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First video with E-M1 MkII - Democratic Republic of Congo - Gorillas and Volcano Lava Lakes

Started Feb 28, 2017 | Discussions thread
John Koch Senior Member • Posts: 1,602
Gorillas and Volcano Lava Lakes Audio
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The "Congoleo" song was good as an introduction, and perhaps to close, the video.  Was there no on-location audio worth sharing?

Road traffic, motor cycle, talkative driver or guide, footsteps in the bush, apes snorting and munching, lava gurgling or rumbling, visitors oohing and ahing (like primate relatives).

Did it challenge the Mavic's battery life to send it high enough to do the volcano flyover?  Any problem in calibration?  I'd always worry that, at an unusual destination, drone controls might simply not work.

The travelers could be mistaken for Hugo van Lawick and Jane Goodall, also fond of apes.  Did the gorillas appear at a known "haunt"?  Were they accustomed to getting food from visitors?  Or you'd think they might shun humans with guns and cameras only.   I presume the face masks were to protect both visitors and apes, but was there a particular infection at risk?

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