Drone Photography

    This is why you shouldn’t buy a drone
    Jul 3, 2018 John Aldred

    Drones have become the hit “toy” over the last few years. Sure, they’re an expensive, grown-up toy, but for most of us, they’re still a…

    Man saves his drone a split second before it plunges into water
    Jun 5, 2018 Dunja Đuđić Kalinin

    If your drone’s battery runs out while it’s flying above water, you’re screwed, right? Well, a man named Dave Svorking managed to save his drone…

    This $15 sensor prevents your drone’s propellers from slicing your fingers
    May 31, 2018 Chad Verzosa

    There’s no doubt that the latest drones are safer than their older versions.  Many of them now even include obstacle detection and collision avoidance technologies….

    ParaZero launches new reusable “SafeAir” parachute for DJI Phantom and Mavic Pro drones
    May 23, 2018 John Aldred

    Founded in 2012, ParaZero specialises in the development of parachute systems for both manned and unmanned vehicles. And we’ve shown you some of their drone parachute…

    New DJI Phantom 4 Pro V2.0 comes with improved image quality and infrared obstacle avoidance
    May 9, 2018 John Aldred

    People have been hoping for an update to DJI’s Phantom line for a little while now. Many thought the next announcement we’d see would be…

    New Phase One drone camera will have a 44×33 100MP Sony sensor
    May 1, 2018 Chad Verzosa

    Phase One has just announced the iXM 100MP camera for aerial imaging. It boasts Sony’s medium-format sensor which will also be used in Fuji GFX-100S…

    Review Nikon 20mm f/1.8 Nikkor Lens

    DIY Options for Charging Drone Batteries Off-Grid
    Apr 29, 2018 JP Danko

    If you have a drone, sooner or later you’re going to want to charge your drone battery off-grid. The problem is that drones use big…

    How I use my drone Lipo batteries to power cameras, lights and other things
    Apr 11, 2018 John Aldred

    If you’re like me, and you shoot mostly on location, power is an issue. For photography I solved those issues by switching to Godox strobes…

    YI to launch the Pixie – a Spark-like tiny drone with 4K video
    Apr 3, 2018 John Aldred

    It appears that YI Technology are about to finally release a drone. Although it’s not the one we’ve all been waiting over 18 months for….

    This guy flies a small hobby drone up to 33,000 feet
    Mar 19, 2018 Dunja Đuđić Kalinin

    You know how you’re not supposed to fly a drone above 400 feet altitude? Well, a pilot from Russia managed to fly a 1.06 kg (2.3…