Is standard worth buying?

I have a P3 Pro and I bought a Standard to see if it would fit the filter kits I sell, it did. I sold the Standard before ever flying it. For me the big advantage of the P3 Advanced and Professional is all the manual fingertip controls for the camera on the transmitter. The Standard had none of the great physical controls. You can control the camera with the mobile device the same way but not having the controls on the transmitter was the deal breaker for me.
Where are your filter kits sold at ?
 
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I got my P3 Standard for $499 with Free Shipping from ADORAMA on thanksgiving morning, using a slick deals promo code.
The standard and Advanced share almost all features, they both share:
same camera
same gimbal
same body (Standard has the new shell as well, most early P3 advanced don't)
same motors
same battery
same 720P display resolution
upgrading firmware over wifi , is actually better with the standard
Same DJI GO app
Standard has longer flight times
Standard does not have Glonass ( I get 9 or 10 satelittes without ever losing GPS)
Standard does not have VPS ---I don't think that I would ever use it.
Standard does not have lightbridge, which is a Plus for the advanced
Advanced has a better Controller as well
Advanced has longer range which is a plus --But I have flown out to 2400 feet from home, several times I 'm happy with that
I would rather be disappointed with a $500 purchase , than a $1000 purchase.
Also, when DJI unveils the Phantom 4 in a few months, I'll have another $500 in my pocket for the upgrade.
I am extremely happy with my Standard, as I has exceeded my expectations
In my opinion, The advanced overall is a better bird, but not a better deal.
There are a few differences in the cameras and gimbal. Here is the DJI comparison - Compare the Phantom 3 Series | DJI Store
 
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