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Thursday, September 27, 2012

Time Lapse Photography (The Astro)


I have been dabbling with time-lapse photography the past few weeks and have been looking around for a good device for motion time-lapse. I have since backed a project on Kickstarter for a panning device called the Astro. The Astro is designed to be small enough to fit into your pocket, and easy to program. Its functions are accessed via a three-ringed control system, which is used to set the duration of the time lapse sequence (0.25-12 hours), the range of camera movement (0-360 degrees) and the interval at which photos are taken (0-60 seconds). Separate left and right buttons below the interval ring control the pan direction of the camera. With two of these devices and a pair of L brackets, you can produce a pan with tilt time-lapse video.

Astro was thought up by Oscar RamĂ­rez, an Industrial Engineer with a passion for photography. His project on Kickstarter was backed by close to 2,000 people and he received US$412,998 - way above the targeted US$50,000 goal .
Check out his video here
 Now for the patient wait till December when it’s expected to be delivered.

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