Crystalsky Ultra!
It was difficult to shell out 849 as I only paid 700 for the MP. However, the monitor is a major component of the kit. I rely heavily on the monitor. I struggled with Android (high Nit), and ios (much lower nit). I have used sun shades, stood in the shade, hoodmans, hoodmans in the shade, and I draped black cloth over my head and the monitor like the old time photographers used to do. All of these variations worked, but not particularly well. and everything had it's drawbacks. The phones and tablets were OK at best. The hoodman and black cloth improved the visual greatly, but were a PITA.
In the end, I realized how important the monitor is to the overall experience and dove in to buy the
Crystalsky. IMHO,
the monitor is as important as the drone.
Others have said it, and I can confirm. The
Crystalsky Ultra is worth every penny. I would certainly recommend buying the
Crystalsky over buying yet another drone.
While using the
Crystalsky, the app can crash. It's no big deal, When it happens, hover and reboot. Takes about a minute, and on with the show. Regardless of device, the first time the app crashes, it's nerve racking, but you get used to it, and reboot. The app crashing has no effect on the connection between the drone and the controller. So, when the app is rebooted you pick up where you left off, and fly out of the hover.
I bought the Ultra because it's double the nit for less than double the price, and I didn't want to risk shelling out 600-700 for less than the best, then feel like I had to turn around and upgrade, again. My wife is always right. I know that, now.
I've even used the
Crystalsky Ultra with the Spark. Felt ridiculous, but worked very well. BTW...anyone interested in a Spark FMC?
Ordinarily, I can suffer from buyer' remorse. Several months down the road, and I have no regrets. If I lost use of the Ultra, I would likely give up flying.
I use the mavmount, and will sometimes set it up on a tripod. Using a tripod whether it's
Crystalsky, or other monitor is worth the extra two minutes of set up time. The eye level vertical orientation of the monitor on a tripod is a neck saver, and might even improve the performance of sunshades, which I have found to be borderline useless.
Flying drones is an expensive hobby. If I were to start over again, I would get one good drone (MP of course...don't need a one inch sensor as there is plenty of light in the sky), one good monitor, and a tripod.
I film in 1080p at 60FPS, so at least I don't have to buy a water cooled CPU computer, and 4K monitor....do I?
