Yeah if your priority is image quality, and you can afford the price difference, the pro is the obvious choice. 10-bit, HDR, larger sensor, adjustable aperture...
(Rumored) DJI Mavic Pro II
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Yeah if your priority is image quality, and you can afford the price difference, the pro is the obvious choice. 10-bit, HDR, larger sensor, adjustable aperture...
Run&Gun
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Yep. It's about time. If I upgrade, I will finally be able to shoot without the shutter at 1/billion.
So, who has ordered? When I looked at DJI's site this morning, it looked like I could order now and it ship tomorrow. B&H notice I received said "Pre-order". My birthday is in a few weeks. Should I go ahead and treat myself to a present or wait till they are out in the wild and see what those that didn't get early access/"special treatment" say...? Hmmmm... ; )
BTW: Thanks for the video, Dave
puredrifting
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They do have these things called "ND Filters" ya know!
But that's my point, with the NDs, if I am shooting at the only times of day when the lighting usually looks it's best, dusk and dawn, start off with an ND8, but you soon need the ND16, then the ND32, often all in the space of one or two flights. Having one more parameter to adjust exposure is a game changer, to change NDs you need to land, turn it upside down, pry the one you are using off the lens, put on the new one, re-boot, let the gimbal calibrate, its a nusisance. Still need NDs but now you won't need to change them as often. I dislike the 1/billion shutter look and I keep my ISO locked as much as possible at 100 since it starts to get grainier even at 200.
markoconnell
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The Mavick Pro 2 still won't do UHD at 60p, and it's questionable how much benefit the 10 bit codec will actually provide with a 100 mbps bit rate, still it's a massive improvement. I use the Phantom 4 Pro but with with this update I'd consider adding a Mavick just for portability.
Run&Gun
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Lol. That's one of the big reasons I never bought a set. Hey! Maybe a teeny-tiny little variable ND filter to slap on the lens. You'd still have to land to adjust, but at least you wouldn't have to go through the hassle of taking it off and putting another one on. OR... They build-in a variable ND...
stevenblatter
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Does this mean you can not film 100% looking down with the Mavic Pro 2?
"The Mavic 2's gimbal structure is optimized for increased stiffness, meaning that the camera is unable to rotate the full 90° needed to shoot vertically. However, you can choose the Vertical Mode in Panorama to get a stitched vertical photo."
"The Mavic 2's gimbal structure is optimized for increased stiffness, meaning that the camera is unable to rotate the full 90° needed to shoot vertically. However, you can choose the Vertical Mode in Panorama to get a stitched vertical photo."
stevenblatter
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Anyone tried importing the raw DLog files into FCP X?
If so, what version. I'm running 10.4, and it won't import the raw files, not will QT 10 play them
If so, what version. I'm running 10.4, and it won't import the raw files, not will QT 10 play them
There are .mov files recorded to D-Log, but will not import into FCP X 10.4 on Sierra or play in the QT 10 player.
They are, however, 10-bit files, but I can't get information on whether they are 4:2:2 or 4:2:0.
They will play in the IINA app.
They are, however, 10-bit files, but I can't get information on whether they are 4:2:2 or 4:2:0.
They will play in the IINA app.
Run&Gun
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Nice.
Received an email this morning that my Pro is supposed to arrive Wednesday, as well.
filmguy123
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Looking forward to user reviews!
Yep... dolly zooms will be the new "cinematic" for a while. Maybe that means people will stop obsessing about crazy shallow depth of field shots for a little while, at least
Run&Gun
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The Hyperlapses are actually pretty good "scene setters", but the dolly zoom WILL BE the 'shallow DoF' of the drone world for a while. *Sigh* I would love to have a zoom lens on the Pro version, though, to shoot at different/longer focal lengths. That would have been a killer package in something that folds up that small. The larger sensor camera with improved color science, higher bit-rate(and h265), adjustable aperture AND having a zoom lens that would give you (35mm)FoV equivalents to cover 24mm, 35mm and ~50mm. You can crop-in, in camera, but it's not the same. But between the two, the Pro version is definitely the one you want for the higher image quality. Who wants to bet that the next version or (possibly/probably) the next Phantom will have optical zoom and "large sensor"?
Watched several videos yesterday that people have been posting from the Pro and 2 and I've been pretty impressed by what I've seen out of the Pro, so far. Rock Solid aerial platform, image quality appears much better than the MP/MPP and the "automatic" features, like object tracking seem greatly improved and 'scary good'. One guy locked it onto himself and ran around a park and it stayed on him and even changed altitude and followed him under low hanging tree branches without crashing.
SkyNet is here. The machines are rising...
I'm willing to trade off the zoom for the image quality, though I'd love to have both 
IMO though a Mavic 2 Pro is a good tide over while saving for an Inspire 2 Pro with an X7, plus it's a LOT more portable, so it will be easier to trundle around into some oddball beautiful places.
IMO though a Mavic 2 Pro is a good tide over while saving for an Inspire 2 Pro with an X7, plus it's a LOT more portable, so it will be easier to trundle around into some oddball beautiful places.