This will make you feel good.
- Thread starter Saddletramp
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purplerobbie
Active member
Wonder what the boat is?
Rob
Rob
Neddie_Seagoon
Active member
Super. Description says boat is a Dana 24.
Wonder how many times he has dunked the cam?
Wonder how many times he has dunked the cam?
machurley22
New member
Have you seen his Transpac Qualifier?
Scillypete
Well-known member
How does he manage to make the camera point at the boat all the time? ? ? is there a vertically challenged person on the string? ?
There has been discussion of this video on KiteCam forums but unfortunately the original maker has not forwarded details about his rig. Usually the camera is fixed to a rigid frame via the tripod mount and then fore and aft lines from the frame keep the camera pointing down the fixed kite line.
The other problem is sideward’s swing. Software exists to eliminate this but it works by clipping the margins of the video.
Judging by the curved horizon in the video a wide angle adaptor has been fitted to the camcorder to help keep the boat in frame during camera swings.
The other problem is sideward’s swing. Software exists to eliminate this but it works by clipping the margins of the video.
Judging by the curved horizon in the video a wide angle adaptor has been fitted to the camcorder to help keep the boat in frame during camera swings.
wingdiver
Well-known member
Hi
I emailed Chris (whose film this is) and got this reply:
"Thanks for your comments, glad you liked the video. Have a look at the following sites as they cover, in great detail, the techniques and components of Kite Aerial Photography:
http://arch.ced.berkeley.edu/kap/
http://www.brooxes.com/
I use a small, Sony, digital video camera flown from a 12' Delta kite. The camera is mounted on picavet that's suspended from the kite string. The latter sites cover in good detail what a picavet is. Good luck with your kite efforts!
Fair winds,
Chris"
Hope that helps you guys.
Maybe a waterproof housing (as used by divers) would help protect the camera in the event of dunking it but this would obviously increase the weight.
Cheers
D
I emailed Chris (whose film this is) and got this reply:
"Thanks for your comments, glad you liked the video. Have a look at the following sites as they cover, in great detail, the techniques and components of Kite Aerial Photography:
http://arch.ced.berkeley.edu/kap/
http://www.brooxes.com/
I use a small, Sony, digital video camera flown from a 12' Delta kite. The camera is mounted on picavet that's suspended from the kite string. The latter sites cover in good detail what a picavet is. Good luck with your kite efforts!
Fair winds,
Chris"
Hope that helps you guys.
Maybe a waterproof housing (as used by divers) would help protect the camera in the event of dunking it but this would obviously increase the weight.
Cheers
D
Saddletramp
New member
I just think it is amazing and would love to have a film of my boat like that.
oceanfroggie
Well-known member
Wonderful. Thanks for posting.
PS: Like the self leveling device on his Radar scanner.
PS: Like the self leveling device on his Radar scanner.