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The new "must have" camera: :nevreness:

Many people here have extensive experience of using the various top-end airframes available, as well as building their own. So, if we assume that none of the currently available machines are 100% ideal, what would be the spec and features of your "dream machine"? Some possible...

Well, here's one more: http://www.dxomark.com/Reviews/RED-Epic-Dragon-review-First-camera-to-break-the-100-point-DxOMark-sensor-score-barrier So, technically, that makes the Red the "best" aerial stills camera around. Who'da thunk it? ;)

Just spotted these new ESCs on the Kontronik site: http://www.kontronik.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=393%3Aprofessional-line&catid=4%3Amotorgruppe&Itemid=6&lang=en (scroll down a bit) Evidently not for sale yet but they look interesting for high-end professional rigs.

CC3D will go on sale 18:00 UTC on Thursday, October 18th. See here for full details. :triumphant:

No comment possible! http://vimeo.com/50337034 btw - shot with Cinestar (and a bucket load of talent!) :)

New Canon releases: C500 - a full 4K camera - nice :) - http://cpn.canon-europe.com/content/news/cinema_eos_system_expands.do?utm_source=newsletter-august-2-2012&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Newsletter C100 - a more compact "entry level" Cinema EOS camera - also nice :) -...

http://www.radflight.com/fleet.html So PH have some working units out there already! That's encouraging news. It sure does look good :) Also, this bit of interesting info on PH's website - hadn't noticed it before, or did it appear recently? IMO, this is the way forward for high-end...

Just published. Interesting. :) http://www.theiacp.org/portals/0/pdfs/IACP_UAGuidelines.pdf

I've understood from Denny's past posts that "5-axis stabilisation" refers to a gimbal-within-a-gimbal arrangement, whereby the outer (3-axis) gimbal corrects major errors and the inner (2-axis) gimbal cleans up any tiny remaining errors. I was happy with that until tonight when I read this...

A beautiful site showcasing some beautiful aerial stills photography. Truly inspirational. http://www.jasonhawkes.com

http://issuu.com/auvsi/docs/mission_critical_summer-2012_final/37

The AUVSI (Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International) has just published a "Code of Conduct". Please, everybody, read it - even if you are not using RC vehicles commercially.

http://photorumors.com/2011/12/17/how-to-destroy-a-sony-nex-fs-100-camera-in-53-seconds/

http://designtaxi.com/news/352166/French-Organization-Launches-Controversial-Campaign-For-Photographers-Rights/

http://cpn.canon-europe.com/content/news/michael_nichols_field_test.do

Details here: http://wiki.openpilot.org/display/Doc/CopterControl+case

News Flash! New batch of CC boards are on their way to distributors worldwide! I happened to pick this up in an OP Forum: For the US - http://www.innov8tivedesigns.com/index.php?cPath=125 - if you pay by credit card you won't be billed until shipment. If you pay by PayPal payment will be...

Starting a discussion thread for patents on multirotor layouts (and related). Currently I am aware of the following: - Draganfly have a US and Canada patent on the Y6 layout - AirRobot have a European patent on the Y6 layout - A small UK university also holds a European patent on the Y6 layout...

Since you're all such nice friendly people around here, I wondered if I could ask for some feedback on the OpenPilot site - http://www.openpilot.org Obviously it's somewhat incomplete in places, but it would sure help to receive some comments/suggestions about what's there, what's not there...