The end of the Phantom 4 and coming of the Phantom 5?
Had a little chat with a guy who works for DJI and was told the following. Production of all Phantom 4 series has stopped including the P4P V2.0. The sales of all the Phantom 4 series has plummeted, they are many around and DJI are just not able to sell them. So, it’s the end of the line for the P4? They won’t be made anymore?
Now that's what I was told, I wasn’t asked to be silent on it, if I was asked, I would have said nothing.
So, if you were in that position what would you do? Mr DJI that is. You know there is a market for better, more expensive AC than a P4, you know people will buy it, like you, yes you would. I would.
Don’t get me wrong I think the latest P4 is an awesome bit of tech, I have a Mavic 2 and the P4, for me is way better. It just feels better, I can do things with it I can’t with the Mavic. But I would like more, and I would pay more.
But what would I pay for and what would you pay for?
I would like it to have a significant zoom while keeping the same if not better quality than the P4P v2. Interchangeable lens or not.
I would like it to be more portable, possible a more foldable P4P, not necessarily smaller in width but height. If only those legs could fold up in transport.
I would not pay for ready to fly Inspire 2 for around 10,000 AU or combo at 20,000 unless I worked my *** off or won lotto. Neither are going to happen. Besides the thing is just too big. All that size, weight and messing around getting it in the air.
But I would buy a P5 which is a better machine, zoom, longer battery life, easy to carry and quicker to deploy. How much would I pay? Well the P4P v2 combo, and you really need the combo for it to make any sense, is about 3,300 AU. So somewhere between 3 – 20,000.
I would pay about 6-7,000 if I sold my other drones and put a bit more in.
A machine like that would be worth it for me and last me quite a few years. So as a hobbyist or pro or mixture of both I think the market is there.
I think it makes economic sense for the P5 to be ready and waiting. I am sure it exists sitting in a lab, not perhaps ready to be mass produced next week but soon. Apart from what the DJI guy told me in the first paragraph, this is all conjecture. Oh, there will be the usual little surprise that no one expected to add spice the sales pitch, such as AI interactivity.
“P5, go over to that island and give survey it from 300 feet and look for any wildlife.” Or, “Based on what data I want you to research go see if you can find sharks, dolphins or whales in this area.”
If nothing else its food for thought or at least some entertainment.
Had a little chat with a guy who works for DJI and was told the following. Production of all Phantom 4 series has stopped including the P4P V2.0. The sales of all the Phantom 4 series has plummeted, they are many around and DJI are just not able to sell them. So, it’s the end of the line for the P4? They won’t be made anymore?
Now that's what I was told, I wasn’t asked to be silent on it, if I was asked, I would have said nothing.
So, if you were in that position what would you do? Mr DJI that is. You know there is a market for better, more expensive AC than a P4, you know people will buy it, like you, yes you would. I would.
Don’t get me wrong I think the latest P4 is an awesome bit of tech, I have a Mavic 2 and the P4, for me is way better. It just feels better, I can do things with it I can’t with the Mavic. But I would like more, and I would pay more.
But what would I pay for and what would you pay for?
I would like it to have a significant zoom while keeping the same if not better quality than the P4P v2. Interchangeable lens or not.
I would like it to be more portable, possible a more foldable P4P, not necessarily smaller in width but height. If only those legs could fold up in transport.
I would not pay for ready to fly Inspire 2 for around 10,000 AU or combo at 20,000 unless I worked my *** off or won lotto. Neither are going to happen. Besides the thing is just too big. All that size, weight and messing around getting it in the air.
But I would buy a P5 which is a better machine, zoom, longer battery life, easy to carry and quicker to deploy. How much would I pay? Well the P4P v2 combo, and you really need the combo for it to make any sense, is about 3,300 AU. So somewhere between 3 – 20,000.
I would pay about 6-7,000 if I sold my other drones and put a bit more in.
A machine like that would be worth it for me and last me quite a few years. So as a hobbyist or pro or mixture of both I think the market is there.
I think it makes economic sense for the P5 to be ready and waiting. I am sure it exists sitting in a lab, not perhaps ready to be mass produced next week but soon. Apart from what the DJI guy told me in the first paragraph, this is all conjecture. Oh, there will be the usual little surprise that no one expected to add spice the sales pitch, such as AI interactivity.
“P5, go over to that island and give survey it from 300 feet and look for any wildlife.” Or, “Based on what data I want you to research go see if you can find sharks, dolphins or whales in this area.”
If nothing else its food for thought or at least some entertainment.