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Hi all.

I was wondering if anyone here is using a drone with their photography? If I wanted to take first tentative steps what is recommended.

I can't afford a DJI by the way.

Kind regards.
 
Interestingly (or maybe not), they've been banned here in the UAE.

Not sure if it's likely to happen in the UK, but it wouldn't surprise me given the "near misses" at Gatwick.
 
I keep looking at them, but by the time I've specked the custom build I need I can't really justify it anymore, the problem is that if you want great results it doesn't come cheap, like the rest of photography I guess!
 
UaeExile said:
Interestingly (or maybe not), they've been banned here in the UAE.

Not sure if it's likely to happen in the UK, but it wouldn't surprise me given the "near misses" at Gatwick.
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They need controlling that's for sure. Otherwise it's only a matter of time before one gets sucked into an aircraft engine on take-off and a lot of people die.
 
Cheers all.

I'm sure they won't be banned here. i can't see that using a low flying drone in landscape away from built up areas is a problem. Sure if you use one next to an airfield then that may be a bit daft but highly unlikely surely.

I got turned onto them watching Danny MacAskill's video The Ridge. I saw a DJI drone on the WEX website but that DJI is £2300.

Building your own sounds fun but since I'm no engineer I don't think I'll be doing that. Wouldn't mind seeing what results you get.

If anyone has any pics taken with one please do forward links, will be interesting to look at.

Regards
 
I reckon that an outright ban on them is a possibility and if it doesn't happen the the rules will become much tighter on what can and can't be done. A friend used to use on quite a lot and openly admits that he would fly it higher than he should and that he would let is go out of view trusting the return to home function if he lost it. The area I live in has a lot of military air traffic and they are often flying at heights that a drone can easily reach the possibility of a serious incident seems far too likely.

I had one briefly but the project I had in mind could possibly have ended up being classed as commercial (it wasn't something I was being paid to do but someone started asking about paying to use some of the shots I was talking about). If you do it commercially then you need a license and for me that was enough to put me off.

Potentially you can get some amazing results on both video of stills using a drone but it takes time, skill and common sense (three things I was lacking) to get the best from one.
 
postcardcv said:
I reckon that an outright ban on them is a possibility and if it doesn't happen the the rules will become much tighter on what can and can't be done. A friend used to use on quite a lot and openly admits that he would fly it higher than he should and that he would let is go out of view trusting the return to home function if he lost it. The area I live in has a lot of military air traffic and they are often flying at heights that a drone can easily reach the possibility of a serious incident seems far too likely.

I had one briefly but the project I had in mind could possibly have ended up being classed as commercial (it wasn't something I was being paid to do but someone started asking about paying to use some of the shots I was talking about). If you do it commercially then you need a license and for me that was enough to put me off.

Potentially you can get some amazing results on both video of stills using a drone but it takes time, skill and common sense (three things I was lacking) to get the best from one.
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Aye. I know someone who uses one for commercial purposes and for that they can offer a unique perspective. They are having a bad press in some quarters as the irresponsible have been accused of spying in peoples windows.

My desire would be out in the landscape, say Brecons at sunrise to get an aerial perspective. The drone used in The Ridge has given some fantastic results and very inspiring.
 
postcardcv said:
I reckon that an outright ban on them is a possibility and if it doesn't happen the the rules will become much tighter on what can and can't be done. A friend used to use on quite a lot and openly admits that he would fly it higher than he should and that he would let is go out of view trusting the return to home function if he lost it. The area I live in has a lot of military air traffic and they are often flying at heights that a drone can easily reach the possibility of a serious incident seems far too likely.

I had one briefly but the project I had in mind could possibly have ended up being classed as commercial (it wasn't something I was being paid to do but someone started asking about paying to use some of the shots I was talking about). If you do it commercially then you need a license and for me that was enough to put me off.

Potentially you can get some amazing results on both video of stills using a drone but it takes time, skill and common sense (three things I was lacking) to get the best from one.
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They won't be banned, and the rules are already there. People have already been prosecuted and there are more pending. I also foresee more use of software (as implemented by DJI recently) to stop them flying where they shouldn't.
Lastly, there isn't a license needed for commercial work. What you actually need is a Permission For Aerial Work from the CAA.
 
I built my own drone a while ago and since then have had a Phantom 2 and now a Yuneec Q500. There are rules and regulations to follow, just like most things, but new computerised quads are now having software installed that won't allow you to fly in certain areas, say close to airports or places with high security ( the Whitehouse now has a no fly zone), or at least warn you of these areas.
Mine has these no fly zones built into the software.
Of course there will be more legislation, some people will buy these and break every rule, same as anything, but I can't see them ever being banned.
Video quality is great, by the way, and many drones are now being released with 4k video cameras or you can fit a GoPro or DSLR on larger drones.
They are great fun to fly too.
Allan
 
Digifrog said:
Cheers all.

I'm sure they won't be banned here. i can't see that using a low flying drone in landscape away from built up areas is a problem. Sure if you use one next to an airfield then that may be a bit daft but highly unlikely surely.

I got turned onto them watching Danny MacAskill's video The Ridge. I saw a DJI drone on the WEX website but that DJI is £2300.

Building your own sounds fun but since I'm no engineer I don't think I'll be doing that. Wouldn't mind seeing what results you get.

If anyone has any pics taken with one please do forward links, will be interesting to look at.

Regards
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Don't have many stills but this shows the video quality and amount of stability. The footage is as it came from the camera.

View: http://youtu.be/nlBxIVBAE00


As you can see, we have no airports or areas of dense population nearby!
Best viewed in HD

Allan
 
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