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    An Air 3 clone, rebrand, or a DJI manufacturer "pirated" it? The mysterious new Specta Air Drone!

    Very curious.... I exSpecta this is going to be interesting.
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    Drone vs Hornet's Nest - An Epic Battle

    Gives new meaning to “drone attack”. A novel use for a drone and frankly I was surprised how well it hacked away at the nest before crashing.
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    To ND filter or not to ND filter? That is the question.

    I think bottom line is, don’t use ND unless you HAVE to. Its main job on a drone is to achieve 180 degree shutter angle or a wide aperture (alas my A3 aperture is fixed) for video or perhaps a special effect motion blur look for stills. I have ND but don’t employ it often.
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    To ND filter or not to ND filter? That is the question.

    Think of the ND filter as just a tool to A) help you achieve the 180 degree shutter angle for video OR B) if the light is SO bright even for stills that you need ND to get proper exposure. Regarding AUTO settings, I highly encourage you to use manual settings--especially for auto white balance...
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    To ND filter or not to ND filter? That is the question.

    I agree with pretty much all the above. As a photographer who then got in to video, yes typically the ND is used to allow you to get that 180 degree shutter angle (24 fps/1/48 shutter) for “natural” video motion blur more akin to how the human eye perceives it. I have no qualms using the ND for...
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    Another Air 3 70mm spherical panorama test: Night

    I guess I see your point but disagree. The whole point of stitching is to get higher resolution. And with the 70mm being the sharper lens, it will produce better results in most cases. I don’t do 360s but I do do panos and the 70 is better every time assuming I can get far enough away from the...
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    Which is better

    The long lens on the A3 has much better resolution than the wide on A3 or A2s and offers a whole other look. You can stitch together panoramas that are amazing in detail.
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    h.264 vs h.265... CHOPPY VIDEO

    M1 Apple Silicone handles H265 well (at least in Resolve).
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    Air 3 batteries

    Get a 3rd party 100w charger like Anker. Charges in a jiffy. That’s aeronautical parlance for fast.
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    Asking DJI to code a TRUE High Res Mode for Air 3 please vote. No hardware changes required...

    Yes! Already doing this manually and the resolution is epic!
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    Mavic Air 3 - 70mm for real estate photos/videos?

    Agreed that the Air2s is still excellent value--especially for the prices you can get them now. IMO though, the 70mm is a game-changer. It can capture a building more "architecturally correct" with far less WA distortion. And as far as the wait for "something even better" goes, we are ALL...
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    Mavic Air 3 - 70mm for real estate photos/videos?

    Yes, unless you are in a remote area, the 70mm will DEF put you over other property. Even the 24 will often times tho.
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    Mavic Air 3 - 70mm for real estate photos/videos?

    Meta4 had a great post above showing the great power of having BOTH lenses. If you have an iPhone 13 Pro or better the difference between the middle lens and the telephoto is a really good example of how the lenses differ. The 70 is an *excellent lens. It's sharper / more detailed and will...
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    RC2 - HDMI Output for Large TV\Monitor

    Here's my set up. It's the $28 Anker 518 USB-C to 8k HDMI into my Atomos field monitor. My goal is to have a portable monitor for an art director to be able to see what I'm capturing without having to look over my shoulder. Better than this would to be able to go into an iPad. I realize...