Mike Mas
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 12-06-03 01:11 AM - Post#31265
Please use this thread to post your best shots!
Photo Courtesy of Airfoil
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daggit
Senior Member
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Loc: Minnesota USA
Reg: 11-23-02
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12-10-03 09:50 PM - Post#31616
In response to Mike Mas
Well, I have hundreds and hundreds of aerial pictures, hard to decide what to post but I really liked this one...
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daggit
Senior Member
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Loc: Minnesota USA
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12-10-03 09:53 PM - Post#31617
In response to daggit
and this one...
(a little blurry... originally shot in 35mm it has lost it's definition after being scanned and rudeced too much)
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Mike Mas
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12-13-03 02:38 AM - Post#31743
In response to daggit
Hey daggit,
Nice shots! which system and camera are you using?
Thanks!
Mike Mas
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daggit
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Loc: Minnesota USA
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12-13-03 03:40 AM - Post#31750
In response to Mike Mas
Thanks Mike
I use an Airfoil mount... the older all aluminum one with an X-cell gasser and a Sony digital camera
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AirFoil Skycam
Senior Member
Posts: 229
Loc: Loraine,IL.
Reg: 12-19-02
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12-13-03 03:46 AM - Post#31752
In response to Mike Mas
Another Base shot for the news. This one is to show the link between MO. and IL. Yes both pics needed to be shot at sunset.
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AirFoil Skycam
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Loc: Loraine,IL.
Reg: 12-19-02
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12-13-03 03:56 AM - Post#31755
In response to AirFoil Skycam
This is the main background pic they use.
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AirFoil Skycam
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Loc: Loraine,IL.
Reg: 12-19-02
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12-13-03 04:04 AM - Post#31757
In response to AirFoil Skycam
Shot for the news for new road opening. Little gray that day.
John Ohnemus
www.airfoilhelicam.com
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Mike Mas
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12-13-03 01:54 PM - Post#31770
In response to AirFoil Skycam
Very Nice Stuff John!
Thanks 
Mike Mas
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Mike Mas
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12-13-03 02:01 PM - Post#31771
In response to daggit
Quick question - which camera are you using and how are you triggering it.
I have a D-600L Olympus camera I'll be using on my machine. It has no remote trigger feature so I thought I would use the servo/cam method of yester-year. Any ideas you can share with us.
Thanks!
Mike Mas
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SkyCam
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Posts: 53
Loc: Evansville
Reg: 12-13-03
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12-13-03 04:11 PM - Post#31777
In response to Mike Mas
I'm a new AirFoil customer just started flying my Voyager50E
they are selling two weeks ago with the M1 30 Mount and should have my website and business up by January.
I will be posting pics ASAP but just wanted to say I'm glad we have this forum. I think we all want the same thing have fun and make money. Thanks to both of you.
Danny 
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AirFoil Skycam
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12-13-03 04:26 PM - Post#31778
In response to Mike Mas
Mike
We use all digital and yes I still mount the servo's directly to the camera on some we do use a remote trigger hooked to a pix chip. I use the zoom function a lot so I like the servo on there and use expo to have a slow controlled zoom.
We have tons of cameras but the one daggit has the 75 and 85 shot all of these pictures in this video so you can see the quality.
7MEGS Tornado video
Sometimes still pics tell a good story.
Thanks John
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daggit
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Loc: Minnesota USA
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12-13-03 05:08 PM - Post#31780
In response to Mike Mas
Mike,
I don't know what the tripods are like for your Olympus but when you buy a Sony tripod you get a little remote switch that plugs into the camera to operate the shutter and zoom. I removed this remote from the tripod and mounted on the camera mount with servos to operate the shutter and zoom. I also used the quick-release mechanism from the tripod mount.
With this setup I can remove the camera while all of my triggering mechanisms stay onboard.
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SkyCam
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Loc: Evansville
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12-13-03 06:11 PM - Post#31782
In response to daggit
Daggit I did the same thing with the 85 Sony. I purchased the tripod and John
told me how to hack the remote but it works great.
You have shot some great stuff. I like the site looks good.
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heliraptor
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Loc: Essex, uk
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12-13-03 09:05 PM - Post#31790
In response to SkyCam
Hi Guys
First post over here in this part of the forum, recognise a few names though, hows it going daggit ????? :-)
A recent picture I took, the locals are going mad as the bridge work has taken so long.
Lee
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AirFoil Skycam
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12-13-03 09:19 PM - Post#31791
In response to heliraptor
Heliraptor welcome aboard. Hey is it just the picture or
are there two large square holes in the old bridge? If those are holes you would think they would block the bridge off better.
Nice Picture, clear shot.
John
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heliraptor
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Loc: Essex, uk
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12-13-03 10:37 PM - Post#31793
In response to AirFoil Skycam
Hi John
With EU regulations coming over to the UK apparently all bridges have to meet new 'strength' standards, hence all bridges are being tested and replaced if need be.
The two apparent holes in the road surface are not holes, they simply removed the top surface of tarmac to get down to the concrete road bearing structure of the bridge.
Thanks for the comments on the shot, same go for yours, I particularly like the latter one where the boat is turning in the river, beautiful shot.
Lee
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SkyCam
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Loc: Evansville
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12-13-03 11:22 PM - Post#31796
In response to heliraptor
Nice shot. I love the road pics. I never posted on RR for fear of backlash. Hope the right guys come over. I think most are sick of it to.
Glad AirFoil moved here. Lets have some fun.
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daggit
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Loc: Minnesota USA
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12-14-03 02:34 AM - Post#31808
In response to SkyCam
Hello Skycam!
I got the remote idea from John who got the idea from one of his customers so I just copied it... they had hacked into the remote and put little servos in there, but I thought it was just as easy to put the servos on the outside.
I'm with you on negative people... hope they stay away.. .
I REALLY get tired of people with NO experience, NO history, NO profilecoming in and slamming others who have something to show for thier efforts
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Anonymous
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12-14-03 02:51 AM - Post#31810
In response to daggit
Even though I don't currently have an aerial photo platform, I agree wholeheartedly with you, Daggit.
I've been a passive observer on the RR forum for some time now (I've posted a little, but never really got into it.) The thing that always bothered me about RR is that people seem so much more abusive. I seemed to see an awful lot of flaming and arguing, and it just created an atmosphere that I had no desire to be around.
Conversely, the reason I spend so much time on Rotory (in fact, almost exclusively), is because Rotory has been able (so far) to stay away from the B.S. arguing and pathetic posturing that plagues some of the other forums. What this place lacks in membership size, I believe it more than makes up for knowlegable, civilized discourse. I'd trust any of these guys to come to my home any day, but I wouldn't trust most of the people on RR any farther than I could throw them (with a few exceptions, like Malorie).
To be perfectly honest, I hope that Airfoil's decision to focus on Rotory.com doesn't bring all of the RR crap over here. I'm supremely interested in what you're doing (my 10-year goal is to take my experience in television/video production and my love for helis, and start my own aerial photography business), but it would really break my heart to see the flamers and other buttheads start coming over here and spewing their nonsense. Based on what I've seen on RR, Airfoil seems to be a bit of a lightning rod for criticism and aggression. I just hope this forum doesn't go south also.
Don't get me wrong, I welcome the addition of an active aerial thread (especially since I don't really like RR). I just pray that it stays clean.
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