Mavic 3 Classic

[Grey Hawk Photography]

I have flown my M3C about 4 times now. 2 of the flights ended with a Remote ID Error and the drone RTH both times. I'm using the DJI RC. What can cause that?

Also with the adjustable aperture what ND filter would you just leave on your drone. Right now I'm thinking ND8.

 

[Bob in Savannah]

ND8 is a popular filter but I dont leave any of them on. I adjust for each flight and many times I dont use a filter at all.

I get Remote id error all the time but I dont think that has anything to do with your drone initiating an automatic RTH.

Im sure the folks around here would suggest you upload your flight data here and they will go over like the frozen caveman and have an answer for you.

 

[Meta4]

Also with the adjustable aperture what ND filter would you just leave on your drone. Right now I'm thinking ND8.

Use an appropriate ND filter for what you are doing and the lighting conditions when you are flying.
If you are shooting stills, you don't want any ND filter on the camera.

 

[RUFFSTUFF]

If you are shooting stills, you don't want any ND filter on the camera.

Not always true.

 

[Meta4]

Not always true.

Yes .. there are certain specific cases where you could use an ND filter for stills.
But for about 99% of the time, an ND filter is only going to handicap anyone shooting stills with a drone.

Unless you have a particular reason to force a slower shutter speed, there is no reason to use an ND filter for shooting stills with your drone.

 

[Michael Gilbert]

Yes .. there are certain specific cases where you could use an ND filter for stills.
But for about 99% of the time, an ND filter is only going to handicap anyone shooting stills with a drone.

Unless you have a particular reason to force a slower shutter speed, there is no reason to use an ND filter for shooting stills with your drone.

totally, not true.
Even standard cameras use ND filters. Do you think they were invented just for drones shooting videos?

 

[ClaudioNC]

totally, not true.
Even standard cameras use ND filters. Do you think they were invented just for drones shooting videos?

Ha!
Comic...
Standard cameras.
Ground cameras usually stay on the ground, they are hand held or put on a tripod, they don't fly in the air, unless they are installed on a drone!
And the conditions of use, the limits of use and the needs are objectively very different in the two situations.
I do not rule out the small utility, sometimes, of using ND filters to take photographs in flight, but it is rather marginal and could be pejorative, I would also say for obvious reasons.
Are you perhaps a manufacturer or a seller of ND filters and want to defend these categories?
I very rarely use them on traditional ground cameras, hardly ever, but I have almost always used polarizers, for decades, starting with film cameras of various formats, small and large.

 

[Michael Gilbert]

Nope, I'm not a manufacturer or a defender of ND filters.
For me they have many purposes when it comes to drones, including stills.
That's it, not trying to stir up anything.
Enjoy flying.

 

[Meta4]

totally, not true.
Even standard cameras use ND filters. Do you think they were invented just for drones shooting videos?

It's hard to accept that when you don't even bother to explain why you think that.

If you are shooting stills with your drone, there is no reason at all to use ND filters unless you particularly want to force a slower shutter speed.

Please detail how you would use an ND filter for drone stills and why.

 

[GadgetGuy]

For me they have many purposes when it comes to drones, including stills.

Please share what those "many purposes" are, which are independent of merely slowing down the shutter speed.

 

[anotherlab]

Please share what those "many purposes" are, which are independent of merely slowing down the shutter speed.

It's more relevant for video, but has some purposes for still photography.

If you are shooting in very bright daylight, using an ND filter can keep the exposure from being blown out.

If you want to get some motion blur in your images, like of waves or a waterfall, then a ND filter will let you use a show shutter speed. Of course, there are limits to how slow you can go with a device hovering in the winds....

 

[Meta4]

It's more relevant for video, but has some purposes for still photography.

If you are shooting in very bright daylight, using an ND filter can keep the exposure from being blown out.

If you want to get some motion blur in your images, like of waves or a waterfall, then a ND filter will let you use a show shutter speed. Of course, there are limits to how slow you can go with a device hovering in the winds....

Your drone's shutter speed goes to 1/8000th, so you don't need ND filters to deal with sunny days.
The 2nd point is forcing a slower shutter speed.

I'd really like to hear some of the "many purposes" that have been suggested for using ND filters when shooting stills with your drone.
<<hint>> they don't exist

 

[RUFFSTUFF]

It's hard to accept that when you don't even bother to explain why you think that.

If you are shooting stills with your drone, there is no reason at all to use ND filters unless you particularly want to force a faster shutter speed.

Please detail how you would use an ND filter for drone stills and why.

Ahem.
Lens Filters | Camera Lens Filter | B&H Photo Video

 

[Meta4]

Ahem.
Lens Filters | Camera Lens Filter | B&H Photo Video

Ahem ??
Is that all you can say?
No details of how you think ND filters are useful for drone still photography?

 

[RUFFSTUFF]

Ahem ??
Is that all you can say?
No details of how you think ND filters are useful for drone still photography?

I'm sure you can figure it out. Cheers.

 

[Meta4]

I'm sure you can figure it out. Cheers.

What I've figured out is that you have nothing.
If there was something you'd be able to say more than simply not always true or ahem.

 

[RUFFSTUFF]

What I've figured out is that you have nothing.
If there was something you'd be able to say more than simpley not always true or ahem.

Sorry, but you're not my priority. I'm sure someone else has you high on their list, just not me. Good luck on your search.

 

[Bob in Savannah]

These people are doubling down now. lol. I love watching folks get upset over nonsense.

 

[GadgetGuy]

@Michael Gilbert: Still waiting on your reply...

For me they have many purposes when it comes to drones, including stills.

Please share what those "many purposes" are, which are independent of merely slowing down the shutter speed.

 

[Meta4]

@Michael Gilbert: Still waiting on your reply...


Please share what those "many purposes" are, which are independent of merely slowing down the shutter speed.

It's clear that there are none.
Anyone with a reasonable understanding of photography knows that.
You can't take these empty claims seriously when no-one is willing to back them up.