try just about every mic on the market (designed for the stuff I do anyway), and with very few exceptions, I have graduated to a Sennheiser model. (Those exceptions if you are interested are...
Drones on planes. What is Carry On and what has to be Checked?
One of the most common questions asked in drone forums goes something like this: “Next week I am travelling to [insert exotic place name and country] on [insert airline name]. Can I take my [insert drone brand and model] on the plane?” So, in the interests of saving a lot...
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A “nice” drone story
So often the media report negative drone stories along the lines of "such and such event disrupted by selfish drone flyer", or "reports of drones peeping though your curtains" and other such stuff. Whilst the first has happened undoubtedly, the second as any flyer knows is pure paranoid fiction. Anyway,...
Here’s a drone use we hadn’t thought of…
Here’s a different drone story. There have been a few examples of drone light shows, and a number of intrepid souls do drone light painting. Some spectacular failures have occurred though - as well as successes. For example, at the Perth Skyshow, where drones were used instead of fireworks, a...
Tutorial: Rule of Thirds
Many, many years ago, in a video forum far, far away, I had a ‘robust’ discussion with a person I’ll call ‘Gary’, because that was his name. Gary argued the ‘Rule of 3rds was a hard and fast rule that had to be followed to get the best images, no matter...