Thread: What Drones do you own?

Originally Posted by Homestar

Well, just lashed out on a DJI Mavic Pro, and I'm pretty damn happy with it. Just took it for a test run around the back yard. Obviously has limitations with wind speed being so small and light but maybe I'm just used to flying my big hex around that can be flown in quite gusty conditions.

For those considering one, they are just coming down in price a bit at the moment as the Mavic 2 is about to hit shelves.

I bought mine second hand - in almost new condition from a lady who's into photography but ended up hardly using this and sticking to ground based stuff.

Got extra battery, car charger, etc, etc all for less than what a brand new basic kit goes for at the moment.

Will have it at Winter Wombat - and I think another will be there too, so I'll stick my big hex up high and film us playing with the smaller ones...

Great drone. My mate has one. We put it up at Lakefield National Park at Cape York...well it was up for about 20 seconds and was pulled back ASAP as 4 big raptors swooped it violantly...funniest thing in had seen for a long time (only funny because he managed to get it back safely).

Cheers

Thankfully that's never happened to me (yet?) - had some birds check it out, but nothing more than that. There are plenty of videos on line of it as well. Glad he got ot back in one piece - I would be devestated if I lost mone like that when so new.

Originally Posted by ozscott

Great drone. My mate has one. We put it up at Lakefield National Park at Cape York...well it was up for about 20 seconds and was pulled back ASAP as 4 big raptors swooped it violantly...funniest thing in had seen for a long time (only funny because he managed to get it back safely).

Cheers

Just a note on that for anyone in other states.
Queensland is the only place where you can fly a drone in a National Park.
Rangers will fine you if they catch you and are much more likely to look into who shot a youtube video than CASA.

Originally Posted by Landy Smurf

Here is a video I took last week.
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Brilliant !!!!!

Here's one a mate of mine did of Chesterton Mill, in the UK. Also a Mavic Pro.

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A refurb Mavic Pro or new Mavic Air are around the same price - I wonder which is the better option?


Also purely from an interest perspective, as it is well out of my budget at $2500+ , the Mavic 2 Pro is an awesome bit of kit tech wise. Hasselblad camera, much better obstacle avoidance (all directions) etc.

Of course, if money is burning a hole in anyone's pocket there's always this, for a cool $10K:
DJI Inspire 1 RAW 4K Drone with ZENMUSE X5R Camera (Dual Remote) | JB Hi-Fi

While the Mavic 2 has some great improvements, the original Mavic Pro is no slouch either and still well ahead of the rest of the players even now. It's a great unit and good second hand ones are out there and at reasonable prices. I paid $1,200 for mine a few months back with 2 batteries. Each one had only been charged 4 times and flight time of the drone was less than 2 hours.

My new pro 2 was more than double that.
Yes its good but if i wasnt a pro shooter then there is no way id buy one.
Just pick up a little used second hand series one instead.
Still a great thing and unless you have the sun in frame you wont see the difference on youtube, or at least not a $2k one.

timax what pro stuff you do?

I've got a Mavic Pro. I'm pretty happy with it. Getting ND filters has been a tremendous upgrade to quality.

I do like the MP2 but don't think I can justify the update cost.

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