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RC Heli built for aerial shooting

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Trent_Palmer
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So I didnt get it together in time to shoot any skiing this season but will for sure next season. Did my first test today, check it out:


Here's the rig:

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May 27 2010 10:40PM
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kootenayklaus
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That thing is so baller i dont even want to call it baller. I also love flyin rc anything excellent work bud
May 27 2010 10:47PM
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DrZoidberg
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So is the camera on some type of 2 way joint on the front? And does one person fly while the other aims the camera? The heli shots are sick though, I'd be afraid of crashing it. Maybe a parachute if it dies mid air or something?
May 27 2010 10:58PM
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VT_scratch
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holy damn thats tight
May 27 2010 11:09PM
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skithe49th
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that's sick, how'd you set it up and what camera are you using? cause i remember some kid talking about making one with a gopro but your shots look nicer.
May 27 2010 11:31PM
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Trent_Palmer
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Yeah, I got a 2 way gimbal and I have a second person aiming the camera while I fly the heli, we have a live video downlink for framing the shots.

Crashing is my worst nightmare, believe me, I was shitting my pants when I was testing this...
May 27 2010 11:32PM
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1337
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That was very very sick
May 27 2010 11:36PM
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ike.
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sooo sick!! makes me even more stoked to get a 7d too
May 27 2010 11:41PM
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ike.
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oh and what lense were u using?
May 28 2010 12:12AM
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.jr
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hahaha fucking epic. I chuckled when I saw the shadow.

Few q's. How much did the whole rig cost? Noticed a bit of jellowing, camera or flight? Either way, stoked to see what you do with this.
May 28 2010 12:22AM
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ReedSkis~
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WOW! That was insane!
Footage was awesome, can't wait to see it on the slopes.

Crashing would be a nightmare, but it looked like everything was working fine...
May 28 2010 12:34AM
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Funnel
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You will get some of the dopest shots ever. That is so sweet.
May 28 2010 1:13AM
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eheath
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Really epic, stoked to see ski action with that.
May 28 2010 2:20AM
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Yung_Gnarley
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wowzers that's cool
May 28 2010 3:57AM
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I_Am_Mod
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dopesauce, the result is awesome !!

but just let me warn you, when you're filming on a mountain you can get a lot of windbursts that could possibly wreck your cam..... it'd be a shame if this baby would crash because you forgot about the wind...


Good luck and keep NS in the loop !
May 28 2010 6:55AM
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tom.skier
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Woah, that's amazing! The footage looks awesome as well. Was there a way you could see what you were filming? Or did you just have to guess that the subject was in the frame?
May 28 2010 7:45AM
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I_Am_Mod
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^^he said he had a live video-feed from the camera so the camera operator can see what he's filming....
May 28 2010 7:56AM
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[tightpants]
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Dude that is so sick! What a great idea. The shots look awesome and I'm sure they'll get even better as you practice flying it more.

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RC Heli with 7D Test from Trent Palmer on Vimeo.

May 28 2010 11:42AM
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EH_DUBS
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that was so fucking tight. I wanted to do this this season but didnt have the cash. I can't wait to see the shots you'l be able to get with this, your already way up there in my books so.
May 28 2010 11:51AM
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canterbury
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that's awesome footage, props to you man, very ballsy to put your 7d on an RC heli
May 28 2010 11:56AM
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asfffffffffdd
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I've been wanting to do that for quite some time now.... props that looks fuckin amazing
May 28 2010 1:55PM
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teleak
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oh my god. fucking incredible.
May 28 2010 2:47PM
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Bloom.
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dude thats really cool. really original and creative idea
May 28 2010 2:58PM
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[-mvee-]
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sir that contraption is neat-o. edit is sick.
May 28 2010 3:21PM
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hue.
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soo legit, what was the total cost of the heli?
May 28 2010 3:23PM
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ajbski
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 WOW that is sick
IN total how much did this set up cost
and what nikon is it?
May 28 2010 3:28PM
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[-mvee-]
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i love how you can see the shadow of the ''heli'' on the rode. legit
May 28 2010 3:31PM
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KarmaInitiative
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thats so sick, i can't wait to see a skiing edit.

The people who won the gopro contest by promising to make a rc heli edit should be held to their word
May 28 2010 5:16PM
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blackoutbill
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It is a canon 7d
May 28 2010 5:22PM
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tom.skier
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One of my friends is really into RC stuff and has a really decent heli. How would you go about setting up a live video feed / controlling of the camera?
May 28 2010 6:51PM
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Trent_Palmer
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Thanks for the comments guys! I'm going to try to practice as much as possible so I should have some more footage to post pretty soon.
May 28 2010 8:02PM
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jason...
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Would've been sweet if you weren't shooting someone on a stupid hipster fixie.
May 28 2010 8:42PM
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A.Eberhard
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This is an awesome idea, the shots look amazing. I can't wait to see the shots you take of this while skiing.
May 28 2010 10:02PM
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Blurst
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fucking fixies
May 28 2010 10:34PM
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kzrstf
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yet another reason to buy an hdslr!
May 28 2010 11:57PM
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Totes_Magotes
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???

May 30 2010 1:28PM
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mak
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thats awesome! there's a plethora of new angles that you've opened up to shoot. stoked to see s'more.
May 30 2010 2:23PM
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no_steeze
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fuck yeah black keys are sick

so is that rig...
May 30 2010 2:28PM
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panojibber
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That was their music in the video? Sick, I was stoked on the music as soon as the edit started hahaha.

And props to you mr. Palmer for making one of the dopest camera rigs I have seen in a while. Please get tons of shots with that, I really want to see some more.
May 30 2010 5:44PM
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Scott0_robot0
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good song choice, and that setup is amazing.
May 30 2010 6:04PM
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MichSteeze
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that is amazing... one of the sickest things i've seen.
May 30 2010 6:15PM
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ANDYBRINK
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how are u geting the wireless feed to a monitor
May 30 2010 6:19PM
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WVskiing
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is that gas
May 30 2010 7:06PM
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Downtofilm
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Sooo sick
May 31 2010 2:36AM
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Groovy.uvy
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nice shots. what rc is that?
May 31 2010 10:34AM
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Ian.Ham
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epic status
May 31 2010 2:52PM
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BryantPhoto
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I was recently looking into purchasing a housing unit heli for my 1dmk3 and doing some stills from above, great to see someone went ahead and built one themselves... I was just planning on buying a prebuilt as I wouldn't trust my engineering with all my equipment.
May 31 2010 5:38PM
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1337
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heli for stills would be legit as hell too
May 31 2010 6:32PM
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Jib-in-my-pants
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Yeah dude that thing is legit.

I was considering putting one together with my camera for aerial shots, but the rig ended up being like 4 grand.

We were trying to get stabilizers for the heli so we don't shit our pants every time we fly but stabalizers for windy conditions are expensive as hell. I'm glad to see a young avid videographer taking the risk to get some shots. Be careful out there though...
May 31 2010 7:07PM
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farmskier
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Damn, that is so sick. Nice work.

This video looks like a similar setup, with some more closeup shots of the heli.
Jun 2 2010 4:14PM
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IanAvery-Leaf
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Aerial video with a Canon 5D , 7D helivideo.com from Eric AUSTIN on Vimeo.

Jun 3 2010 9:39AM
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