Hi Guys,
I am an archaeologist who has recently started specialising in aerial photography. At the moment I use kites, primarily as the site I work is famous for its wind. I was hoping to ask you all for some advice.
I am looking at getting into quads and have been doing research on the DJI phantom series. My primary goal with archaeological photos is to take photos vertically downwards over an area. I am after as little lens distortion as possible as it can warp walls etc.
I also use multiple aerial photographs to stitch together large vertical panoramas of a site.
The Phantom vision looks amazing for the simple fact that I can perfectly frame shots using an iphone. My primary concern is over the fisheye. Basically, with the removal of fisheye offered by the photoshop filter, will I get a photo that is comparable to a small point and shoot(for kite photography I use a 12.1mp Canon S110 which takes great photos). Does it remove all of the fisheye distortion (I know this results in a cropped photo)?
I was also thinking of just getting the DJI Phantom 2 and was wondering if you can have a non-go-pro mount for it so I can use my old canon but then I lose the ability to see what it's filming. If anyone has a website for non-go-pro mounts, could you send it my way? Also this saves me a bit of cash which is always nice.
Anyways, if you can offer any advice to a newbie that would be amazing!
Cheers
Hugh
I am an archaeologist who has recently started specialising in aerial photography. At the moment I use kites, primarily as the site I work is famous for its wind. I was hoping to ask you all for some advice.
I am looking at getting into quads and have been doing research on the DJI phantom series. My primary goal with archaeological photos is to take photos vertically downwards over an area. I am after as little lens distortion as possible as it can warp walls etc.
I also use multiple aerial photographs to stitch together large vertical panoramas of a site.
The Phantom vision looks amazing for the simple fact that I can perfectly frame shots using an iphone. My primary concern is over the fisheye. Basically, with the removal of fisheye offered by the photoshop filter, will I get a photo that is comparable to a small point and shoot(for kite photography I use a 12.1mp Canon S110 which takes great photos). Does it remove all of the fisheye distortion (I know this results in a cropped photo)?
I was also thinking of just getting the DJI Phantom 2 and was wondering if you can have a non-go-pro mount for it so I can use my old canon but then I lose the ability to see what it's filming. If anyone has a website for non-go-pro mounts, could you send it my way? Also this saves me a bit of cash which is always nice.
Anyways, if you can offer any advice to a newbie that would be amazing!
Cheers
Hugh