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'Newer is always better', and so we keep spending our money on the latest gizmo. I was getting some pretty acceptable video from an MK FC controlled SLR2 mount but then just had to get an AV200 coz it was sexier. Ever since I have wondered whether it has been a worthwhile improvement or not. I...

The recent hubbub over the Sony CX7xx series camcorders meant I just had to try one. Video capable DSLR's and hybrids are great but I would really prefer to have a camcorder. A tool designed specifically for the task. I pitted it against a GH2 loaded with the Sanity5 hack. This is supposed to...

The CX730 has arrived - I cannot find the 740 - and, apart from the entertaining dancing lens I am still waiting to be impressed. Of course the Touch Screen is a blasphemy but worse is that the manual options are limited. It appears to have only priority modes, i.e. the shutter speed can be set...

I have the last three generations of Piclocs for sale. All four are in perfect shape and all function correctly - even the 3X !! 2x Picloc TRv3 1x Picloc 2X 1x PC Dongle for the above 1x Picloc 3XPRO The Picloc TRv3 is a single axis stabliser, the 2X is for two axes and is basically two TRv3's...

Does anyone know where to get components like the Vishay Spectrol multi-turn pots (3-turn, 5-turn, 10-turn) in Europe without a Radio Spares account? I have to get so much stuff from the USA and surely it must also be available somewhere in Europe. Timing belts and pulleys are more examples. I...

With the ever increasing momentum of change and development in the tech race it is easy to feel one is always playing catch-up. Internet and forums are all very well but the information you seek is always spread around and very time-consuming to collate and assimilate. Having just entered the...

I am well into my camera comparison ordeal and have currently reached camera number eight, the Panasonic GH2. The first thing is, WOW! Talk about sharp video images. Litterally everything else I have tried pales in comparison. But ... there is always a BUT. It has two video outputs (WOW again...

I have been doing a photo job the last couple of days. As ultra resolution was not required I kept it simple with the NEX-5n on the AD-8 and this gave me a safe ten minutes per flight. I was unpleasantly surprised to find that half the shots I knew I took were not on the card. I checked the gear...

This might seem like a rather basic question this far into the game. I currently have 12x.38 APC props on a standard boom length (410mm) AD-8 HLE. One way of increasing lifting power would be to install larger/higher pitched propellers, but this means pulling it all apart to replace the booms...

With all this discussion about the DJI Zenmuse gimbal and the even more remarkable Cineron I need to know the state of the cameras I currently have for AP use and which of them, if any, are worth persevering with. Having purchased AD-8 specifically for its stated capacity to carry a Canon 5D and...

Don't quite know where to put this (no funny suggestions please) as it addresses points raised in two other threads about Droidworx battery and HDMI converter placement. So I'll just start another one. I too was unimpressed with the Droidworx battery solution and so, as I already had a bunch...

Following recommendations a few weeks ago to switch to 5S packs on a fairly bog standard AD-8 HLE with AXI 2814/22's to reduce temps and increase flight times, and on the very point of ordering some 5S packs, I decided I had better do a quick eCalc check. First I entered all the details with the...

I have looked around and cannot find this posted anywhere here. Very cool/sweet/disturbing/charming/frightening display.

I don't find any info on how to setup the SD card to record flight data. Does the SD card have to be formatted first? If so how? After inserting the card and turning on the AD-8 for a bit a single 32kb file is produced called < SETTINGS.INI >. I have no idea if it actually contains any useful...

1. Windows sucks 2. Windows sucks 3. Windows sucks 4. Windows sucks 5. Windows sucks 6. Windows sucks 7. Windows sucks 8. Windows sucks 9. Windows sucks Why the hell do all the copter programs (CARVEC, PiclocToolz, MKTool....) work completely without issue on my iMac and MacBookPro via...

Do many or any of you use the SD card slot on the MK NC to log flight data? Exactly what sort of data is logged and how does one access it? One more thing , to coin a phrase Mr. Jobs, I am sure I remember reading posts where use of this SD card slot can sometimes result for weird MR behaviour...

Following my posts around here aiming to get a handle on the FW 0.86 update BL-Ctrl temperature issues, hot battery cables, whether to use 4S or 5S cells, and a definitive stance on the value of capacitors, I thought I would also ask the manufacturer. Here is the email that I sent: I am...

Having inadvertently derailed a couple of other threads I thought I had better start clean here with a new and specific one. It all started with the MK Octo as the guinea pig to see what all the MR fuss is about - coming from the single rotor world. Other than some MK quality control hiccups at...

I was annoyed to discover that the Sony NEX-5n does not feature an a/v live video output for the downlink. This was overcome by buying an HDMI to composite video converter. In the meantime, an uncorrupted pdf Owner's Manual just does not exist. Every single link (including the supplied...

I recently faced down assembling the Bluetooth data link. After a whole lot of fiddleass soldering and cussing I was somewhat relieved (and surprised) to discover they actually worked. Not only that, they worked out at the field too. I have not yet tested their distance limit (claimed to be 1...