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Re: DJI Mavic Mini

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Post by yardie »

bitL wrote: post #81
yardie wrote: post #28

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The wind problem is physics. You can't fix that with software. At 250g this thing is a leaf. I've flown P4P, Mavic Pro, and Spark. Only the big, heavy P4P was stable in strong winds. Even with the larger cross-section the bigger motors in the P4P make a remarkable difference.

Phantom line seems to be killed, DJI doesn't care, so welcome to unstable drones in the future. I still can't understand why did they kill their best drone series a grandpa could fly?

The Phantom was just in a weird space. Too large and expensive for casual flight photography. Not up to snuff of the capabilities of what a pro needs in the Inspire.

I’ve met plenty of photographers who go out on a casual shoot with just the Mavic Pro. The Mavic can be thrown in a photo bag. The Phantom is it’s own bag.

Re: DJI Mavic Mini

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Post by baybal2 »

bsamuels wrote: post #102
SpikeDad wrote: post #82

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It's not a race drone. That's a completely different audience. What do you mean underpowered? Compared to what?

Let's say you're flying a race drone in windy conditions. you're aiming for a gate that you're going to fly straight through when a large gust of wind hits. You now have to compensate for that wind to correct your trajectory, and that can take a LOT of thrust depending on how large the gust was and how fast you need to correct the trajectory. It's possible for the maneuver to require so much sideways thrust that you…

I don't think you can do anything about the wind in a I saw some quads with lateral DOFs that used swashplates and piston engines in the 40-50kg class, but then you basically have a helicopter with 4x the problems of a helicopter.

Re: DJI Mavic Mini

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Post by alistairSH »

rawoke083600 wrote: post #152
alistairSH wrote: post #124

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I see the same thing with selfies on vacations - at Machu Picchu, the Scottish Highlands, Iceland, Florence - people spending the entirety of their visit to some tourist spot trying to get the perfect selfie, to the exclusion of nearly everything else. Yes, I also carry a camera and take a lot of photos, but I don't run off the tour bus or out of the car, in an effort to get a shot before anybody else gets there (var…

Yea I also wonder what do ppl do with "these 10000s of photos" Can't remember last time I print a photo, or look at it after I posted it on IG or FB(ppl still do that ?). Lol the one to respond to my comment might be the 1/100 ppl that actually print their photos and hang it in their house.

I don't take selfies, and rarely family snapshots either.

I do consider myself a photography hobbyist. I try to find neat shots - some are fairly standard shots that pros have all done better (look, another shot of Machu Picchu from the Sun Gate!). Others are simple street scenes, or flowers and landscapes, or whatever other random stuff I happen upon on vacation. Sometimes I try portraits as we're moving through vacation (though that's biggest weakness - most are crap). I like to think looking for unique shots forces me to experience my surroundings, but I won't claim that's true for all people.

I've printed a few shots, like to share my better shots with friends & family, and will go back and look at albums occasionally. And also try to ID what I did poorly and work to correct it on upcoming trips. Some of my favorites end up as desktop backgrounds, screen saver, etc. I should really consider getting a very high quality LCD display to rotate through some - maybe a project of the future.

Re: DJI Mavic Mini

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Post by whoiskevin »

folli wrote: post #57

I feel like an old man, when I say this (and maybe I am), but I'm starting to feel increasingly annoyed by drones in public. You hear the whirring of drones on a nice day by the lake, and sometimes even on some more popular mountain peaks here in Switzerland. For me it's almost as annoying as a mosquito in your bedroom.

Totally agree. Like taking a leaf blower to a nice natural spot and turning it on.

Re: DJI Mavic Mini

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Post by rhinoceraptor »

tibbon wrote: post #26
thrwn_frthr_awy wrote: post #21

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What they are referring too is that you still shouldn't operate these drones where they are not allowed just because they weight less than some FAA weight limit.

And I know people are like, "Well, just follow the rules!", and they should... some people fly drones stupidly. BUT - it's worth pointing out that if you live in some cities like Boston, that it is nearly impossible to fly a drone in city limits. Or Cambridge. Or Somerville. Check out the maps on Skyvector; it's 70/SFC, until you're in Watertown, parts of Quincy of north of Lynn. The FAA says to call the tower for pe…

AFAIK, it used to be that you needed to notify the airport (not to ask for permission) if you were flying within five miles of it. It looks like now you use LAANC.

Re: DJI Mavic Mini

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Post by hrktb »

rawoke083600 wrote: post #152
alistairSH wrote: post #124

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I see the same thing with selfies on vacations - at Machu Picchu, the Scottish Highlands, Iceland, Florence - people spending the entirety of their visit to some tourist spot trying to get the perfect selfie, to the exclusion of nearly everything else. Yes, I also carry a camera and take a lot of photos, but I don't run off the tour bus or out of the car, in an effort to get a shot before anybody else gets there (var…

Yea I also wonder what do ppl do with "these 10000s of photos" Can't remember last time I print a photo, or look at it after I posted it on IG or FB(ppl still do that ?). Lol the one to respond to my comment might be the 1/100 ppl that actually print their photos and hang it in their house.

Google Photo is good at this, picking past photos from these thousands and surfacing them at random times.

This effectively motivates to also take photos of mundane day to day moments, that will feel so far away in 5 or 10 years.

Re: DJI Mavic Mini

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Post by rasz »

kawsper wrote: post #33

I'm on a german IP but don't speak a word of german, however the whole page is in german. My browser sends the correct headers, accept-language: en-US,en;q=0.9,da;q=0.8.

Chinese must find geoIP really sleek, Alibaba kept serving my Poland IP Russian language version for couple of years.

Re: DJI Mavic Mini

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Post by nradov »

hnick wrote: post #127
greenknight wrote: post #113

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unless you live in a country where speeding isnt common place ;) in Aus, atleast where i am, most people stick absolutely on the speedlimit.

Or their idea thereof... when I use my GPS it surprises me how low my car actually reports my speed compared to reality. It probably explains all the slow drivers in the right lane over here. Go on the M4 though and 10 over is too slow for many!

How are you checking the real speed? Most GPS receivers display more accurate speeds than car speedometers do.

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Post by jefurii »

kbenson wrote: post #151
alistairSH wrote: post #124

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I see the same thing with selfies on vacations - at Machu Picchu, the Scottish Highlands, Iceland, Florence - people spending the entirety of their visit to some tourist spot trying to get the perfect selfie, to the exclusion of nearly everything else. Yes, I also carry a camera and take a lot of photos, but I don't run off the tour bus or out of the car, in an effort to get a shot before anybody else gets there (var…

> people spending the entirety of their visit to some tourist spot trying to get the perfect selfie, to the exclusion of nearly everything else. There is a sweet spot, since I'm at the far extreme other end of the spectrum, and have my own regrets. I don't take pictures. I just looked, and there's probably between 10 and 20 a month in my phone over the last few months, but the vast majority of those are for stuff I g…

I realized I could never capture a place the way a trained photographer with the proper equipment would, so it was useless to try. When I visit a place I take pictures of the people I'm with who make it memorable but don't try to overdocument. Often these snaps unlock the memory of the place. If I really want a great panorama photo I look online.

Re: DJI Mavic Mini

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Post by mceachen »

rawoke083600 wrote: post #152
alistairSH wrote: post #124

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I see the same thing with selfies on vacations - at Machu Picchu, the Scottish Highlands, Iceland, Florence - people spending the entirety of their visit to some tourist spot trying to get the perfect selfie, to the exclusion of nearly everything else. Yes, I also carry a camera and take a lot of photos, but I don't run off the tour bus or out of the car, in an effort to get a shot before anybody else gets there (var…

Yea I also wonder what do ppl do with "these 10000s of photos" Can't remember last time I print a photo, or look at it after I posted it on IG or FB(ppl still do that ?). Lol the one to respond to my comment might be the 1/100 ppl that actually print their photos and hang it in their house.

...If only there was a way to serendipitously browse through hundreds of thousands of images and videos...

(spoiler: check my profile)

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