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The Expensive Hobby Of Kite Aerial Photography

Posted by timothy on from the where-do-you-get-6mp-for-cheap dept.

GoneGaryT writes "The BBC is running a cool article - strapping your digital camera to a kite and doing D.I.Y. aerial photography. Examples of suitable kites can be found here. Anyone want to try this from the top of an apartment building in London or NY? A pretty accessible pastime, so long as you can afford to lose the lot in a sudden gust!" High-res digital cameras have come down somewhat in price since the last time we mentioned this.

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  1. Re:on the other hand by freeweed · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Read the article, learn basic math, and buy yourself a scale.

    These guys are taking pictures at incredibly high altitudes for what you suggest. 100 metres is considered LOW. That's 300 feet, in case you're a yank. Ever pick up 300 feet of RCA cabling? These guys use 6 foot wide kites just to handle the weight of the camera, which is probably 1/5th of the weight of that much wiring, if that.

    Now just try it with 2, 3, or 400 metres of wire. Yup, that's sure clever.

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