Recent content by Watboy

Got my Osmo Today in Bangkok. DJI Thailand said they got 100 units yesterday and sold out already. Charging battery now. Initial impressions: Great packaging, case seems well made, looks like a little guitar. Look / feel / build quality seem excellent. Particularly the smart phone holder. Self...

Fly at noon at the equator, CPL can be used at any direction. I'm serious, and lucky enough to be able to do this a couple of times a year. For all other times, I have Rainbower's filters.

I myself got a very quick email, and received the goods 4 days later. Excellent product, can't wait to use it next week. I guess its inevitable that the hobbyist community of helping each other out and being courteous and patient would come to end with drones going mainstream. We all know the...

I think the problem is confusing the needs of photography with those of videography. For sports photography, you often want to freeze fast action, and need a fast shutter speed. Then you can spend as long as you want admiring the detail of a still picture. In videography, regardless of the...

Just got my filters today, I think 3rd batch. Really quick service. I also have the SRP filters, so when I can get away from my desk, i'll do a comparison. I haven't had a chance to fly either yet, but quick impressions SRP - ND8 and 16, CP. Excellent build quality. Haven't had a chance to use...

Sigh... my local dealer just informed me that he received an email from DJI saying it won't ship until Dec 20th. Looks like i'll be bringing my Phantom2 to Maldives with me. Its just the 2d gimbal, my el cheapo Tx/Rx combo died and needs to be replaced/repaired, and have to add iOSD to it...

The lensrentals blog is one of my favorite sources of geekery. While a photographic blog, this post i think is equally applicable to drones. http://www.lensrentals.com/blog/2013/01/rogers-law-of-new-product-introduction

Is it 65MBps or 65 Mbps. Because he could get 8 seconds of video then.

What do you mean western culture has figured it out? There are plenty of western companies that miss launch dates, lots of vaporware coming out from western cultures as well. Apple is one of the very few companies to have mastered shipping within days of announcing a new model. Yet even they...

Sigh... have an epic Maldives trip Dec 20th I was hoping to have it for ready and tested. Ordered from my local Thailand dealer, hope he is in first lot.

Philip Bloom has a pic of what looks to be the smallest hard case it would fit in. I can't identify it. Any ideas? http://philipbloom.net/2014/11/20/inpsireone/

I think we can summarize the majority of Inspire1 being poor value arguments as $P2 H3-3D + GPH4 < Inspire 1 Completely discounting Light bridge and its capabilities, with further deductions for proprietary batteries and controller. Whether or not these things are important to you will...

I don't think folding arms will be that easy. There's a 4-bar linkage to keep the motors in a fixed orientation throughout the range of motion. Would be hard to have a wide range of motion with the tolerances required. Anyhoo... the specs show a 301mm height. I'm wondering how this is measured...