Absolutely amazing awesome things! Gotta get one :P

If only Ed Wood could have had this for Plan 9.

@vitaliy_Kiselev Yeah true, there is constantly coming out better software for stabilization and flying assistance, but in my opinion and from the experience we had so far, a team made of an experienced pilot and a good cam operator that understand each other is hard to beat. We train a lot and update the copters as soon as better software comes out, but once it comes to flying everything in front of clients...man...our pilot saved the copter and the job a couple of times! And even with the best software and an awesome pilot we still bring a spare copter in case of a crash or malfunction :) I keep you guys updated about future projects and the results we get from new software and hardware!

You can check at http://eye3.be as Kickstarter provided no reason for cancelling project.

Most probably this is guys who make it as business who throw constant reports.

@yeehaanow has a point!!! If you want simple movements up, a little bit left, alittle bit forward, back and down to earth again, it is simple. But if you want larger movements with a little speed, then its going the thing dangerous, because you have to bring t back in the next "shooting" position. it easy to fly, it is difficult to control it!!! yeaanow, i have to say the pilot in the last video, is worst than me!!

EYE3 funding was cancelled...

All the videos that were posted in this thread were made on gear that costs well over $10k. Don't you think if we could have made it with something that costs 1/4 of that, we would have?? And believe me, I tried, and wasted a lot of $$.

This is about what you can expect from a $1000 multi setup and gopro-

@ gizmo I agree, it will still take skill to make good video, and indeed eye3 or other systems probably aren't there yet for high quality video work. I was only disagreeing with @yeehaanow when he said "I can guarantee if you have no or little experience flying RC heli's you WILL take this thing out and crash and do major damage to your gear"

That is all.

In anycase, this is a very exciting sector, and I truely appreciate the experience, and results that some of you do! Video is very unforgiving, and a good sequence is seriously breathtaking!

I don´t believe in that Eye3 at all. WE have three octocopters and the software alone costs way more than that thing as well as the giro remote head.

We have been working with those things for a year now and nobody of us can fly them properly. We hire pilots with 10+ years experience in rc heli flying and at least 2 years of octocopter flying.

Here is a little showreel:

Boys & girls, we don't compare if one "school" is good and the other is bad. We want to get information from the precious experience of other users. Also, because we are not in (for example) RED or ARRI users forum but in a GH@ Panasonic cycle, so very important is to do out job or hobby with the minimum cost withouth BIG compromise in quality. AR DRONE has sweet move BUT it lacks in video. My priorities A) The cost. 1000 Euros is what can effort for heli-system B) Quality (Compromise, so Weight/Quality/Crash Damage), so i think Gopro suite my needs C) Easy of operation. I have a lot training to do so depends on me. Otherwise, expensive robotic stabilizer systems or hire a person each time

DJI NAZA F450 till now seems OK, so waiting other suggestions!!!

@joesiv - you say "All these helicopters need is good sensors, good components and a lot of good programming and processing." Yes, you are right but also very good pilot is needed for good flight and good video.

In the bunch of the new flight controllers and multicopters appearing every day most of them are just a someone's good wish to make a business with this new technology. Most of those are unfinished and not enough tested products with weak support.

Why are everyone so excited about Eye3 when there's no a single one video of this copter in flight and there's no a single one video captured from the copter? It looks just like a sweet marketing with soft female voice talking about advanced technology, web page filled with some fancy auto pilot screens and some bullshit about safety, redundancy etc. Eye3 still doesn't have their website and nothing to show!? Until now most reliable flight controller and electronics are from german Mikrokopter and now DJI seems to make a good product. I have enough experience with multicopters to know what is good for video shooting. Here's my demo with oktokopters and GH2

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Thanks @yeehaanow DJI NAZA F450 looks like a good starter kit! Have been researching helis for a while now and any professional advice is greatly appreciated. Will take a lot to convince me to launch my Gh2 into the aether.

Something a bunch of people are having success with is the DJI NAZA F450 quadcopter. The kit is $450 plus radio, batteries and charger. That would bring you up to about $1000. Plus you need a camera mount. I'm in the process of building one based off that controller right now. I don't think the standard kit will lift a gh2 comfortably but mine will :) Do lot's of research before buying. Rcgroups.com multirotorforums.com helifreak.com for starters. My whole point is not to expect pro results without paying your dues and a whole lot of money.