Here are 2 photos I took today from my quadcopter. I found a camera that works great (well at least for me) for this type of work and it's relatively cheap. I got a Nikon S3300 from Adorama on Ebay for 59 dollars shipped
The subject is the "Cracker House" in St Joseph, Mo. It was built by the Sommer family, the originators of the saltine cracker and the founder of Nabisco. Anyways here are two shots I took today along with my rig. Just don't pay any attention to the camera. I took some earlier shots of it today to have a vinyl window decal made from for my pickup window.
I'm helping a local preservation group trying to obtain funding to restore this old mansion to it's glory days. They've got thier work cut out for them.

Nice shots!
Is the S3300 you bought referbished?
Don't see it at $59 on Adorama :-(

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Nikon-Coolpi...item4abdb8cb4c
They must have raised the price a little. Now they're 67 dollars. Still not bad with free shipping.

Yep they did raise the price. I went back and looked at the one I bought and it was 59 dollars.

Thanks for the link :-)

The only thing I don't care for is the mounting bolt is way on one side. I did manage to compensate for it though. I made an aluminum adapter that has a zip tie on one side and a bolt on the other. It works great.

I like your servo trigger too!

It's just a simple block of wood with a servo attached to it. That's pretty much the way I've done all my cameras.

If the sunshade/mechanical protection is your idea - Great concept - Just CA'd to the camera?

Great pictures and a great "Simple" set up!

Originally Posted by Jem3

If the sunshade/mechanical protection is your idea - Great concept - Just CA'd to the camera?

I've been doing this ever since I shoved a lense back into a camera on a noseover. It's just a section of pvc pipe painted black and glued on with Shoo Goo.