I've been doing a bunch of filming with my Tau2 (more to come on that) and recently I have needed to film with both the Tau2 and a GoPro with the aim of blending the video.
I set about designing a camera case which will house both the GoPro as well as the Tau2 at the same time. My goals were that it needed to be light, rigid and securely hold them.
The 3rd draft of it has worked quite well i think.
Some enhancements (printing at the moment!) will be:
- Thicker side walls
- A clip over the top to hole them in place (although the fit is so snug only a crash would dislodge them)
Honestly, there is not much more I can want with it. It does what it needs to.
I'll post an update here and on my other blog in a few days once I have printed it and given it a few test flights.
Some sample images from the first flight:
-- Crispin
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Hi all,
some possibility to get this case or the stl file? Would be nice.
Thank´s and regards!
Steffen
Hi Crispin,
This design looks great! Planning to use both of these cameras soon and was wondering if you would be willing to share your 3D design? Would acknowledge your support in any publications we get out of the project. My email is s.milne@abdn.ac.uk
Cheers,
Sol
John Wolcott. I have a version that is very similar. I can print it for you as well. Send me an email if you're intrested. prwells@gmail.com
Mark - I'm using a Duplicator 4S. I cannot complain about it really. Once setup properly it's not missed a beat. I have had maybe one or two failed prints in the last 3 months or so.
Are there better printers? Sure. But for the money, cannot fault it. (Well, maybe it's a bit slow but that's a fault of the duel-head)
Found it: http://www.flir.co.uk/instruments/content/?id=66732
Which camera is that Doug? I did see one recently which I can not longer find the details of which was "quite cheap". It was only a 96 pixel thermal image though which augments with a normal video. Still very handy - I'll probably end up looking into those for the next-next version :)
Have you guys seen the new FLIR camera? It is half the price of the Tau and has shutter controls, etc. I saw it at the AUVSI show. 640 is @2999, and 320 @ $1499.
:( Not really had much time to progress on it. Busy with another project at the moment which is keeping the printer pretty busy.
How is V3 of the mount coming along coming along?
@Mark - Sorry, not just yet. Still a WIP (now on V3 :D )
@Doug - V3 has a remote connection from the camera to PC. You can trigger a photo snap remotely, change settings (pre-sets) remotely, download images from camera remotely if you wanted to.
I'll post more on it very soon.
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