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  • Hey all, just changed over the backend after 15 years I figured time to give it a bit of an update, its probably gonna be a bit weird for most of you and i am sure there is a few bugs to work out but it should kinda work the same as before... hopefully :)

My Octacopter rig.

The Cineron head look awesome. There are some systems to be inspired from and my personal favorites are Stab-C and Cineflex. Too big for RC, but works really good.
http://stab-c.com/stab-c-classic/
http://www.cineflex.com/

The quadro- hexa- and octocopter market is expanding and there are many good alternatives for everything from carbon fiber frame, flight controller to gimbal systems. But the fine tuning is very important.
 
Looking good. I see you are using the DJI wookong as your flight computer. What are you using to stabilize you camera head? I have a piclok that I haven't gotten around to dialing in yet, but it looks promising.

Nick
 
Camera stabilized with a Radian from free fly but we are working on a completely custom built copter.
Here is ouer latest job:
http://youtu.be/W6S5eNc9jOo

And here is a render of ouer work-in-progress
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Wendell Adkins said:
By far the most important component with these systems is the pilot/builder. I see lots of comments about people wanting one. If you are not an experienced expert in flying these aircraft, there is a 99.9% chance it won't end well. It takes years to hone all the skills needed. There are countless ways to do this stuff wrong and only one way to do it exactly right, and you have to do it exactly right, every single time you go out.
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It's clear by these comment that this is key. UAV's are very hard to fly and need a lot of experience and skill to fly. Also building your, unless you know what your doing is not such a great idea. Each motor needs to be individually timed or your craft won't be stable. Incompatibility is a big issue. I just bought one this week; a skyjib 8 heavy lift from http://infinitejib.com and they are holding my hand the whole way through which I'm grateful for. I have a bit of experience flying helicopters, but this is a whole new set of skills and ability. I chose to get a ready-to-fly version because the build of the craft is key. Infinite Jib uses the droidworks frame, but then modifies it, and builds it where every little detail is clearly thought out. It's a work of art. It is also a several day process to learn to fly it, they equipped me with tools to learn. I have a small quadrocopter to practice, and simulation software to practice on, I head there for flight training on the 18th. So excited. The craft is coming to Africa with me, and will be based in Tanzania. I hope to have some kick ass shots of wildlife coming in the new year.

It will be a steep learning curve to Janne's level. Glad I'm doing it the right way.

Pictures of my craft being built at infinite Jib

Configuring it for the epic/scarlet. The camera will be powered from the flight battery.
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Thinking about uping my purchase to a Skyjib 8 airframe
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I had ordered an eye-droid8, but even after my craft was being built, they stopped and switched me to a sky jib which will suite the epic better.
skyjib8-06.JPG
 
The biggest problem and what I think is most difficult is to make the entire copter well balanced in terms of engine size-prop-lift-weight ratio. A smaller well balanced copter will fly and lift much better and longer then a heavy-heavy lifter that uses the power just to lift itself.

Ouer motors are very different from eachother and we even have diffrent propellers. The flight software just make a smaller prop spin faster and compensate. For this latest winter shot the copter had takeoff weight of 7kg (15lbs) and in -15C and 4 props was wooden xoar 14x4 and the other 4 props was plastic APC 14x4,7 :)
 
So true! I love flying mine...www.x3quadcopter.com but I do keep it to DSLR most of the time...sometimes EPic though...:)

By far the most important component with these systems is the pilot/builder. I see lots of comments about people wanting one. If you are not an experienced expert in flying these aircraft, there is a 99.9% chance it won't end well. It takes years to hone all the skills needed. There are countless ways to do this stuff wrong and only one way to do it exactly right, and you have to do it exactly right, every single time you go out.[/QUOTE]
 
Work on 3D epic copter+gimbal continues. Here is some test in hard wind with rigid 3D camera mount. The weight of 2 epic is so much more then the copter and make copter fly pretty soft of just the inertia. If result is HD post stab make total copter weight less and fly more safe and longer.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n77pZ8N26Pk
 
I have been flying the P*ss out of mine on our first feature film we just wrapped shooting, most of the opening seq of the film will be on my quad with our epic. raw 5k images from the air are breathtaking. :))
 
I have a never before see design that will allow for "Tony Scott" 200-300-400mm long lens usage with perfect stability off a quad. It can be done and I am doing it. We are talking a rig like no other. A true "Hollywood" level machine....
 
Obin Olson said:
I have been flying the P*ss out of mine on our first feature film we just wrapped shooting, most of the opening seq of the film will be on my quad with our epic. raw 5k images from the air are breathtaking. :))
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What octocopter rig setup are you flying?
 
What lens did you use?

Obin Olson said:
I have been flying the P*ss out of mine on our first feature film we just wrapped shooting, most of the opening seq of the film will be on my quad with our epic. raw 5k images from the air are breathtaking. :))
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We are selling a Droidworx hexa XL with everything needed included, flight case, more batteries than you need, VR goggles and all the rest. Bought it for 17k USD + shipping.
The stuff is only tested 2 times one time by me and a second time by somebody that know how to...
it should manage a stripped epic with low weight lens, I just did not dare to test.

If somebody is interested and believe they have use for it send a PM then I can send more/better info. Will only sell to somebody that knows more about it than I do, as i realized that those things demand quite a bit of knowledge, skills and practice and it's not the right rig to go practice with...

Will sell it all for 10k
 
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