Multirotor, multicopter and quadcopter discussion - The Drone thread

[GSXRMovistar]

Surprisingly even thought DJI themselves are quoting a lead time of a month for the Mini 3 Pro with RC Amazon have stock and as such I couldn't resist clicking the 'buy' button; turned up this evening and wow what an impressive bit of kit.

Replacing my old Spark so quite a jump in spec/capabilty, although maybe not build quality, the spark feels like a tank compared to the mini.

 

[Dano]

Surprisingly even thought DJI themselves are quoting a lead time of a month for the Mini 3 Pro with RC Amazon have stock and as such I couldn't resist clicking the 'buy' button; turned up this evening and wow what an impressive bit of kit.

Replacing my old Spark so quite a jump in spec/capabilty, although maybe not build quality, the spark feels like a tank compared to the mini.

Something has got to give when keeping it under the 250g limit.

 

[GSXRMovistar]

@Rilot how are you getting on with the ND filters, still happy with them? I need to get a set for the mini 3.

Used a combination of a ND4 and ND8 on my old Spark to just take the edge off the highlights but that had a f/2.6 lens compared to the f/1.7 of the Mini3 that lets in more light.

 

[Rilot]

@GSXRMovistar They are fine. I find I'm using the ND64 and ND128 the most due to the fast lens on the Mini 3 Pro.

 

[Rilot]

Shot of my son Kayaking I took last week.

 

[GSXRMovistar]

Cheers, and thats a cracking photo and good use of the drone.

 

[Rilot]

Thanks.
Pretty scary flying a brand new drone over open water. I ran 3 batteries through it that day, only coming back over land to change them out. It performed impeccably.

 

[wez130]

Thanks.
Pretty scary flying a brand new drone over open water. I ran 3 batteries through it that day, only coming back over land to change them out. It performed impeccably.

I have literally olny flown mine over open water so far, my house backs out over the ocean. I'll have to upload some stuff soon from where I live

 

[Greebo]

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[BIG Phil]

For those who have a Mini 3 Pro, is it normal to have some play in the front propeller arms when extended?

When unfolded, my Mini 3 Pro's front right propeller arm allows more movement back and forth than the front left arm. The front right arm is also slightly looser when folded up. I am just trying to work out whether I have an issue with it or not. The drone seems to fly normally and I have had the drone from new with no crashes or drops; in fact, I have only taken the drone out for one flight so far.

 

[Andrew Moore]

Mine seems to be reasonably tight when closed up and when extended with little in the way of play. However I haven’t seen or felt any others to make a decision on whether it’s how they are or not as others could very well be more loose or even in cases, tighter.

 

[wez130]

Mine is also pretty tight, no movement in any of the arms

 

[Rilot]

Mine is tight too. Maybe RMA it?

 

[BIG Phil]

Thanks all. I will contact DJI.

 

[Btone]

what software do people use to edit your mp4 video files?

 

[GSXRMovistar]

what software do people use to edit your mp4 video files?

Mac user here, previously I found iMovie half decent for putting together family/holiday videos but it has its limitations so now playing about with Final Cut Pro and DaVinci Resolve.

 

[Btone]

Mac user here, previously I found iMovie half decent for putting together family/holiday videos but it has its limitations so now playing about with Final Cut Pro and DaVinci Resolve.

any suggestions for a win10 user please ?

 

[wez130]

any suggestions for a win10 user please ?

Davinci Resolve is free, and full featured, so worth a try, you can upgrade to a paid verison too.

 

[EsaT]

Good news for EU/EEA living drone users.

DJI Mavic 3 just received C1 class certificate.
Once compliant firmware becomes available in Q4 and is updated into drone user can request classification showing label from DJI for free.

DJI receives world’s first C1 drone certificate for Mavic 3 series

DJI says it has become the first drone manufacturer in the world to receive the C1 EU-type examination certificate under the new European drone regulation.

dronedj.com

Apparently requirements for C1 include also noise limit:

DJI Mavic 3 first drone with C1 label as per EU drone rules

The DJI Mavic 3 is the world's first drone with a C1 label. That means users can start using the drone later this year in the Open subcategory A1, where flying near people is allowed. Obtaining an A2 certificate is then no longer necessary. Existing users of the Mavic 3 simply need to perform a...

dronexl.co

Though no idea if that applies directly also in UK.

 

[Marzipanogram]

A sort of an attempt at a 360 Sphere pano with the Mini 3 Pro.
https://www.skypixel.com/photo360s/dam-pano
or https://www.skypixel.com/photo360s/...pied&utm_medium=PCWeb&utm_campaign=share&sp=0 If the first link doesn't work (sorry, no idea what the extra crap at the end of the url is about).

I used "PanoramaStudio 3 Pro" to create it, but cropped too much off the top, so later I had to add extra sky to make it a 2:1 ratio compatible pano for the Sky Pixel site.
The software doesn't like man made subjects, as it's messed up the wires and also the bridge, but I corrected the bridge in Ps and clone out the people.
I won't keep the pano, as it was taken on a dull day and just looks meh.

Some videos and photos at www.MarkSykesPhotography.co.uk/Aerial if anyone's interested.
This video gives a better idea of what the reservoir looks like in better lighting and also feature a flight under the bridge https://www.marksykesphotography.co.uk/Aerial/i-zLsPx9s/A
Just don't laugh at my flying skills