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Awesome! Solo Shot

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Created by seb2 > 9 months ago, 20 Mar 2013
seb2
VIC, 231 posts
20 Mar 2013 3:44PM
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soloshot.com/

Its a motorized tripod that automatically points camera in your direction (you wear a beacon)
Attach your own camera

this looks amazing! Anyone heard of these before? Anyone wanna comment on them?

shodan
WA, 60 posts
20 Mar 2013 1:23PM
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Just bought one. Used it for the first time Saturday but didn't have much wind. Got about 45 minutes of me mowing the lawn on a directional. Initial impression is of a well put together unit. It tracked flawlessly out to a range of about 300 metres with a claimed range of 600 metres. I did a couple of quick turns close to shore and the unit changed direction and held me centre of frame the whole time. Will post a longer review and some clips as soon as we get some decent wind.

Mark _australia
WA, 23706 posts
20 Mar 2013 1:31PM
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The girlfriend wants to know why she had to strap on a beacon thing in bed.
All too hard.

moons
WA, 349 posts
20 Mar 2013 1:44PM
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HA! ^^^

EnglishCraig
NSW, 406 posts
20 Mar 2013 5:40PM
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Mark _australia said...
The girlfriend wants to know why she had to strap on a beacon thing in bed.
All too hard.


Pretty sure there's a joke in the above somewhere.....

seb2
VIC, 231 posts
20 Mar 2013 5:54PM
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shodan said...
Just bought one. Used it for the first time Saturday but didn't have much wind. Got about 45 minutes of me mowing the lawn on a directional. Initial impression is of a well put together unit. It tracked flawlessly out to a range of about 300 metres with a claimed range of 600 metres. I did a couple of quick turns close to shore and the unit changed direction and held me centre of frame the whole time. Will post a longer review and some clips as soon as we get some decent wind.


Cool! would love to see your vid. Great idea for a product

cracknback
NSW, 56 posts
20 Mar 2013 6:08PM
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Mark _australia said...
The girlfriend wants to know why she had to strap on a beacon thing in bed.
All too hard.


Wouldn't you just wear it to your waist . . .

Kitestig
31 posts
20 Mar 2013 3:09PM
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Would you use that on a Perth beach. Probably get nicked while you were doing your backroll.

GalahOnTheBay
NSW, 4188 posts
20 Mar 2013 6:52PM
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Seabreezeb said...

Its a motorized tripod that automatically points camera in your direction (you wear a beacon)
Attach your own camera


Doesn't that make your camera a really obvious and easy target for thieves?

craggers
WA, 475 posts
20 Mar 2013 4:11PM
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You want the same thing but on a quadcopter flying rig. surely. dont you. THEN shag ya missus in the dunes...

craggers
WA, 475 posts
20 Mar 2013 4:13PM
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GalahOnTheBay said...
Seabreezeb said...

Its a motorized tripod that automatically points camera in your direction (you wear a beacon)
Attach your own camera


Doesn't that make your camera a really obvious and easy target for thieves?


...but make great footage of the ensuing pursuit...

salt
VIC, 617 posts
20 Mar 2013 8:09PM
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GalahOnTheBay said...
Seabreezeb said...

Its a motorized tripod that automatically points camera in your direction (you wear a beacon)
Attach your own camera


Doesn't that make your camera a really obvious and easy target for thieves?


Use at own discretion, where i kite it would be fine.

kiter64
WA, 45 posts
20 Mar 2013 5:44PM
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They are actually available for a quad copter , have a mate in the US that designs the electronics for them and he suggested doing this , same deal , you wear a beacon and you can program the copter to circle you or do whatever you would like at a set distance height etc .

salt
VIC, 617 posts
20 Mar 2013 9:08PM
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kiter64 said...
They are actually available for a quad copter , have a mate in the US that designs the electronics for them and he suggested doing this , same deal , you wear a beacon and you can program the copter to circle you or do whatever you would like at a set distance height etc .


wow, technology is amping up! links?

DC23
WA, 25 posts
20 Mar 2013 8:40PM
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Ocean Rodeo team riders Jeremie Tronet and Susi Mai made a clip just using one of these...

www.jeremietronet.com



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