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seen this drone ad?

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Created by myusernam > 9 months ago, 18 Feb 2015
myusernam
QLD, 6154 posts
18 Feb 2015 9:19AM
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not my thing (how self obsessed do we need to be)
but this impressed me in how far things have come in a short time
Daresay it will make the sponsored guys lives a lot easier

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kiteboy dave
QLD, 6525 posts
18 Feb 2015 12:09PM
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That does look pretty cool, and the price is ok too including gopro at $1360 US. Sounds like a lot but comparable to a new board etc.

The 'follow me' mode, including centring the camera on you automatically, is the real revolution.

The rest is covered by others such as dji phantom.

Mark _australia
WA, 23534 posts
18 Feb 2015 1:27PM
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Has to be better than a GoPro which I am finding is the biggest con ever. Impossible to get good footage windsurfing, waves look flat, jumps look higher, waveriding you have a choice of bottom turn or top turn in the frame.
Glad I didn't pay for the useless P.O.S

Ca you make the drone follow other people or only yourself?

Smithy
VIC, 859 posts
18 Feb 2015 4:45PM
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This one was in the kite forum last year, impressed me...

www.seabreeze.com.au/forums/Kitesurfing/General/Imagine-the-carnage/?SearchTerms=Drone

kiteboy dave
QLD, 6525 posts
18 Feb 2015 3:56PM
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Mark _australia said..
Has to be better than a GoPro which I am finding is the biggest con ever. Impossible to get good footage windsurfing, waves look flat, jumps look higher, waveriding you have a choice of bottom turn or top turn in the frame.
Glad I didn't pay for the useless P.O.S

Ca you make the drone follow other people or only yourself?


Camera too close to the action? I've never owned one but they all sound like symptoms of that. Could be better from a drone?

LostDog
WA, 445 posts
18 Feb 2015 5:22PM
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Imagine the drone mayhem on a L2L type race where each competitor has one of these.

kiteboy dave
QLD, 6525 posts
18 Feb 2015 11:11PM
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About 20+ years ago I read a sci-fi short story, possibly Azimov, possibly some random, and basically the grandkids came to visit and they all had these little drones flying around them at all times, automatically recording/editing/sharing their lives with others and saving the good bits for later. They saw it as completely normal while the grandparents were spun out, still had their old printed photos. We have pretty much reached that day.



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"seen this drone ad?" started by myusernam