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    Will you buy a Mini? What will you use it for?

    I’m absolutely getting one. Currently I have a Phantom in a massive hard shell backpack that I lug around the country on my motorbike. This new one will slip in my tank bag. To say I’m excited about it is the understatement of the century!
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    Da vinci is very expensive

    This moaning and complaining about Resolve really ***** me. If you want to buy Studio cheap just go on eBay and buy a second hand dongle for $150. That’s what I did and I’ve got free upgrades for life. Also, it wasn’t that long ago that Resolve cost half a million dollars so $300 or $150 second...
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    RAW file is cropped and different to remote controller

    I have been using a micro 4/3 camera for 5 years now. The lenses are designed to be used with software correction. I’ve tried disabling correction and found a built in crop. I’m thinking the issue here is nothing to do with LR or ACR, they are working as designed but rather GO is showing the...
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    DJI Storm: New DJI Drone

    What a ridiculous comment. Can your Mavic shoot video comparable to an Arri Alexa? No, didn’t think so
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    Why you shouldn't buy a Mavic 2 or any drone that relies on your phone.

    I’ve read most of this thread and have a couple of thoughts. 1) where I live, DJI or any electronics company have no customer support you can ring. That means you don’t have some first level idiot support guy with a script he has to run through to try to help and just making things worse. I...
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    What most pilots don't know: Using the Histogram right.

    For those who use the LOG mode when shooting video, it’s not quite that simple: Beware Exposing To The Right With Log. | XDCAM-USER.COM
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    Pulled Aside by Security at Heathrow

    If it’s inside the fuselage and not behind a pressure bulkhead then it’s pressurised. Some aren’t heated though
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    Mavic Pilots New Zealand

    There's a FB group called Hamilton Drone Learners that a friend started but it hasn't gone anywhere but you might like to join and we can get some flying events going Security Check Required
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    My experience with DJI in New Zealand for repairs

    i had a couple of oopses with my Mavic, one was i took off without GPS lock and it drifted sideways into a gate despite my best efforts to stop it, it landed inverted with a broken prop. Second was when I forgot i had landing sensors turned off and slammed it into the ground when landing. It...
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    Mavic Pilots New Zealand

    I'm from the Tron but looking for more places to fly, mind if I join you?
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    Mavic Pilots New Zealand

    Have a look on airshare.co.nz and check out the map page for where you intend to fly and you can see any restricted airspace. Otherwise, no flying over dept of Conservation land and you are supposed to get approval from anyone whose property you fly over, which is why I mainly fly over the river...
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    Mavic Pro successfully finds drowning victim

    He said it wasn’t included in the video
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    Anybody Remember Film?

    I’ve recently started back up using film, rebuilt the old mans ‘63 Pentax and happily using that. I notice film gear is way more scarce than it was 5 or 6 years ago. The only LF setup locally is good for 2 grand and nobody around here develops sheet film. Even MF is expensive, I’d love a TLR...
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    Big YouTubers ruining drones

    I think that video gave me cancer. I’ve never seen a supposedly grown up act like such a child before.
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    Cinematic 4K Test

    Yep that's really distracting!