Not sure that TS lenses are really the 'old school' way of doing this as I use a lovely modern Nikon 24mm TS-E, but if by 'old school' you mean making the professional museum photography team redundant and then replacing them with a curator using an iPhone with the tilt-shift instagram filter then I'd agree whole-heartedly ;-)
For a 30 foot high piece I'd source a platform of some sort that gets me to 15 foot then use the TS lens but only if I can get back far enough and with adequate lighting, my light stands do get very close to 15 foot.
Tony
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What about doing it the old-school way, with a tilt-shift<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tilt-shift_photography> lens? They have a purpose beyond just making time lapse movies look like teensy tiny models<http://tinyurl.com/3vbsp3>.
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On 22/07/2013, at 7:14 PM, John Benfield <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote:
Hi Alun
Oh goody - quadcopters, a topic I can enthuse about...
A quad (or hex/octo) would be a good platform but it does depend on the quality of the photo you require. Most low-cost quads would not be stable enough to allow for high quality stills, but would be perfectly adequate for inspection purposes. You'd need to find someone with a bigger quad (or hex/octo) rig to provide a more stable platform if you want high res. Plus if you are going to pay them, then (I think) they have to have an operating license.
John
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On 21 July 2013 12:12, Alun Edwards <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote:
I am considering how to photograph a large inscription on a wall in a public atrium.
Consider also those remote controlled "toy" helicopters, which can carry a camera:
http://www.buzzflyer.co.uk/quadcopters.asp
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Andy Mabbett
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