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Apart from developing SkySight MONO, and soon to come MONO Pro trigger cables we have been developing specialised mapping solutions for agricultural farmers. SkySight consists of 3 former Product Development students from EAL.dk that had the crazy idea to bring specialised mapping solutions to the Danish agricultural market.

So far we have been using a setup with Sony Alpha ILCE-QX1, the Tarot X6 frame and our own trigger cable SkySight MONO.

With this setup we can cover 30 to 50 hectare (depends on camera overlay settings and flight pattern) with a flight height of 100 meters (due to regulation limit) flying in a survey grid.

The total weight of the setup is 6.9Kg with a parachute or 6.4Kg without. This includes the Sony Alpha ILCE-QX1 and Sony SEL50F18 Lense. 
The total lift capacity is 19.2Kg, giving some room for development (add aditional cameras or other devices).

The picture below shows: 
Sony ALC-SH116 Lense hood -- Sony SEL50F18 Lense -- Sony Alpha ILCE-QX1
Fully assembled with a post-it note for size comparison: 

Sony ILCE-QX1 fully assembled on the Tarot X6:

Our base setup:

Balance Charger - Turnigy Reaktor 30A 1000W 
Frame - Tarot X6
Camera - One or two Sony QX1
Motors - T-Motor MN4014-11/9
Rotors - Tarot 1555 High Strength Plastic Propellers Set (are not properly balanced..)
RExtra - TL 100B18 Tri-Blade 1555 Blade Grip
ESC - T-Motor AIR 40A ESC (2-6S)
GPS Mount - Airy Foldable GPS Mount
Flight controller - 3DR Pixhawk Kit 2.4
Battery - Multistar 16000mAh 6s 10c (25-30minutes of flight time)
Telemetry - FrSky 2.4Ghz ACCST TARANIS X9D PLUS and X8R Combo

Result: 

Unmodified Sony Alpha ILCE-QX1 for RBB Pictures:

Modified Sony Alpha ILCE-QX1 for IR Pictures: