After umming and aarring for months I finally decided to take a leap and traded both my DJI Mavic Pro 2 and DJI Inspire 2 in for a more current DJI Mavic 3 UAV (aka “drone”). It finally arrived today after a whole load of drama involving lost packages and my fretting that some very pricey trade ins had gone AWOL.
So… first impressions?
Well, on the face of it this little package seems to offer me the best of both worlds. It has image quality to rival the Inspire 2 - which was a full cinematography grade rig, whilst maintaining the portability of the Mavic Pro 2. At the same time it offers better handling than either and gives me everything that I currently need in a single discreet package. The build quality also feels like a step up from the last generation.
I opted for the more basic control with screen rather than the full “pro” handset as it gives the features I need in a lighter (and cheaper) format. I think this was the right choice but can always upgrade later if needs be. I did mistakenly end up with 2 of the upgraded controllers with screen, but I have had a plan to add a DJI Mini to the stable which could use the second controller for use in urban settings.
Tomorrow it will be tested out on a live job, but for now it had a wee skoosh around the area and proved itself to do what I wanted it to do!
