DJI is offering the same deals. $150 off of the basic. Not sure about flymore. I think it may be an indication that internally they are feeling slower than expected sales, and possibly slowing, now that the
M3 is a known entity complete with bells, whistles and flaws.
I really would have loves to step up to an
M3, but the ginormous price hike with a downgrade in controller, in my mind said it was a no-go. One of the big turn-offs for me is that their flagship drone in basic and FM kits is that
the M3 has the same controller as the 2nd from the bottom, Mini 2. Not a big deal, you say? The
Mavic 2 controller has C1/C2 keys, a toggle key (forgot the name) two scroll wheels and different switches for video and stills. Those are extremely helpful in some circumstances when you need to switch settings without touching your screen. If you like to use VR/
FPV goggles (non DJI) those extra buttons are more than just convenient. Oh... You can get the buttons back.... if you shell out $1200 for the
smart controller, which (to my knowledge) today doesn't work with any of your previous drones.
I've been watching the Autel roll-outs and while the new ones might not be as robust flyers as the
DJI Mini 2, M2 or
M3, if you look at the picture quality and can live with the flight characteristics I have to wonder how close they come to the
M3's photo/video qualilty? I saw a demo of the Nano plus the other day and continue to be blown away by the picture quality, especially now that they've rolled out HDR and LOG. But the question for the Nano is how well can it withstand the wind? Tests I've seen show the
Mini 2 to be more stable and wind resistant. But the other thing that keeps me looking at Autel? No geofencing. I'm not ready to buy anything but I think if Autel can get the rest of its act together (customer service and firmware) one of them would be a serious consideration. Can't wait to see the Evo III when it's released.