Luminous Landscape Forum
Equipment & Techniques => Cameras, Lenses and Shooting gear => Topic started by: adam tracksler on December 28, 2016, 03:49:52 pm
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Sorry if this is in the wrong place, but it seemed the most appropriate.....
Looking to get a first drone for use with a GoPro Hero 5 Session.
I'd like to be able to add some aerial, and flyover to my offerings.
I know that I'll probably crash a few times, so I'm trying to factor that in.... I figure I could use the winter to get pretty good at piloting and be ready in the spring for shooting......
I was thinking the session would be a better buy than the regular, but it may not be.....if it isnt.... let me know....
Any advice is appreciated.
Thanks, ad
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Drones. Those are starting to incite some negative responses in my area. Yes, great opportunities to photograph - but... don't fly them low over others' property or use them as a peeping-tom tool. A lot of property owners are getting angry at drone operators who use their aircraft in suspicious ways. And its a good way to lose your expensive device.
Other than that, good luck and get the Session.
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I would get a DJI drone with a built in camera, like the Phantom 3 if you want a cheaper one or a Phantom 4. The image quality is much better than anything you would get with a gopro camera. You can have more control over exposure etc. The DJI is really quite easy to fly but get good cinematic and smooth transitions for video take a lot of practice or use a third party app. I started with a drone with a gopro and then moved to a Phantom. World of difference.
Alan