I need a new Drone

[Rural Rider]

Just joined up. I am at Alberta Canada and the weather here is pretty cold lately.
I have a Phantom 4 and I am looking to upgrade to a new machine. The Mavic 2 is what I had in mind.
Photography is my main goal with best offering of collision avoidance possible.
I hope to glean some tips here before I buy. Looking for suggestions.

 

[Deleted member 133794]

Welcome and enjoy ? from the ??

 

[teeroy]

Welcome aboard. What part of Alberta are you in? Deep freeze has finally let go of us up here in the north west, it's a balmy -15C today.

 

[slup]

Hi there & welcome to the forum ?

 

[Saladshooter]

Just joined up. I am at Alberta Canada and the weather here is pretty cold lately.
I have a Phantom 4 and I am looking to upgrade to a new machine. The Mavic 2 is what I had in mind.
Photography is my mail goal with best offering of collision avoidance possible.
I hope to glean some tips here before I buy. Looking for suggestions.

You can't go wrong with Mavic 2 Pro for the ultimate photography package. For a value drone the Mavic Air 2 is the way.... you won't be disappointed with the photos that come off that bird either but it has a smaller camera sensor so the low light photography will have more noise.... daytime you would be hard pressed to see a difference.

Both of these models have decent avoidance built in but you still have to be careful around the tress because there are blind spots using either one. Both have great range.

Finally, I am not familiar with Canadian laws concerning drones but I understand they have recently tightened them up so make sure you can fly the drone you purchase without restrictions before you buy. Hopefully one of our members from your country can chime in with their thoughts.

 

[Rural Rider]

Welcome aboard. What part of Alberta are you in? Deep freeze has finally let go of us up here in the north west, it's a balmy -15C today.

I am by Onoway west of Edmonton. Just got to -14 here, things are looking up!

 

[MA2 317]

Hello from the Hoosier Heartland Rural Rider.

Happy shopping.

Welcome to the Forum. ?

 

[eaglesurfing]

Welcome to the forum and enjoy.

Please share your pictures, videos and knowledge about your drones.

 

[Drone Master]

Welcome to Mavic Pilots! Enjoy the forum!

 

[Yogi053]

Hi there, welcome to the forum. I'm sure you will find plenty of ideas from members here on which drone to buy.
It's your dollars though, so your choice. Enjoy flying whatever you choose.
Stay safe!

 

[wjkrysak]

Welcome to the forum. We look forward to your participation and your view of the world.

 

[ChrisOutdoors]

Photography is your main concern? MP2 Pro, easy decision.

Buy it used from the classified section in this forum, you'll save a ton of $$$ and the people here are very nice.

 

[SkyPath Studios]

Just joined up. I am at Alberta Canada and the weather here is pretty cold lately.
I have a Phantom 4 and I am looking to upgrade to a new machine. The Mavic 2 is what I had in mind.
Photography is my main goal with best offering of collision avoidance possible.
I hope to glean some tips here before I buy. Looking for suggestions.

Hi, definitely recommend the Mavic Air 2. Phantom 4 Pro V2.0 and Mavic 2 Pro are the best for photography and collision avoidance. Depending on your budget, maybe even the Inspire.

 

[frank candor]

Just joined up. I am at Alberta Canada and the weather here is pretty cold lately.
I have a Phantom 4 and I am looking to upgrade to a new machine. The Mavic 2 is what I had in mind.
Photography is my main goal with best offering of collision avoidance possible.
I hope to glean some tips here before I buy. Looking for suggestions.

Welcome! you've inspired me to pen some words to Huey Lewis and the News song, "i need a new drug." Thanks!

 

[Dobmatt]

Just joined up. I am at Alberta Canada and the weather here is pretty cold lately.
I have a Phantom 4 and I am looking to upgrade to a new machine. The Mavic 2 is what I had in mind.
Photography is my main goal with best offering of collision avoidance possible.
I hope to glean some tips here before I buy. Looking for suggestions.

Well, none of my birds can fly to Onoway from Edmonton, but it's close enough to call you a neighbour !
... I'm an avid landscape photographer and hobbyist, flying Mavic 2 Pro and Inspire 2 with X5S camera. Inspire 2 is definitely the best for aerial photography in $5K+ price range, but it may be a overkill for what you're after. You can't go wrong with Mavic 2 Pro indeed, which may surpass the Inspire 2 in many aspects. The main advantage of Inspire is the ability to use different camera optics, but for general landscape photography Mavic's lens is just fine. You may find some good examples of advanced Mavic's photography here Landscapes.

Welcome to the Club!

 

[old man mavic]

welcome to the forum

 

[Thomas B]

Welcome to the forum from the deserts of Arizona! Enjoy.

 

[mrjohnc1]

Welcome!

 

[anotherlab]

Welcome aboard Rural Rider and greetings from Albany, NY!?

As the others suggested, the M2 is the way to go if IQ is what you are looking for. I went from a Phantom 3 to a Mavic 2 and I have zero regrets.

 

[msinger]

Welcome to the forum!