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    Hello from PDX!

    I don’t have specific experience with the Pro, but there’s very little difference in daylight conditions from good cell phone to DSLR. Lens design will be more critical for refraction and purple fringing, moire effects. Night shots will look way better on the pro, in theory. Way less noisy.
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    Hello from PDX!

    I got scared of the Air with the dead fan issues that look like they can happen. Not sure how prevalent they are, but they seem tougher to tackle than I was comfortable doing right off.
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    Hello from PDX!

    I took my first flights after registering this week and was blown away by the Air 2. I can see why you’d want ND filters to deal with blinding sun issues.
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    Neighbors unhappy with Drone overhead

    What’s the go-to line to say to diffuse a situation like this? Oregon is a “leave me Alone” not quite libertarian environment so anything useful would be nice to have on hand.
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    DJI Care refresh

    So I'm curious about Care Refresh. I just got an Air 2 Fly More Combo w/ Refresh. I've unboxed it, haven't downloaded the app or powered it on. There's like NO documentation in this $1k (!) box. How do I know it's registered and activated? Is everything in the app these days? I checked the...
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    Hello from PDX!

    Stuck inside way way too long this year, I've decided to get rid of most of my terrestrial camera gear and picked up an Air 2 (well... more than 1, I like backups :-)). I mean, the why isn't the Mavic, the why is more like "Why at the END of the Summer??" I'm taking it slow. Just unpacked the...