Ok ok we are sick of hearing about the next best drone. This is why I added this post. Every time a product launch happens everyone sells there old quads to buy the next best thing. I guess in a hope to get better captures and maybe become the next drone YouTube star lol. But the truth is you have to know how to film and get the captures first even with a old drone. Then you can get the best from your own creative moments. Don't get me wrong I want a Mavic. But just to put it in my pocket for light transport.. Hell now when you film you have to go through the ***** stuff of planning to capture that best one moment. This is a video of old out of date quads in my footage . I don't think a MAVIC would improve this. Not just right now. What's your thoughts
I don't own a mavic (yet) so this is all speculations based on reviews, etc. I know what you are saying, that you don't need the latest and greatest to get the best results. The mavic may/may not improve the quality but will definitely improve user experience. Improved user experience will mean less people quitting and more people learning and achieving in a shorter period of time. Here are a few pointers:
1. portability - this is a no brainer. i prefer to capture something OK quality then nothing at all - you can't edit if you have nothing to work with.
2. minimize setup times - the mavic is quickest in the dji range to get airborne. You should ask an Inspire pilot how long it takes to get airborne.
3. ease of use - There are heaps more usable autonomous functions on the Mavic then any other drone out there. Eg. I'm not sure which platform you have, but coming from a P3A, planning for an orbit around a subject took some time and was limited to stationary objects. The mavic is now much simpler by using active tracking and the orbit button.
4. Narrow profile - i have seen the Flitetest reviews and what the Mavic does exceptionally well is fly through tight spaces. The pilot was whizzing through trees at a low altitude and said he wouldn't risk it with a phantom. This means you can now be more creative as the Mavic is able to take risk that your phantom/inspire didn't.
5. Battery - more airtime, means more footage and range and more learning.
So now, all that planning, re-shoots, re-framing, recharging are now kept to a minimum. To me, that's improving my user experience and making things more enjoyable to do. The more i enjoy it, the more i do it, the more i learn, and the more i learn, the more quality my footage would be. The Mavic won't be the Steven Spielberg of cameras, but at least i will have it with me.