excellent day!

[steve75]

:bsmilie: wow, you are a blessed man me thinking hard to dig deeply in pocket to see can get the 350D then settle to D50 (better value for money....nicer picture for the money......mONEY NOT ENOUGH... err....not enough money.., haizzz... dreaming of 30D though...

like they say.....photography indeed is a rich man's hobby??....at least for this case..

 

[seankyh]

I know the thrill is there for having a chopper but for the money your wife spends on your new equipment, you can fly to NZ, hire a chopper for a few hours and take even more stunning shots. Taking pictures 8 stories high can be achieved by taking a lift in a HDB estate :bsmilie:
But still, :thumbsup: for your experiment. I hope you flew your chopper in a safe zone?

 

[Garion]

You should have bought a 1 series. Maybe it will still work after the fall. :bsmilie:

 

[Sion]

I and a colleague had a discussion about shooting from low altitude one day. There were many options in doing it.

He decided to build a kite and attach a camera on it.

I was thinking more of attaching the camera to a long pole e.g. the retractable type you collect golf balls from the bank of river. I wouldn't want to lose my camera.

 

[King Tiger]

a view from above

Can share your photos with us ?

 

[kelccm]

So wasteful. I find it hard to fork out for a 17-40 F4L, don't even mention a 30D + 17-40 F4L. I sure wouldn't want to buy camera equipment from you:bsmilie: Or perhaps you would rather throw them away:sticktong

 

[Pablo]

Did April FOOLS day come a week early this year :dunno:

 

[King Tiger]

Did April FOOLS day come a week early this year :dunno:

maybe yes, maybe no.

 

[espn]

maybe yes, maybe no.

School holiday haven't ended I think.

 

[guojielun]

pls do not be mistaken, i've made sure no one was around i was actually flying it at my yard. as in container yard which is about 180,000 sq ft. yup the weight was there thats why i had a slow climb. and the heli was a gonner too:sweatsm:

And I though I got bored in Singapore sometimes!

Crazy (if not a wind up). For reference, for the money wasted in this stunt you could have got approx 1.5-2.0 flying hours in a decent (turbine) real helicopter – or about 6 hours tuition in a little piston chopper. Of course, not in Singapore as I hear civilian helicopters are not allowed here?!?

I calculate the camera weight as lens 475g + camera 700g = 1175g. I’m no expert on model choppers, but this sounds like a hefty payload for a RC chopper. Not surprised you lost lift at 8 stories.

You might also want to consider the result of the unit falling onto a child below. Irresponsible IMHO.

 

[guojielun]

the one series is gonna sound crazy to me if i were to try flying it up. the 30d is still affordable but never the one series

You should have bought a 1 series. Maybe it will still work after the fall. :bsmilie:

 

[guojielun]

the pictures were either shooting the sky (over exposed) or shooting 90degrees into no where :bsmilie: the worst thing was there was no af thus :bsmilie: anyway i was trying to shoot my entire yard (birds eye view) for my company's portfolio by diving the heli nose down.

Can share your photos with us ?

 

[zaxh81]

can show us a picture of the damage? since you got yourself a new cam.

 

[heroneo99]

neither we're just fun :bsmilie: money can always be earned. life spent cannot be altered.

erm.. ya. money can be earned. but to do something so wasteful n crazy. I think u do hv some extra cash to waste ba. maybe can think of better use in future.. :dunno:

naming the thread "excellent day! " is also something i cant undersatand :dunno:

 

[Wai]

can show us a picture of the damage? since you got yourself a new cam.

yah..NPNT ;p

 

[rueyloon]

NPNT

Prusss ONE

 

[redstone]

Now this is something you don't hear everyday. :think::sweat:

 

[user12343]

ain't matter if its over (or under), just curious to see how the pic look like.

a picture paints a thousand words.

the pictures were either shooting the sky (over exposed) or shooting 90degrees into no where :bsmilie: the worst thing was there was no af thus :bsmilie: anyway i was trying to shoot my entire yard (birds eye view) for my company's portfolio by diving the heli nose down.

 

[King Tiger]

Got photo of your damage equipment ? Can share ?

 

[heroneo99]

Yup me wanna see also and the pics taken from yr "heli"