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05/21/2003 10:27:46 AM · #1 |
As some of you know, I am an eBay Entrepreneur in my day job. I sell lots of interesting stuff but this one I thought might interest some of you. It is certainly something I haven't seen before. It is a re-usable camera system that you attach to kites for Aerial Photography. They won't be high quality shots I'm sure but it seems really neat to play around with. Here's the link if you want to check it out:
Smithsonian Aerial Kite Camera
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05/21/2003 10:35:49 AM · #2 |
Depending on the setup you can get very good pictures using this method. I went to a presentation about this very subject on the weekend at the local Aviation museum. The pictures shown were of the remnants of a tropical forest above the arctic circle.
There's also a link for do-it-yourselfers to build a contraption with a single use camera and a kite.
The one the presenter used is a small point and shoot Olympus film camera, operated by remote control to change the angle. Part of the remote control was a video screen so he could see what the camera was seeing. All in all, very interesting.
Google search on 'Aerial Kite Photography' and you'll get the links mentioned.
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05/21/2003 10:38:27 AM · #3 |
I've used them -- they're fun. It's a little put together kit that lets you shoot with a disposable 35mm camera attached to the kite.
Little bit of a pain because you have to pull the kite down each time to reset the system, but still a bunch of fun.
It's a little small, but here's a pic taken with the use of the kit:
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05/21/2003 10:39:54 AM · #4 |
or a LONG cable release? :)
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05/22/2003 11:04:35 AM · #5 |
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05/23/2003 08:39:10 AM · #6 |
Here's the site for the do-it-yourselfer...
//www.fortunecity.com/marina/nelson/479/
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