high-lift camera foamie... - Page 2

realtimerecon · Oct 30, 2009, 09:16 AM

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Originally Posted by rjarois

yea, its a old canon G-7 that weighs 12oz. without battery.....thats my concern...maybe its not a small camera....randy.
http://www.dpreview.com/news/0609/06091405_canon_g7.asp

Do u REALLY have to use this cam.?

Aut0tek · Oct 30, 2009, 09:17 AM

Oh yea. I like. Can't tell it's a 62in wing span though from the pic!

rjarois · Oct 30, 2009, 09:19 AM

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Originally Posted by realtimerecon

Do u REALLY have to use this cam.?

well, its the only camera i have at the time....i was hoping to haul it up, as not to purchase a new one....randy.

realtimerecon · Oct 30, 2009, 09:25 AM

Its a good camera,but its heavy w/ batts. your almost a pound.The plane will lift it but u want the cam. REALLY secured to the plane.For what its worth, I like to mount mine to the fuse. , under left wing @ C.G. point...RTR

realtimerecon · Oct 30, 2009, 09:35 AM

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Originally Posted by rjarois

fitted the wing to fuse...as of now the model is almost 18oz. i suppose the gear is next....any and all input is very welcomed. randy.

How about a folding prop & no L.Gear ?

Aut0tek · Oct 30, 2009, 09:48 AM

Here's how I mounted mine. If you want something to stay secure... Use bolts. ;-) You know camera tripods are a very common thread pitch/diameter ;-)

(look at the front side of the battery tray compartment...bottom of fuse.)

I just notched out the foam for the camera, then drilled a hole for the bolt to go through. done. Btw, it's not threaded in the pic. When the battery door is closed, then I tighten the bolt up and it's nice and snug on the fuselage.

Alpina540 · Oct 30, 2009, 09:59 AM

yeesh you used a metal bolt? Not afraid of weight I see....

You know they make nylon bolts the same diam/thread?

-Anson

Aut0tek · Oct 30, 2009, 10:04 AM

Lol that plane is built like a tank. I've flown it with my iPhone in it before too.

rjarois · Oct 30, 2009, 10:07 AM

autotec, your set-up looks real secure..does the prop interfere with the photos?

Aut0tek · Oct 30, 2009, 10:11 AM

It does. I just tinker around with it for video really. if it's cloudy, you can't see the prop at all though. But all I need to do is get folding prop and an ESC that has a brake on it and that would be fixed.

Quick flight over Pizza Hut Park (2 min 17 sec)

realtimerecon · Oct 30, 2009, 01:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aut0tek

Here's how I mounted mine. If you want something to stay secure... Use bolts. ;-) You know camera tripods are a very common thread pitch/diameter ;-)

(look at the front side of the battery tray compartment...bottom of fuse.)

I just notched out the foam for the camera, then drilled a hole for the bolt to go through. done. Btw, it's not threaded in the pic. When the battery door is closed, then I tighten the bolt up and it's nice and snug on the fuselage.

Nice setup

That prop dosent get in the shots ?

realtimerecon · Oct 30, 2009, 01:57 PM

Your wing looks real close to what i use on this Super Cub...RTR

rjarois · Oct 30, 2009, 02:26 PM

that looks real cool realtime...i got my servos installed today...as of now its up to 19.6oz. without the gear, and the lipo, and camera...as of now i may have to get a smaller camera, as the model if fatter than i was hoping for...also i came up with a neat bulding mod, is buy a cheap r/c car antenna and use it for pushrod guides, the .047 wire fits great..randy.

Aut0tek · Oct 30, 2009, 02:55 PM

RTR: That's the apprentice wing, isn't it? and yea, it does, there's a vid I posted on this page, you can see. but i'm a newbie, I was just testing it out and bein all: "wow. it worked!" haha.

realtimerecon · Oct 30, 2009, 02:56 PM

Apprentice wing-yes.

Oct 30, 2009, 01:57 PM	#27
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Oct 30, 2009, 02:26 PM	#28
rjarois Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: royal oak, michigan Posts: 1,386	servos installed... that looks real cool realtime...i got my servos installed today...as of now its up to 19.6oz. without the gear, and the lipo, and camera...as of now i may have to get a smaller camera, as the model if fatter than i was hoping for...also i came up with a neat bulding mod, is buy a cheap r/c car antenna and use it for pushrod guides, the .047 wire fits great..randy.

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Oct 30, 2009, 09:17 AM	#17
Aut0tek Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Bluefield, WV Posts: 51	Oh yea. I like. Can't tell it's a 62in wing span though from the pic!

Oct 30, 2009, 09:25 AM	#19
realtimerecon Real Time Recon Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: SML. VA Posts: 6,115	Its a good camera,but its heavy w/ batts. your almost a pound.The plane will lift it but u want the cam. REALLY secured to the plane.For what its worth, I like to mount mine to the fuse. , under left wing @ C.G. point...RTR

Oct 30, 2009, 09:48 AM	#21
Aut0tek Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Bluefield, WV Posts: 51	Here's how I mounted mine. If you want something to stay secure... Use bolts. ;-) You know camera tripods are a very common thread pitch/diameter ;-) (look at the front side of the battery tray compartment...bottom of fuse.) I just notched out the foam for the camera, then drilled a hole for the bolt to go through. done. Btw, it's not threaded in the pic. When the battery door is closed, then I tighten the bolt up and it's nice and snug on the fuselage.

Oct 30, 2009, 09:59 AM	#22
Alpina540 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Gloucester, VA Posts: 464	yeesh you used a metal bolt? Not afraid of weight I see.... You know they make nylon bolts the same diam/thread? -Anson

Oct 30, 2009, 10:04 AM	#23
Aut0tek Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Bluefield, WV Posts: 51	Lol that plane is built like a tank. I've flown it with my iPhone in it before too.

Oct 30, 2009, 10:07 AM	#24
rjarois Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: royal oak, michigan Posts: 1,386	autotec, your set-up looks real secure..does the prop interfere with the photos?

Oct 30, 2009, 02:55 PM	#29
Aut0tek Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Bluefield, WV Posts: 51	RTR: That's the apprentice wing, isn't it? and yea, it does, there's a vid I posted on this page, you can see. but i'm a newbie, I was just testing it out and bein all: "wow. it worked!" haha.

Oct 30, 2009, 02:56 PM	#30
realtimerecon Real Time Recon Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: SML. VA Posts: 6,115	Apprentice wing-yes.