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Great vid! You'll definitely have to plan another trip. We took a month to do Lake Como, Venice, Modena (balsamic vinegar, Ferrari and Lamborghini museums), Cinque Terra (Ligurian Sea and hiking from town to town), and Siena (short drives to all the beautiful Tuscan towns). Took trains to all...

Thanks for the reply. I really need to upgrade my ancient original Mavic Air, but I'll probably go for a Mini 4 Pro (if the US doesn't block all DJI). The techniques used for the night shots worked extremely well. Do you do that in Final Cut or Premiere? Great effect on the waterfall. The R5...

That was amazing! I could have sat with each scene about 4 times longer. I don't see which DJI model you shot all that with. Quite spectacular. Nights shots are very nice. Waterfalls, incredible. Good dramatic soundtrack that works well, although I do like more etheric subtle mood pieces. That's...

Nice sharp footage. Looks beautiful there. Is your mini 3 sufficient for your needs? Would you upgrade to the 4? I'm still flying the original Air, but I like the smaller form of the mini.

Nice. Brings back memories of a backpacking trip there in 1976. I have a similar shot. It had been pouring rain on our ride to the park, and totally socked in the day before. We woke up to clear blue skies with the mountain gleaming in the distance. Awesome place.

Yeah...I'm thinking I bought this original Air about 8-10 years ago. I had to work to get replacement batteries for it, tho. I've thought about upgrading to the mini 4 pro, but as long as this one still works, I'm happy. I'm wondering what the ban on DJI will do to our hobby, and availability of...

My ancient, version 1, Mavic Air is still going strong. A glorious 3 weeks of drinking in the vitamin Sea!

Thanks. You've got a lot of nice extras that will be worth it for someone. I may go with a 4 pro, if this whole US banning DJI thing doesn't blow up the market. I guess it's stated that you can still fly what you have, but just won't be able to buy new...if/when it passes the next step.

How old is this unit? Can you venture a guess as to how many hours it's been flown? Any significant downsides to this model? I have the original Air and would love to upgrade.

Thanks for that overview. I didn't know it could not be controlled with my iPhone. Is the same true with the Mini 4 Pro, in terms of less stability in the wind? Probably, since it's the same weight. I've been very happy with the air...maybe a newer Air would be better.

My trusty ancient Air is still flying, but I’m wondering if this new Mini model is a significant upgrade. For sure fly time is double. I can’t seem to find any data on obstacle avoidance. Anyway, what are the thoughts?

Very cool. Is that 360 a mode the mini 3 can shoot in? Wondering how you got that effect.

The specs say 34 minutes with the regular battery. I've been used to less than 15 minutes with my original Air. Doubling that seems like a luxury. I see that the plus batt would also be heavier...might be an issue if staying under 249g is important.

It actually still works incredibly well. I recently purchased 2 new batteries, and it was bought in the fly more combo. Any ideas on its $ worth?

This is a bit confusing. Some of the press on this indicates it's only a ban on US government use of DJI drones. Not private use. But, I have seen some other articles suggesting it might cross over to private. All the articles say a similar thing tho, that the law is poised to be passed. Doesn't...