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DJI and Hasselblad’s “new” aerial photography platform is a flying 100MP medium format camera

Apr 26, 2017 by John Aldred Add Comment

DJI have just announced the “World’s First 100-Megapixel Integrated Aerial Photography Platform”. And it’s a beast of a rig. Made with a DJI Matrice 600 with Ronin-MX gimbal and Hasselblad H6D-100c, it’s definitely a force to be reckoned with. But it’s not really a “World’s First” anything, or even all that new. It uses a drone that you can already buy, a gimbal you can already buy, and a camera you can already buy.

It’s essentially a 100MP upgrade to their previous medium format drone which houses the Hasselblad A5D. I am a little surprised it’s using the same Ronin-MX as the previous drone, given the recent Ronin 2 announcement. Although the Ronin-MX is no slouch, either.

DJI and Hasselblad team up to laugh at your puny drone camera with this medium format monster

Jul 13, 2016 by John Aldred 1 Comment

What do you get when you cross Hasselblad’s A5D aerial camera with a DJI Matrice 600? The photo above is what you get, and it’s an absolute monster of a flying camera.

DJI bought a “strategic minority stake” in Hasselblad last year, which seems to now be bearing fruit with their first joint product, and the creation of this ultimate aerial photography rig.

9 essential things you need to know about using gimbals

Jul 6, 2016 by John Aldred 1 Comment

Whether simply to give your iPhone or GoPro footage a little more polish or to film your next masterpiece, gimbal camera stabilisers have become a pretty common item in our kit bags lately.

But with great 3 axis control comes great responsibility. In this pair of videos from Aputure’s 4 Minute Film School, we’re told of nine vital things we need to know when thinking about working with one.

DJI just released the Matrice 600, its most powerful drone to date and new Ronin-MX gimbal stabilizer

Apr 18, 2016 by John Aldred Add Comment

Aimed at Hollywood’s heaviest hitters as well as independent aerial cinematographers, DJI have announced their new Matrice 600 drone & Ronin-MX gimbal stabilizer. Able to carry a payload of up to 13.2 pounds, the Matrice 600 is perfectly suited to a range of cameras from Nikon and Canon DSLRs, to RED and Arri cinema cameras.

As one would expect, the M600 also works with DJI’s own high end Zenmuse camera line. When used with one of these much lighter units, battery life is more than doubled, increasing flight time from 15 minutes to around 35 minutes.