(Rumored) DJI Mavic Pro II

As long as the MP2 records at 100Mbps or better, I'm in. Bigger sensor is just icing on the cake. I predict the used value of my current MP is going to take a nose dive. Oh well, that's life with drones.
 
Just sucks that reportedly the new Mavic(s) will use different batteries, because I have at least four that are only about 8-9 months old.
 
puredrifting said:
As long as the MP2 records at 100Mbps or better, I'm in. Bigger sensor is just icing on the cake. I predict the used value of my current MP is going to take a nose dive. Oh well, that's life with drones.
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Sell now?

I got my fly more mavic on a deal zone price and sold it for exactly what I paid after using it a bunch (it was in mint condition). I sold it for two reasons: 1) The IQ was not something I was going to feel great using in any projects that I actually cared about or where I'd be getting paid and 2) I knew the next iteration was gonna be coming soon. That was before all of the recent leaks, but you can probably still retain a lot of value if you sell before the new one hits.
 
filmguy123 said:
as long as the gimbal is more robust. I've had a ton of problems with mine, and I don't feel I have been hard on it.
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I've read this too that a lot of people have had gimbal issues. I have been really easy on mine and have been flying it for more than a year now, no issues or problems with the gimbal. Guess I got lucky so far? No crashes and have not lost it over the ocean the few times I've flown in off of moving boats, which still makes me nervous as hell. Fingers crossed, two more practices and three more races this season!
 
ozmorphasis said:
Sell now?

I got my fly more mavic on a deal zone price and sold it for exactly what I paid after using it a bunch (it was in mint condition). I sold it for two reasons: 1) The IQ was not something I was going to feel great using in any projects that I actually cared about or where I'd be getting paid and 2) I knew the next iteration was gonna be coming soon. That was before all of the recent leaks, but you can probably still retain a lot of value if you sell before the new one hits.
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You're probably right but the issue is I have to shoot three more races for our documentary, two in August and one in early September. I'm in a push me/pull you, gotta have a drone to shoot these with so if DJI doesn't announce and have these shipping, can't sell as I am using it for our documentary. Not the end of the world, I can still probably get $500.00 for it after the new one is announced and shipping. Drones at this level are pretty much disposable, not exactly an investment, so if I have to fork out to get the new one at the end of this year or beginning of next year, no biggie. Just hope it's around $1,200.00 or less.
 
puredrifting said:
As long as the MP2 records at 100Mbps or better, I'm in. Bigger sensor is just icing on the cake. I predict the used value of my current MP is going to take a nose dive. Oh well, that's life with drones.
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What is it about a bigger sensor that is better? I honestly don't know which I'd go with the Hasselbad sensor or the optical zoom sensor. But my reasons would be purely based on whether the Hasselbad sensor is visually superior. I'd rather have a 2X optical zoom over a larger sensor. I think it would open up a lot of possibilities for different styles. If the codec is improved you could punch in another 2X to get a 100mm in 1080 resolution.
 
brettsherman said:
What is it about a bigger sensor that is better? I honestly don't know which I'd go with the Hasselbad sensor or the optical zoom sensor. But my reasons would be purely based on whether the Hasselbad sensor is visually superior. I'd rather have a 2X optical zoom over a larger sensor. I think it would open up a lot of possibilities for different styles. If the codec is improved you could punch in another 2X to get a 100mm in 1080 resolution.
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The Sony-manufactured Hasselblad.
 
Since the existing sensor is so tiny, one could assume a larger sensor would have larger individual photosites, allowing for greater sensitivity and lower noise with less gain needed. Not a hard and fast rule but chances are...

To me, it's a drone, why would you need an optical zoom, just move the drone into the FOV you want? Sure, an optical zoom would give you different FOV without moving the drone but that's not important to me. Lowering the noise and raising sensitivity would be far more important to me for the conditions I usually shoot in.
 
Exactly. I would prefer a copter which can shoot in low light and have good dynamic range. There are few situations where the zoom can come in handy. However, I have managed taking the copter close to flock of flamingos etc, so no issues. I would prefer the large sensor with low light (without zoom) copter. Lets see when it is launched and at what price. DJI makes its copters obsolete at a rapid pace. So better to decide buying based on projects in hand.
puredrifting said:
Since the existing sensor is so tiny, one could assume a larger sensor would have larger individual photosites, allowing for greater sensitivity and lower noise with less gain needed. Not a hard and fast rule but chances are...

To me, it's a drone, why would you need an optical zoom, just move the drone into the FOV you want? Sure, an optical zoom would give you different FOV without moving the drone but that's not important to me. Lowering the noise and raising sensitivity would be far more important to me for the conditions I usually shoot in.
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puredrifting said:
To me, it's a drone, why would you need an optical zoom, just move the drone into the FOV you want? Sure, an optical zoom would give you different FOV without moving the drone but that's not important to me. Lowering the noise and raising sensitivity would be far more important to me for the conditions I usually shoot in.
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Many of my drone shots involve filming people. Unless one wants to break drone laws one has to be careful to not fly over them. I can think of numerous shots I've done over the last year that would be better had I had 50mm instead of 24mm. Because it compresses foreground and background. It's sort of asking why you need any other lens than a 24mm prime for your camera. For me sensitivity is not much of an issue. I'm flying the drone in daylight, don't plan on doing night shooting (which is also illegal without a waiver). But image quality is the trump card here. If the Hasselbad sensor just plain renders a significantly better image with less noise in daylight, I'd likely go with that.
 
brettsherman said:
Many of my drone shots involve filming people. Unless one wants to break drone laws one has to be careful to not fly over them. I can think of numerous shots I've done over the last year that would be better had I had 50mm instead of 24mm. Because it compresses foreground and background. It's sort of asking why you need any other lens than a 24mm prime for your camera. For me sensitivity is not much of an issue. I'm flying the drone in daylight, don't plan on doing night shooting (which is also illegal without a waiver). But image quality is the trump card here. If the Hasselbad sensor just plain renders a significantly better image with less noise in daylight, I'd likely go with that.
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I get it, we all have different applications for our drone shooting just like our regular shooting. If the image quality was the same, I'd go for the zoom but if the fixed lens looks 15% better, and is better in low light, that'd be my choice. Hope they don't drag their feet, Fall here in SoCal with weeks of Santa Ana winds make for not that many great days to get the drone up in the air.
 
I am going to guess DJI had planned the original launch for July 18th, but then Parrot launched the Anafi which has a very clever digital zoom that seems to deliver acceptable results (within reason for a drone). DJI canceled the launch and rushed back to the drawing board to include an optical zoom on the Mavic II. Hence we now have the two camera optioins.
 
Vultch said:
I am going to guess DJI had planned the original launch for July 18th, but then Parrot launched the Anafi which has a very clever digital zoom that seems to deliver acceptable results (within reason for a drone). DJI canceled the launch and rushed back to the drawing board to include an optical zoom on the Mavic II. Hence we now have the two camera optioins.
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That was a good move for me as I would never buy electronics made in France. Wine, cheese, Angenioux lenses? Oui. Cars, drones? Non.
 
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