{"id":54962,"date":"2015-04-14T10:42:12","date_gmt":"2015-04-14T15:42:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/?p=54962"},"modified":"2015-04-14T12:38:29","modified_gmt":"2015-04-14T17:38:29","slug":"the-freefly-alta-drone-a-new-way-to-fly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/the-freefly-alta-drone-a-new-way-to-fly\/","title":{"rendered":"The Freefly ALTA Drone: A New Way to Fly"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 id=\"the-long-standing-assumption-that-cameras-must-be-regulated-to-the-bottom-of-a-drone-gets-shot-down-by-the-freefly-alta\">The long-standing assumption that cameras must be regulated to the bottom of a drone gets shot down by the Freefly Alta.<\/h2>\n<p>Over the last year or so, drones have flooded the market. Freefly entered the drone market with the <a title=\"Cinestar Product Page\" href=\"http:\/\/freeflysystems.com\/products\/cinestar\/8\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">CineStar<\/a>, which is a solid professional solution for aerial cinematography. But what really set the CineStar apart from other drones was the integration with the <span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a title=\"M\u014dVI M5 Stabilizer\" href=\"http:\/\/freeflysystems.com\/products\/movi\/m5\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">M\u014dVI\u00a0M5 Stabilizer<\/a>.<\/span>\u00a0Never a company to rest on its laurels, <strong>Freefly took the CineStar and took it one step further with the ALTA.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The ALTA comes ready to operate out of the box. With a <strong>rock-solid chassis<\/strong> being controlled by the Freefly <span style=\"color: #6a6a6a;\">Synapse<\/span><span style=\"color: #545454;\">\u00a0Flight Controller,<\/span>\u00a0cinematographers have the assurance that they are getting the best Freefly has to offer in <strong>safety, stability and versatility<\/strong>. Another exciting feature: hoisting heavier cameras like the\u00a0<a title=\"Red Digital Cinema Home\" href=\"http:\/\/www.red.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">RED SCARLET or EPIC<\/a>\u00a0and<a title=\"ALEXA Mini Home\" href=\"http:\/\/www.arri.com\/alexamini\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\"> ALEXA Mini<\/a>\u00a0is no problem, thanks to the drone&#8217;s 15-pound payload capacity.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/pbblogassets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Camera-Drone-Example.png\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-55015\" src=\"https:\/\/pbblogassets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Camera-Drone-Example.png\" alt=\"Camera Drone Example\" width=\"1000\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Camera-Drone-Example.png 1000w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Camera-Drone-Example.png?resize=300,107 300w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Camera-Drone-Example.png?resize=768,273 768w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Camera-Drone-Example.png?resize=277,99 277w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Camera-Drone-Example.png?resize=359,128 359w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Camera-Drone-Example.png?resize=543,193 543w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Camera-Drone-Example.png?resize=865,308 865w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Camera-Drone-Example.png?resize=994,354 994w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Camera-Drone-Example.png?resize=560,199 560w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Camera-Drone-Example.png?resize=150,53 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Freefly ALTA will be priced at $8,495 and will begin shipping in June of this year. Pre-Orders for the ALTA are happening now at <a title=\"Freefly Authorized Dealers\" href=\"http:\/\/freeflysystems.com\/dealers#\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">authorized dealers<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0the initial deposit is $1000.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/124568659?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Want to know more about the latest news from NAB 2015? Check out these additional articles on the Freefly ALTA.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2015\/04\/12\/freeflys-new-alta-drone-lets-cinematographers-mount-their-cameras-on-top\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\">Freefly\u2019s New Alta Drone Lets Cinematographers Mount Their Cameras On Top<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; TechCrunch<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/nofilmschool.com\/2015\/04\/lnew-gear-freefly-mimic-makes-gimbal-operating-insanely-simple\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\">Cool New Gear from Freefly: MIMIC Makes Gimbal Operating Insanely Simple<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; NoFilmSchool<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/fstoppers.com\/aerial\/freefly-kicks-nab-mimic-kinetic-controller-new-alta-drone-wedge-lens-controller-67609\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\">Freefly Kicks A** at NAB: MIMIC Kinetic Controller, New ALTA Drone, WEDGE Lens Controller, and M\u014dVI XL<\/a><span style=\"color: #202121;\">\u00a0&#8211; Fstoppers<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"title\" style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>What are your thoughts on the ALTA? What is your favorite feature &#8211; and does it warrant the price tag?<\/strong> Sound off in the comments below.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The long-standing assumption that cameras must be regulated to the bottom of a drone gets shot down by the Freefly Alta.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":39,"featured_media":54986,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3843,715],"tags":[3988,3115,536,3987,857,1666,3715],"class_list":["post-class-post-54962","post-class-post","post-class-type-post","post-class-status-publish","post-class-format-standard","post-class-has-post-thumbnail","post-class-hentry","post-class-category-filmmaking-2","post-class-category-industry","post-class-tag-alta","post-class-tag-drones","post-class-tag-filmmaking","post-class-tag-freefly","post-class-tag-industry-2","post-class-tag-movi","post-class-tag-nab-2015"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v18.5 (Yoast SEO v21.5) - 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