Received Mavic 3 today. Liking it for the most part, but optics arent a huge improvement over my 2 pro

[Jfvdenning]

A good way to check the optics on a drone is to take multiple pictures of the same object placed left, center, and right in the frame then compare. This will only give you a basic idea of distortions and varying softness but will show up issues better than trying to subjectively compare the left and right sides of a picture that has significant differences. On the ground you can try using a printed target or object that fills the entire frame. All tests will be pretty rudimentary but will show gross problems in the lens.

Flying the drone up to 100m above a detailed scene like a housing estate and shooting straight down is a far simpler way to find any issues as you can look across the entire frame to check for sharpness in one shot.