The pins are 9.6mm x 106mm. I believe I started with a 3/8" rod and sanded each pin to fit. I just put the pins in the drill press to sand. It goes pretty fast.

I made my project because I like to design things and had fun with it. However, the Gigapan Pro will provide a lot of features that my project doesn't have, so I would certainly recommend it unless you just like building things. Shooting with the Gigapan will be more rewarding and probably easier than with my pano head. Thanks for questions and comments and thank you for viewing.

Sometimes, the order in which you add waypoints or points of interest the association between the two may get confused. Just tap on your W1 and be sure that the Point of Interest field has a 1 in it and the Gimbal Pitch Mode field shows Focus POI selected. If those two things are true, the aircraft and camera should point to the proper place on your POI. With the numbers you have provided, the Gimbal Pitch Angle for W1 should be about -57°. I usually have my mission setting for Default Gimbal Pitch Mode set to Focus POI, since that is usually what I want. You should still verify when you set up your mission that at each waypoint you have the proper POI indicated for the waypoint, since when waypoints are added they will point to the nearest POI if the mission setting is set to Default Gimbal Pitch Mode. Adding another POI that is nearer to that new waypoint will not automatically change it to point to the closer POI. Hope this helps. Thank you for questions and comments and thank you for viewing.

@@MontanaMonk Thanks for your videos, and your answer! I will try that. I did have P1 specified for W1, and "Focus POI" selected, but maybe they got confused. In the future I'd like to define a curved flight path taking video of the same spot on the ground, similar to the segments of this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/l6Ctlp2CZc-joZo We are building a 23,000 sq ft Discovery Center like the one in the video, and I'd like to build a library of video segments to document the construction as they did. Is a curved path easy to define?

I got everything figured out thanks to your videos. W1: start recording. W2: do nothing W3: stop recording. Settings: Curved flight. All waypoints use Focus POI to P1. Works like a charm. Thanks! The only issue seems to be that the curving action is a little sluggish, then catches up. Could have been the wind, but is this something you have seen? DJI Mini 2.

I haven’t noticed any sluggish motion in recordings. However, variations in GPS reception could be a factor. While signals are quite reliable, quality can vary enough that it might be noticed. We’ve noticed that significant amounts of metal can cause less accurate positioning, which might show up more in curved flight.

I use a 72mm to 67mm reducer to use the Raynox on the Miv. While this would crop at short focal lengths and wide aperture, at the zoom I use, that isn't really a problem.

@@MontanaMonk True, you can manage but it is not a good idea to buy Raynox instead of Marumi or Nisi. The company does make a screw-on version of the right size but it is three/four times the price and heavy. You would bold to put such weight on this camera.

Thank you for your kind comments. I try to make the tutorial videos informative and have been pretty successful at doing so. Some things I have included, like clicks and too much mouse attention I have stopped using because they were distracting rather than helpful. Thank you for viewing. I'll try to continue making useful videos as time permits. I probably take 2-3 days of work per minute of finished video. Lots of script changes and additional shooting of video and stills to make sure concepts are as clear as I can make them.

I agree that the clicks are distracting. I have stopped putting them in my videos. I originally thought they would help focus on what was being changed but they were more irritating than helpful. Thank you for your comments and thank you for viewing.

It is interesting to visit places that people lived and worked more than a century ago. Life was tough and the people able to live in those conditions were even tougher. Thank you for viewing. Hope you make it to Garnet some time.

I had the concept long ago but worked on many other projects first. Finally had the time and had parts from other projects so decided to get it done. I have since modified it to use a lead screw for a drive. Works the same as before but with potentially smaller movements. It also doesn't let the camera slip if shooting vertically and the power goes off. Not major changes, just wanted to try something different.

AirServer really isn't for sending commands to the PC, it is used to mirror the iPad screen on the PC. I used it that way to use my PC to capture video of the things I did on the iPad. If you really need to run the PC from an iPad the VNC app would work. It allows controlling most computers when VNC is installed on both. I use it frequently to run my laptop from my desktop, since the laptop has all my old software (including AirServer). That way I'm always using the same keyboard and mouse. Thank you for questions and comments and thank you for viewing.

Yes, you can create thi missions at home using the Litchi app map. Mark the waypoints an points of interest. Save the mission or even multiple missions. Then go to the sites, load a mission and fly it. There will be lots of parameters you will want to experiment with for the best photos and videos. That is part of the fun. Thank you for questions and thank you for viewing.

I'm glad that you found the video helpful. Thank you for comments and thank you for viewing.

Yes, it was the common pest. No mutant with strange dimensions. Thanks.

You should be able to do all the things I showed on your Android. I rarely use the computer when setting up routes. I just use my iPad or iPhone and save the mission there. The computer becomes more important when producing a video. A friend who I fly with is using Litchi on an Android controller with Mavic 2 Pro and Mini 2 and it works very well. Thank you for questions and comments and thank your for viewing.

@@MontanaMonk Thanks. To get the flat map / flat photo, instead of the landscape as seen by the camera, do we tap on the small image in the lower left corner and then just use our fingers to chose where our waypoints are? An Android Samsung screen is small! Until now, I was only using DJI Fly without any planning on my MINI SE. Happy enough, but what you explain is great and offers so much scope.

@@FR-PL-UA-WARSZAWA Yes, just tap with your finger to bring up the map and then tap where you want waypoints. To set a point of interest, just tap the + icon to change from adding waypoints to adding points-of-interest. Tap the same icon to toggle back to waypoints. Tapping on a waypoint brings up editing capability so you can change settings.

Very clear again. Thank you so much from Poland where it is still permitted to use a recreationnal drone in a small town (up to 20,000 people according to last year rules!).@@MontanaMonk

To turn off the shutter sound: Menu - Setup - Sound Settings - Shutter Sound - Off Thank you for questions and comments and thank you for viewing Para desactivar el sonido del obturador: Menú - Configuración - Configuración de sonido - Sonido del obturador - Apagado Gracias por las preguntas y comentarios y gracias por ver