Blog Comments - Hacked Panasonic GH2 and a GH3 on quadrocopter shoot BBC Top Gear special in Africa

[Andrew Reid]

[UPDATE: Sorry, have removed the article for now. An updated article & interview with Extreme Facilities will be online next week]

Extreme Facilities who provided the BBC with RC copter drones for the recent Top Gear Africa Special have some behind the scenes shots of the GH2 and GH3 in action.

[MOONGOAT]

ABAP

[Francisco Rios]

They also used rewo cage...isn't?

[Andrew Reid]

They own a ReWo cage (Wondo and Philip sold them some) but on this shoot it isn't used - I think it is part of the copter gimbal or a custom design.

[killout]

which lens has been used? 7-14 or 12-35? or?

[itimjim]

£1,500 + £1,500 of extras. Very cool business to be in though.

[ScreensPro]

That Vimeo video is exceptional.

 

Why do people keep showing me new toys to want!

[Andrew Reid]

More pro GH2 love...

 

http://www.zacuto.com/shooting-video-gh2-z-finder-evf-pro

 

David Linstrom is an Emmy Award winning cinematographer and director with more than 20 years of experience making television for PBS, National Geographic, Discovery and more.

[kabuto1138]

Darn it, I already know what I want for christmas.

 

Question, sorry if its been convered somewhere else, but how do they get the feed from the camera remotely in such long distances. I can only assume the copter is at LEAST a hundred feet away from them.

[MarcTGFG]

I want to know the name and location of the hotel, pictured in the picture at the bottom. That view is breathtakingly beautiful!

[ScreensPro]

Question, sorry if its been convered somewhere else, but how do they get the feed from the camera remotely in such long distances. I can only assume the copter is at LEAST a hundred feet away from them.

 

Pretty sure they are flying blind.....  shooting wide, deep DOF and at infinity focus.

 

I've not seen the top gear episode.... But if it is showing some kind of setup where it is broadcast back to a monitor... it's probably done in post.

 

Could be wrong though, but likely.

[albertocvr]

Even flying with red epic ... https://vimeo.com/62898816

[Paul Watt]

Those two episodes of Top Gear were epic.  Maybe the best Top Gear road trip ever.  I did notice rolling shutter jello on some shots on the show though.  Great shots and a great tool for their shoot.  

[ZEBRAWORKZ]

Pretty sure they are flying blind..... shooting wide, deep DOF and at infinity focus.

I've not seen the top gear episode.... But if it is showing some kind of setup where it is broadcast back to a monitor... it's probably done in post.

Could be wrong though, but likely.

To the guys asking how/if they see the picture of the camera when flying. Yes they see it in realtime, but it's not hd. It's an sd stream most time send over 5.8ghz because 2.4ghz is used for radio.

Normal range is around 500-700meters, if you upgrade to diversity and better antennas, 1,5km are no problem. And that all in legal frequencys.

If you want to see my aerial footage. www.zebraworkz.com

Greetings from berlin

[killout]

which lens?