could beOr.......maybe, just maybe, people are more scared to fork over $5 because then they can't afford to give up their Starbucks coffee for the day.....????
Of course it’s a downgrade from a M2P, and almost certainly from the MA too. But depending on what you want, it might be preferable. I’ve been debating getting a M2P but for cost and size, I might get one of these in the interim. 2.7K (if it’s 60fps) is not a problem as I prefer the high frame rate to higher resolution on the Air anyway, and I’d feel better flying a cheaper drone over water or forests if video quality is similar. And the size is compelling for making it easy to carry (not that the MA is huge), although I don’t care about registration.
Don’t kid yourself, anyone can fly a DJI as well. Any drone with GPS has training wheels...
True, but plenty of folks here have flown their DJIs into trees (or mountains, or buildings, or whatever) based on my reading.
Since this is the only forum I read I don’t know much about the competition. Are Autel’s products comparable? Yuneec’s? The specs on the Yuneecs look impressive, at least, and the price is better than DJI. Just curious.
So, Who is ready for the Mavic Mini Presentation? Fly As You Are? Remember, there will be pop up links to guide you to the DJI Store during the presentation, so click that Buy button!
If you already have a Mavic 2 it wouldn’t be a downgrade, it’d be an accessory/alternative/backup. I have a very nice SLR but I also carry a nice (but much cheaper and more portable) point and shoot camera most of the time. Sort of a similar thing. For most folks, the Mavic Mini will probably be sufficient, just like my backup camera would be for most folks (Truth be told, probably for me too 95% of the time, but I like my toys, especially since I can’t get any more for a while now that I have kids).
I bought a Tello because it is a lot of fun to fly and if it crashes, whatever, it’s not going to break, and mostly I bought it for my kid because she always wanted to fly my Mavic Air and I wanted to get her some practice. But you reminded me of a good point - the Mini is a drone I’d be ok with letting my older kid fly. She PROBABLY won’t crash it (and I won’t let her fly it anywhere she might cause damage or hurt anyone) but it’s a nice step up from the Tello.
Ive played with a couple of birds in the yuneec line. Bigger NFZ issues than DJI. (at least where i am), and i think tge quality is way inferior. I cant get an Autel where i am unless i go "Off the official grid", which i dont like to do. When spending my money, i like to know ill have some sort of support.
Good to know. The Yuneecs at my local Best Buy look bigger on the display (sort of like a mini-Inspire) but still cheaper than the DJIs (even for the hexacopter models) which leaves me wondering if they’re low quality or if DJI’s models are overpriced.
