MrTommy said:Scooter, you might want to changed your avatar so the "UAV anti-money making Police" can't recognize you when you unload your equipment to shoot video. :lol:
Jussssssssst sayin'...
Done, thanks.
MrTommy said:Scooter, you might want to changed your avatar so the "UAV anti-money making Police" can't recognize you when you unload your equipment to shoot video. :lol:
Jussssssssst sayin'...
scooter339 said:Are the Phantoms as a rule "rugged"?
In your area, has the flying camera business been a big growth factor for your established photography business?
Just an aside, I really miss the days when Kodachrome 32 and Exktachrome 64 were the bedrock media and a Nikon with three lenses could get you started. Wait, that's about the same cost as a fully loaded Phantom, right? Oh, I forgot processing and lighting. I guess that's about three Phantoms.
[email protected] said:Sorry man, I do not miss Kodachrome or Exktachrome at all...pain in the butt. No tolerance for exposure...hated loading those 4x5 film backs...and the whole nine yards...I did it for 35+ years in my studio business before retirement 3 years ago. I love digital and as I mentioned before I was one of the first pro studios in Va. that went total digital in the year 2000. All the old farts in the VPPA assoc. said that they would never go to digital.....they all were out of business within the next 5 years. In the old days you had to either retouch a portrait on the negative with brush and dyes or the print with a mat tooth spray and colored pencils....pain in the ***...plus the time it took to do it right. I have gotten back into photography again on a limited part time basis and put a full studio and sound stage in my double car garage. Yes, you are looking at major bucks when you add all the strobe lighting, backgrounds, and background systems...to do it right is is around 10 grand... that is a few phantoms! I did design the studio where I could get my car in there when there are no shoots booked..thank god with all the snow and cold weather we have had. Nice to go down stairs on a sub zero day and get into a semi-warm vehicle.