As photographers, many are continually looking for new, unusual and innovative ways of looking and, and photographing, the world around us. I'm sure many will have walked up mountains, swum beneath the waves and stuck their cameras against airplane windows to get a photo that's a bit different.
However, when I was investigating the (relatively) new phenomenon of "drones" recently, it became pretty obvious that most drones are currently being used as platforms for surveillance / photography of some description and that most drones are designed / adapted to carry still or video cameras. These cameras vary from mobile phones to advanced, broadcast-quality DSLRs / video cameras. That got me thinking about whether anyone's is shooting film from a drone.
The definition of drone is wide enough to include all manner of unmanned aircraft that are piloted remotely, so it seems inevitable that spy drones and weapon delivery versions going back years probably will have shot film. However, have members of the public (or anyone here) done it, or even considered doing it?
I'm not challenging anyone to do this or advocating that they should try. If anyone does, they would be well advised to check their insurance policies first as most policies would not automatically cover damage to the drone or camera nor pay defence costs or compensation for any injury / damage resulting from using a drone. Then there's the rules of the air that would need to be folloed to avoid prosecution.......
All of that said, do any of the boffins in our midst think it's feasible or know of any examples?
