Kite Photography

deandean

Greetings all. My first post here.

I have just inherited a large box kite.

I would like to fit a camera to it so that photographs can be taken aloft.

This is just for "family fun" - not a commercial application.

Ideally it'd be a small, light digital camera that you'd set a 60s time delay on; or a camera that can take photos at time intervals, e.g. every 30s.

I had a look at the small video recorders (such as MUVI) but those have only 640x480 and very wide angle lens.

Any thoughts about what equipment I could use? Thanks.

Diabhal_Glas

The general method used is to fire the camera by remote control or the camera is rotated on an automated mechanism and fired in synch with position changes.

Have a look at this website for some equipment ideas

http://www.brooxes.com/

and one of the main forums where all things kite photography is discussed is here

http://arch.ced.berkeley.edu/kap/discuss/

sheesh

did a search there some cameras still have time delay. Pentax Optio WS80 Review seems like a good one for the job light waterproof.

there is a comparison page on dpreview.com that lets you compare.

it's something I have always wanted to try.

bongi69

I know you can get video/photo cameras for R/C planes. I've researched them to fit onto my own plane, and they're normally plugged into the radio system so you can use a spare channel on the remote to activate it. They use their own power source, and I've seen them on eBay for round €70.

I dunno if they'll be your solution. Just thought I'd throw the idea out there

CabanSail

The G9 has Time Lapse which will take an image every 1 or 2 seconds. This would work but I am not sure I would trust my G9 on a Kite.

deandean

That is some brilliant information! Thanks you Mr Green Divil + others.

Think I'll start by making a DIY hanger from the line, and get a camera with internal repeat timer. It'll take me a month or two but I will post some results.

Edit: Google "didital camera with interval timer" brings up lots of options.