Posts Tagged ‘rc helicopter’

Feb
18
2012

Remote Controlled Helicopters cleared to fly by FAA (updated)

There's been a lot of discussion on planet5D lately (here and here) about the legality of flying RC (remote controlled) Helicopters or drones and today thanks to @AlvarezPhoto's tweet we see there are new rules coming into place to allow RC video. UPDATE: It appears…
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Feb
9
2012

R.B. Copter - see HDSLRs fly and hire them for your project

Dustin Wenger sent us his new video about this aerial platform called the RB Copter. Everyone's always intrigued by the ability to fly HDSLRs and get shots that are unusual for film - so here's another option for you. bullfilms.com, is the production company that…
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Jun
20
2011

Chopper With Canon EOS 5D Mark II T2i Automatically Follows Wakeboarder With “FollowMe” Transmitter

The folks over at F-Stoppers found this one yesterday.... would you fly your Canon EOS 5D Mark II (reviews) Canon Rebel T2i/550D (reviews) over water? This RC Helicopter with a Canon EOS 5D Mark II is following this wakeboarder with “FollowMe” transmitter. Now that is…
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Apr
6
2011

Altitude Shots - Canon HDSLRs flying high in an RC Helicopter

Canon HDSLRs seem to be breaking boundaries everywhere - including high flying aerial shots. We've been chatting with Jamie Hamlin from altitudeShots.com and we've asked a couple of questions about how all this is accomplished. Jamie's sample video AltitudeShots Reel from Jamie Hamlin on Vimeo.…
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Jan
19
2011

Need wireless HD video from the air? Teradek can fly!

Teradek has made their technology fly! We don't have many details yet (tho we've found a story on dslrnewsshooter) but Rod Clark did send this video in which we thought you'd like to see! Teradek Cube Streaming HD Video from a RC Helicopter from Teradek…
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