Hi,
Survey gurus - please help! On a limited budget, around $3000 USD and need some equipment to take some aerial photography of farmland - Sony Nex-7 and GoPro Hero3 seems to be a good option.
So, please provide some info:
- What is the best camera and accessories for this kind of work?
- Which option will give best battery life etc?
- Which has an internal GPS or some way to refer to the time/position during the flight?
- How can it be mounted on the aircraft (e.g. strut or through a removed panel) or is better through removed door so no airworthiness implications?
- Any other information that you can provide??
- What is the optimum altitude to take photos and is there a simple calculation to figure out what the coverage will be for a given altitude (also is this lense specific)?
- What sort of shutter speeds should be used?
I know there are many gurus lurking about out there and I know nothing, so please hit me up with advice or ask more questions so I can clarify any points. One big question everyone probably asks is why not just hire some aerial photography experts, well the problem is we do not have enough budget!
Thanks