Recent content by danroc

good luck! and show us the results later!

Hey! I am not sure about which DJIs can or cannot fly in no-fly-zones... I would guess it depends on firmware... Or you can try other brands, like Parrot or another more generic Chinese brand which do not have the GPS lock that DJI does. I was once flying close to the edge of that circle, and...

Not a chance... Even farther places such as Xiangshan are out of limits... Around Beijing, the Ming Tombs are doable, as well as Great Wall sections.... Huairou.... Shunyi...

Hey! Welcome! Yeah Beijing's ridiculous no-fly zone is still there. From Tiananmen Square, it is a 30km-radius circle where your drone will not take off. The ones you saw flying were either older models or they flyer got some sort of special authorisation (not sure how it works). But your...

if you are any serious about their photography, please do yourself a favor and start learning how to shoot in RAW mode, learn about exposure and manual exposure, then learn Lightroom for post processing. "JPEG looks a little better than raw for some reason" Of course it does. JPEG comes out...

the production doesn't have anything to do with development! yes, they should pump up production, but it would be a mistake to halt development all together... these can and should run separately....

I agree, they can offer a cheaper version (maybe skip the Pro on the name), but for all means keep and improve the original version....

Hey! Today I got a survey from DJI in Chinese that might be pointing to the future of the Mavic. The whole survey (in Chinese, 27 questions), revolved mainly on asking what would be the interest in personalization options for the Mavic. For example, would you be interested: - If at the time of...

now i added you after adding the wrong person (ohdannyboy with one "h") only.... ugh

haha yes I know him! I added you on wechat btw...

I'll be out of for three weeks during Spring festival, but definitely will do sth after that! Will let you know...!

BTW, this is a pic done in Shunyi that day!! Instagram photo by Daniel da Rocha • Dec 17, 2016 at 12:00pm UTC

Hey! My first two flights were short trips outside of Beijing, where I was mostly looking for convenience and ease of reach... so I went from the no-fly zone circle and checked the subway stations right outside it. The first day I went to Shunyi, a 40min subway right from my place (Dongzhimen)...

Hey! I bought it online at DJI.com, the Chinese version of it. Then last week Tuesday they said it was sent out from Shenzhen, and Friday it arrived at my door in Beijing. So far I haven't seen it in any shops around the city... And it seems all online orders have no specific delivery forecasts...

First (real) drone. Got it after 1.5-month wait. Still have to plan a trip out of the city to try it out (Beijing has an infamous 30km radius no-fly zone over the whole city :P)