Recent content by bill_t

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    Turning slowly again

    I have something similar with my P4P, a slight panning turn that can only be seen by looking at the image edges. It's just enough to limit exposures to no longer than about 1/10 before blurring is an issue. However, I noticed that it mostly stops after maybe 5 to 10 seconds of hovering in...
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    Goldman-Sachs bullish on drones.

    Check it out! Drones Reporting for Work (Paid Post by Goldman Sachs From NYTimes.com)
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    P4P image not true 20MP

    P4P dng files contain "built-in" corrections that are automatically applied when they are imported into either ACR or Lightroom, and possibly most other raw developer applications They correct for the extreme vignetting on the edges, and the barrel distortion. To be fair, vignetting that...
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    Need opinions on upgrading

    In terms of hobby flying, the P3 is still an impressive bird and I'm not sure a P4whatever would be much of an improvement. But the P4P is well worth it IF still imagery is your main purpose for flying. For stills the P4P camera is dramatically better than either the P3 or P4 camera. IMHO the...
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    P4P - Raw Photos & Adobe Camera Raw Questions

    If it's any help I've been editing P4P raws for the last few months in Windows 10. The have always showed up quickly as thumbnails in the native Windows 10 File Explorer and also in Adobe Bridge and Adobe Capture Raw. I'm not sure if that's because of some codec that installed with Adobe CC...
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    P4 Pro and P4 Cameras Get the Once Over From DxOMark

    Their conclusions are puzzling, as DXO conclusions usually are. We need to remember than DXO is rating primarily SENSORS while practical photographers rate the resultant image quality which is affected by the overall system which also includes lenses etc. I own a P4P and while the image...
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    Just Got The Mavic Pro - Check Out My 2nd Flight - Denver, CO!

    Nice work, you've got a cinematic eye! Good percentage of elegant shots. Tech quality looks great, too. Is there any timing on that stuff?
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    How Old are you and what Phantom Do you have?

    71. Phantom 4 Pro, for landscape photography. Also a licensed private pilot with a rotary wing rating, and an Oscar winner. Last logbook entry only 52 years ago. So why do I have to take this stupid 107 test?