Well, this is why I'm thinking about it: As far as i can see, the NAZA F450 kit is good for learning / practicing to fly, but not so good for attaching a camera (my ultimate goal) and I’d prefer to practice with WKM as soon as possible anyways. This model looks similar to the x650 (i.e. larger, potential for x8, and appears to be able to accommodate the same camera mounts),which would get me closer to where I need to be and would give me more room to grow/practice with video before going with something more $$ like CineStar.
[I could buy a x650 from xaircraft but too many complaints, and despite what xaircraftusa is saying online about being back with better communications, they still have yet to reply to my 2 emails (one sent 2 weeks ago and anothersent 2 days ago), so at this point I’m not going to give them my money no matter what, if only out of principle.]
Another approach I’m considering as a noob (please feel freeto tell me if I’m nuts), is to buy the cinestar 6 WKM kit but only assemble it as a quad for practice. Then as I learn/grow I can add camera mounts, extra motors, etc, better gimbals until I get to my full system. I figure that it is well made of fairly robust CF and whatever crashes I experience will endure minimal $$ and help me better understand the design anyway. Could be way off base on this thinking though.
My ultimate goal is to be able to capture the same quality video footage Ken does (rock on RTRyder) and so I’m assuming eventually I’ll end up at a $8K+ cinestar type bird like him. I realize there is a steep piloting learning curve, and it will take a while with lots of practice, but I’m hoping to minimize the number of copters I go through before getting to the end. The NAZA 450 kit seems limited in regards to camera mounts to me, where this Bumble Bee appears to offer more options for APV and room for growth. My line of thinking could easily be flawed though. Truth is, after many dozens of hours researching all my options online and in these forums, I feel more confused and much less confident where to spend my $$ and time than when I started.
