I think what he means is the camera should have been given a wider aperture.
On the topic of this thread, it is not new. Going back years ago.
Those who deny that DJI has a problem with their QC or whatever that is causing the frequent unsatisfactory images of their drones should perhaps look at this thread from 2022. The guys there are complaining about the same thing.
DJI Air 2S Blurry Spots on images
Hello everyone, Some time ago I noticed that there are blurred areas in photos and videos taken with DJI Air 2S, especially in the center of the frame. This is so annoying that when photographing buildings you can see a blurred spots I've read previous threads about this issue but haven't...
He was replying to the first post in this thread.
There are always some that will complain, but that doesn't mean here is a widespread problem.
There may be some that come from the factory with a genuine issue, but there are also joyless pixel peepers that can never be satisfied.
I've been photographing professionally with DJI drones for 10 years and never had a bad one myself.
What should have been f5.6 or f8?
Nobody is denying that these drone have inconsistent IQ. I wrote a lot on this when I purchased my first Mavic 3 over 2 years ago. It was the very expensive Cine version. There were zones just off centre right and left with double vision like blurr. I was very disappointed and returned the drone. Got another Cine which was even worse. Then I went for non Cine version and that had one corner pretty bad. Not just tip of the corner but large area spreding from the corner to almost 1/3 of the frame. Returned it. The 4th had incorrect SN label in battery compartment. There was a mismatch between the SN label and the SN displayed in Fly App. That was complicating my drone insurance policy and drone registration. It could not be resolved by DJI online so they suggested to return and exchange. There went the 4th. The 5th was pretty good in terms of IQ so I kept it for about a year until I upgraded to M3P, the unit I've got until today. It is not "perfect" (nothing is) but when stopped down to f5 or f5.6 the IQ is pretty good from egde to edge and corner to corner. Only the very tips of corners show marginal level of softness which I think is pretty normal for any WA lens. The 70mm and 166 mm cameras are without obvious flaws and very sharp from corner to corner.I think what he means is the camera should have been given a wider aperture.
On the topic of this thread, it is not new. Going back years ago.
Those who deny that DJI has a problem with their QC or whatever that is causing the frequent unsatisfactory images of their drones should perhaps look at this thread from 2022. The guys there are complaining about the same thing.
DJI Air 2S Blurry Spots on images
Hello everyone, Some time ago I noticed that there are blurred areas in photos and videos taken with DJI Air 2S, especially in the center of the frame. This is so annoying that when photographing buildings you can see a blurred spots I've read previous threads about this issue but haven't...forum.dji.com
Not sure what your end goal is. Do you want to winge about the DJI insufficient QC resulting in IQ issues or do you want and need a workable drone for your needs or work? Because if you do, you should try to buy one and see for yourself. You might get a good one first out. But do not expect excellent straight out of camera results. If you are after best IQ possible you will need to shoot DNG and learn how to process them. The results can be very satisfying indeed. Thats just my 2 cents worth
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I'm planning to get a Mavic 3 Classic, but after researching and finding out about this "issue", I'm going to hold back....What should have been f5.6 or f8?
Nobody is denying that these drone have inconsistent IQ. I wrote a lot on this when I purchased my first Mavic 3 over 2 years ago. It was the very expensive Cine version. There were zones just off centre right and left with double vision like blurr. I was very disappointed and returned the drone. Got another Cine which was even worse. Then I went for not Cine version and that had one corner pretty bad. Not just tip of the corner but large area spreding from the corner to almost 1/3 of the frame. Returned it. The 4th had incorrect SN label in battery compartment. There was a mismatch between the SN label and the SN displayed in Fly App. That was complicating my drone insurance policy. It could not be resolved by DJI so they suggested to return and exchange which they did. The 5th was pretty good in terms of IQ so I kept it for about a year until I upgraded to M3P, the unit I've got now. It is not perfect but when stopped down to f5 or f5.6 the IQ is pretty good from egde to edge and corner to corner. Only the very tips of corners show marginal level of softness. The 70mm and 166 mm cameras are without obvious flaws.
Not sure what your goal here is. Do you want to winge about the DJI insufficient QC resulting in IQ issues? Or do you want and need a workable drone for your needs or work? Because if you do, you should try to buy one and see for yourself. You might get a good one first on. But do not expect excellent straight out of camera results. If you will shoot DNG and learn how to process them right the results can be pretty darn spectacular. Thats just my 2 cents worth
Rexter was just replying to the original post in the thread where someone said "I'm disappointed with the image quality at f/2.8".
All the Mavic 3s that I've had or used give great results at f5.6 or at f2.8
Most WA SLR camera lenses I've ever had benefited from being stopped down when best uniform sharpness across the frame was desired. The M3's 24mm lens is not exemption. I agree that the central sharpness is pretty good at all apertures but edge and corner sharpness improves with higher aperture numbers, the sweet spot being at f5 to f5.6. At f8 and higher, the diffraction starts to soften the image.
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jephoto
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Actually on Mavic 3’s sweet spot is more like f4.0-5.6…
But same concept. Wide open or all the way stopped down isn’t best image quality that the lens can deliver.
But his issue is also uneven sharpness as well. My guess is the replacement will be better.
That said, I’ve used mine at f2.8 offer and looks great.
I’ve got both M3 and M 3 Pro. Happy with quality on both
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This topic has now been discussed for a very long time. I believe that any person on this forum interested in Mavic3 drone would have by now plenty of imformation from both sides of the argument to be able to make an informed decision if this drone would be the right one for them or not. It is perhaps time to close this thread and move on as many of the "new" contributions more or less repeat what has been already said before.
HNY 2025 to everyone!!
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