About

Gender

Male


Location

New Paltz, NY


About Me:

I am a photographer specializing in both virtual reality and fine art print photography. I combine both when I shoot mosaic images that I stitch together to create high resolution images for large prints.


Please tell us a bit about your UAV interest

I'm looking to take my photography up into the air!


Hometown:

Washington D. C.


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Mark Fink posted a discussion in UgCS
I saw on my Android device this morning that there was an update to the app, and it mentioned being able to store the missions on the Android device and fly in the field without a laptop - that's a great development! I have a couple other questions,…
Apr 17, 2018
Mark Fink replied to hugo delaroux's discussion Phantom 4, limiting drone radio signature ? in UgCS
"Never thought of the hacking potential. I'm more worried about the hawks that live near the orchards I'm surveying. When they hack, it's a very unhappy day. (Safe so far, but a couple close calls...)"
Apr 26, 2017
Mark Fink replied to Pablo Betancourt's discussion Tablet and Notebook connection in the field? in UgCS
"Pablo, I've used Map Pilot a couple times, and when it works, it is great and very simple. I'm having inconsistent results with focus however. The two finger tap option they mention just doesn't work for me. It makes the preview screen disappear…"
Apr 26, 2017
Mark Fink replied to Mark Fink's discussion Launch with DJI Go, focus, then fly with UGCS in UgCS
"Apologies for having posted some of these issues in another thread. I'll try to keep to one thread. Is there an update on the focus control in the app?"
Apr 25, 2017
Mark Fink replied to Pablo Betancourt's discussion Tablet and Notebook connection in the field? in UgCS
"What is the latest news on focus control in the app? I am running the identical equipment as Pablo, and have found sometimes while launching DJI Go in order to set focus, (after a battery swap), that I can no longer resume the mission from the last…"
Apr 25, 2017
Mark Fink replied to Mark Fink's discussion Exposure Defaults in UgCS
"My apologies for not replying sooner. Too many things going on at once while I try to establish a best practices approach to my surveys. I've been testing other flight software, (still loyal to UGCS!), and will revisit this issue in the next couple…"
Apr 25, 2017
Mark Fink replied to Mark Fink's discussion Version 2.8 Latest update features in UgCS
"The adaptive banking turn option, while available, produces an error message when the route is uploaded: "All actions in the route will be ignored as route have one or more segments with turn type=adaptive bank turn" Is this a bug, or just an issue…"
Apr 25, 2017
Mark Fink replied to hugo delaroux's discussion Phantom 4, limiting drone radio signature ? in UgCS
"Hello Hugo,
I have no experience with this, but I am curious. Why?
Mark"
Apr 25, 2017
Mark Fink replied to Nathan Harpster's discussion Overlap Consistency Issues in UgCS
"That's disappointing to hear about the flying time. I was really hoping for closer to 30 minutes. I know someone who can get their hands on an evaluation P4P in a couple weeks. I'll do some testing and get back to the group with the results. Thanks…"
Apr 24, 2017
Mark Fink replied to Nathan Harpster's discussion Overlap Consistency Issues in UgCS
"Hi Curtis,
Thanks for the information. One more reason to seriously consider the Phantom 4 Pro.
Mark"
Apr 24, 2017
Mark Fink replied to Nathan Harpster's discussion Overlap Consistency Issues in UgCS
"Jonathan,
I'm interested in what the Phantom 4 Pro is capable of doing, compared to the Inspire 1 Pro which I own. I am currently limited to about 6m/s with the Inspire because the shutter can't be triggered any faster than once every five seconds…"
Apr 19, 2017
Mark Fink commented on Kristaps Brass's blog post Comparing Precision of Autopilots for Survey Missions - DJI Phantom 4
"Hi Alexey,
I'll do some testing today with adaptive bank turns. If it is just missing the waypoints at the end of each leg of the route, I can adjust by pushing the waypoints out just a little farther so I have enough coverage.
I had tried the…"
Apr 7, 2017
Mark Fink replied to Mark Fink's discussion Version 2.8 Latest update features in UgCS
"By the way, as a side note, I just purchased one of these - http://connect-a-desk.com/ - in order to make it easier to move around in the field with a laptop and DJI radio. For really large parcels, I walk with the drone so that the distance from…"
Apr 6, 2017
Mark Fink posted a discussion in UgCS
Hi,I'm reading over the release notes for versions 2.7 and 2.8 and want to make sure I'm understanding what features have been added.1. Does this allow adaptive banked turns for the Inspire 1? (I don't think this worked in the past.) If so, that…
Apr 6, 2017
Mark Fink replied to Mark Fink's discussion Dropped frames in Photogrammetry in UgCS
"I did some test flights manually triggering the camera every 1.5 seconds, (I had a metronome app running in the background at 40 beats per minute), and it worked just fine. There is hope!"
Apr 6, 2017
Mark Fink commented on Kristaps Brass's blog post Comparing Precision of Autopilots for Survey Missions - DJI Phantom 4
"Is the Phantom 4 (Pro?) able to take pictures faster than the Inspire 1 Pro? The Inspire is limited by the SDK, (thanks for providing that information on another post), to one frame every five seconds. If the Phantom 4 can shoot at a faster rate,…"
Apr 6, 2017
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