About

Gender

Male


Location

Anchorage, AK


About Me:

Colombian born, Alaskan raised. Commercial photographer by trade social entrepreneur by heart. http://avephoto.com


Please tell us a bit about your UAV interest

Mostly in aerial photography & mapping for aesthetic cartography purposes. http://avephoto.com


Hometown:

Anchorage


Activity Feed

Oscar Avellaneda-Cruz commented on Ivan Stamatovski's blog post Complete mapping solution with Sony QX1 by Easy Aerial - update
"Ivan! So glad to see your flybot system going this route. I just got a QX1 working on my Iris and am far from satisfied with it bc it's really not an ideal set up.

It looks like you are you triggering the QX1 via remote cable. What kind of Fps are…"
Aug 10, 2016
Oscar Avellaneda-Cruz posted a discussion in IRIS
Hey I'm back with a much needed update. It's possible to trigger the Sony QX1 mirrorless lens-camera w/o using API calls to from the Remote SDK. Think of this solution as a the good old analog way w/o out all the bells and whistles of using the…
Apr 20, 2016
Oscar Avellaneda-Cruz commented on Jaime Machuca's blog post Using the Intel Edison as a Smart Camera Controller
"Hey all Jamie Machuca published the connecting aspect of this on instructables:
http://www.instructables.com/id/Intel-Edison-Smart-Camera-Trigger-f..."
Apr 20, 2016
Oscar Avellaneda-Cruz replied to Jose Alberto Soler's discussion Should 3DR build an Inspire equivalent drone?
"They need to. I'm not interested in Solo because it's weight and its limitation on camera options. If they ever decide to integrate QX1 officially w/o Site Scan service then it would be worth while.

Hey did you ever get your Qx1 configured and…"
Apr 20, 2016
Oscar Avellaneda-Cruz replied to Paulo Neves's discussion Sony Alpha5000 APM triggered and geo-tagged in Terrain/Surface Mapping
"QX1 does allow control over usb with its proprietary RM-VPR1 remote. Here's a break down of wiring.

e4e.ucsd.edu/news-and-updates/sony-qx1-triggering

Regarding 3D mount for mapping, my research points to a mashup of these two with some simple…"
Apr 20, 2016
Oscar Avellaneda-Cruz replied to Paulo Neves's discussion Sony Alpha5000 APM triggered and geo-tagged in Terrain/Surface Mapping
"@Paulo hey thanks for existing and being willing to solve these kinds of problems.Best way to describe myself is as an entrepreneurial business owner with limited time. I've been working as a commercial photographer for 8+ years. 
1. In the past…"
Apr 17, 2016
Oscar Avellaneda-Cruz commented on Chris Anderson's blog post Design files for IRIS+ now open source
"@Chris you rock! Thank you for keeping 3DR responsive to the community."
Mar 16, 2016
Oscar Avellaneda-Cruz commented on Azhar T. Pangesti's blog post Olympus AIR
"I went QX1 for mapping bc it can be hardwire triggered. For motion, the Blackmagic Micro Cinema camera is a solid minimal design with global shutter. Warning though, it uses professional level codecs so it's to know a little bit about editing and…"
Oct 7, 2015
Oscar Avellaneda-Cruz commented on Jimmy Oliver's blog post Stop California Bad Drone Law
"@Gary please propose one of those many solutions to privacy. I'd like to hear it. The truth is, privacy is spectrum depending on the person and their perception of reality. No magicbullet here. As Americans, our sense of privacy is very skewed, we…"
Aug 29, 2015
Oscar Avellaneda-Cruz commented on Jaime Machuca's blog post Using the Intel Edison as a Smart Camera Controller
"@Marden Alcantara, which Frsky RX did you test?Was there a drop in signal quality?"
May 27, 2015
Oscar Avellaneda-Cruz replied to Justin M's discussion No GPS, start in manual then switch to loiter? in IRIS
"Hey Justin I'm Alaska based and have experienced this same issue.What Erik is proposing w/ Alt Hold will work, but keep in mind that the elevationaccuracy can get skewed based on temperature changes in the air. This may add confusionto any…"
Apr 28, 2015
Oscar Avellaneda-Cruz replied to Nigel Coxon's discussion Iris+; to buy or not to buy? in IRIS
"Seeing how you want to fly and not tinker I'd saystart with the stock tx. Especially since now they're moddedto read out vital telemtry data.
Later on as you progress and get to know your newbird you can bind the Taranis with the stock rx.I've got…"
Mar 8, 2015
Oscar Avellaneda-Cruz commented on Paul's blog post Aerial Camera from the 1941-1945.
"Oh man! I used to work at a lab that printed the imagery from 8X8 aerial cameras. Goooorgeous detail.The color infrared chromes were my favorite."
Mar 4, 2015
Oscar Avellaneda-Cruz replied to Eric Coronel's discussion IRIS+ for mapping - custom mount and camera case design in IRIS
"Eric you rock!! Thank you so much.I'm gonna give printing the base of yourdesign a go at the maker space here."
Feb 28, 2015
Oscar Avellaneda-Cruz replied to Shawn McCracken's discussion Sony RX100iii as aerial mapping camera
"@Sgt Ric you are thinking of a traditional full frame 16mm. On APS-C sized sensors it converts to about 24mm."
Feb 25, 2015
Oscar Avellaneda-Cruz replied to Eric Coronel's discussion IRIS+ for mapping - custom mount and camera case design in IRIS
"Awesome! I'm want to try the base moiunt for S100 for normal aerial photography."
Feb 23, 2015
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