Sparrowscope: Take stunning aerial photos from a kite!
A project in Toronto, Canada by Ori000days
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Last Updated: January 5 @ 09:02 -0500 GMT
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Latest News
LensVid Exclusive: Sparrowscope - Smart Kite Photography
December 16th - via: lensvid.com
A new Kickstarter project is looking to bring a simple, controllable way to shoot images from a kite mounted camera. Shooting images from a kite isn’t new but until now creating a rig that can allow you to capture images in an efficient way was pretty hard and quite expensive - Sparrowscope is looking to change that. (Read More)
The joys of kite flying 
December 11th - via: kickstarter.com
My mom scanned this photo and emailed it to me, and I thought you would all enjoy it. Here I am at 2 years old, flying a kite. My dad would often take me to this spot by the river and I was completely fascinated by it all. My mom reminisced over the... (Read More)
Kite aerial photography, or KAP, just got easier with the Sparrowscope
December 11th - via: digitaltrends.com
The Sparrowscope is a device that aims to make kite aerial photography easier and more affordable by using your smartphone. (Read More)
Solo mode
December 9th - via: kickstarter.com
The Sparrowscope video shows off the remotely controlled functionality of the device, where you pair a tablet or friend's phone on the ground with the device (a smartphone or tablet) you send up on the Sparrowscope. What if you want to just set the... (Read More)
Sparrowscope
December 9th - via: thecoolector.com
As firm fans of photography here at The Coolector, we invariably make it our business to be aware of any awesome pieces of kit that are likely to hit the market in the coming months and we’ve just encountered a highly unusual piece of apparatus that looks all sorts of awesome and goes by the name of Sparrowscope – you can check out the video above to see why you’ll most likely be interested in it too. (Read More)
Let’s go fly a Sparrowscope! Kite photography comes to Kickstarter
December 6th - via: photocritic.org
Ori Barbut has loved electronics and tinkering with things since he was a kid. He fixed things for his friends and his parents’ friends; then he took two degrees in engineering; and now he’s a freelance engineer in the aerospace and energy industries. But he’s also developed a project on the side, combining all of these skills and interests, inspired by a picnic in a Toronto park in 2012. Someone asked him and his friends if they could help secure a camera to a kiteline, for a spot of aerial photography. It got Ori thinking: there has to be an easier way to have a go at kite photography. (Read More)
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