Looking for suggestions for a set-up to video launches. Details here:
My 11 year-old ground crew has grown unreliable, meaning I pretty much go and launch on my own these days. I'd like to get decent, ideally slo-mo, videos of each launch, partly because they're fun to watch, but also because they sometimes reveal interesting dynamics (the moment the over-stable rockets turns into the wind, the launch pad deflecting and bouncing back when it's outmatched by the rocket, etc.). So I'm looking for a set-up that has good slo-mo, high enough resolution that it can work from 25-100 feet back from the pad (to catch the first moments off the rod) but which can be zoomed in (while viewing) to study the details, and ideally can be started and stopped remotely (so I don't have to keep running back and forth to turn it on and off). I suppose a wide-angle could be helpful to put the camera closer to the pad but still be able to capture 10-20 feet of free flight.
Besides a tripod, and suggestions for a camera that'd meet my needs, and any other extras I might need? Thanks!
My 11 year-old ground crew has grown unreliable, meaning I pretty much go and launch on my own these days. I'd like to get decent, ideally slo-mo, videos of each launch, partly because they're fun to watch, but also because they sometimes reveal interesting dynamics (the moment the over-stable rockets turns into the wind, the launch pad deflecting and bouncing back when it's outmatched by the rocket, etc.). So I'm looking for a set-up that has good slo-mo, high enough resolution that it can work from 25-100 feet back from the pad (to catch the first moments off the rod) but which can be zoomed in (while viewing) to study the details, and ideally can be started and stopped remotely (so I don't have to keep running back and forth to turn it on and off). I suppose a wide-angle could be helpful to put the camera closer to the pad but still be able to capture 10-20 feet of free flight.
Besides a tripod, and suggestions for a camera that'd meet my needs, and any other extras I might need? Thanks!