Wind will be a problem with the mini Fly with care in the wind. and yes you will see reduced Battery times in the wind but I don't think its a deal breaker for the mini at all it will handle some wind with ease.
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Given you can fly close to the object you wish to take pictures of, you should be fine. Plus don't discount the software zoom of the drone nor the ability to take a photo and zoom in on it with photo editing software.
Here's a picture of a barn...
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A couple reddish sunset photos from smoke/haze in the area. 48 MP crops from the 70mm lens on the Air 3S. No problem with winds at 10 MPH with gusts to 20 MPH.