fotopilot

I've been shooting aerial video using the Canon EOS 5D MkII atop the IGO Indiemount (pat pend), a gyro stabilized camera mount of my own design & manufacture. As anyone shooting HD video knows, it is finicky when it comes to vibration.

The goal was to design a mount that would be as economical as possible and enable me to safely fly my airplane while shooting aerial video. In standard configuration the IGO utilizes (2) Kenyon KS-8 gyros w/inverters & battery packs which allow for up to 3 hrs capture time. The mount also has provision for a 3rd gyro. The mount was a success the very first flight.

"Strip Tease" was shot March 2011 in Las Vegas during a Professional Aerial Photographers Association conference. It was the debut for the IGO Indiemount and first use in the helicopter: [url="http://www.aero-fotografik.com/indexHD3.html"]http://www.aero-foto...m/indexHD3.html[/url]

Strip Tease is over 5 minutes of continuous uncut footage shot from an R44 helicopter. Hope you enjoy viewing it as much as I enjoyed capturing it!

Happy Shooting!
Fotopilot

Witaj!

That's the beauty of the mount I made, it isolates the camera from vibration of the R44 with no problem. See the Vegas Strip video on my site, over 5 minutes of uncut continuous footage from an R44: [url="http://www.aero-fotografik.com/indexHD3.html"]http://www.aero-fotografik.com/indexHD3.html[/url]

All of my filming from helicopters is from the R44. Other aerial filming is done from Cessna 172, while flying the airplane.

I agree totally that filming during the golden hours, with clouds & also night makes for much more of a dramatic scene. Black Hills was a free ride so I was on heli company's schedule which was unfortunately during 1-3 p.m. in afternoon, also the bumpiest time of day. In this case was a good test for the mount system in R44.

Pozdrowienia,

Thanks, appreciate the advice and will do. This whole anamorphic thing is very cool as well, up until finding EOSHD I never gave it much thought. Tough being a newbie sometimes...

Thanks. No matter which lens is used, was meant for those curious in camera stabilization for smooth footage capture from platforms generating obtrusive vibration such as helicopters, airplanes & vehicles.

Aerial video shoot of Custer State Park area South Dakota. Shot with 5D MkII, gyro stabilized, from R44 helicopter.

[url="https://vimeo.com/28594170"]https://vimeo.com/28594170[/url]

Samples of aerial video shot with a gyro stabilized camera rig. Utilizing only 2 Kenyon KS-8 gyros.

Camera USA videos: 5D MkII w/24-70 f/2.8L & 24-105 f/4 lenses. Camera Dubai videos: 7D

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