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 p.32 #18 · Official drone photography IMAGE thread. (Not primarily for discussion, see post #1) | |
nhanzero wrote:
I know this is the thread for pictures, but I want to ask for a beginner, which drone should I buy to get into aerial photography, I'm only interested in taking pictures, beside I'm living in a rather windy place. Thank you, and very lovely pictures all over the thread, really inspiring for me to buy a drone!
I think the Air 2S is really a sweet spot. It's got a reasonably large sensor (1"), decent battery life, a lot of the features of the high end drones, including a bit more weight to stabilize things in windier conditions than the mini drones, but without breaking the bank. Though, how windy are we talking about? I've flown my Air 2S in winds up to around 30 mph without too much trouble, though you can't go too far out at those wind speeds because travel against the wind will be very slow, and use a lot more battery, so you have to be a little range conscious. I will say that at 30mph, the Air 2S does OK, but it does get jostled around a bit. I prefer flying in 20mph or lower, and the calmer the better for smooth flying and sharp shots, especially at night with longer exposures. Here's my review of the Air 2S: https://admiringlight.com/blog/a-tripod-in-the-sky-dji-air-2s-review/
The Mini 3 Pro is an amazing drone too for the size and price, but it may get blown around a bit, and for photos, I'd want the larger sensor of the Air 2S. Of course, if you can swing the cost, something like the Mavic 3 Classic is a bit bigger, with a few more bells and whistles, is larger and therefore probably even more wind resistant, and has an even larger 4/3 sensor, though it costs about $1100 more for the Fly More Combo, and $750 more for the drone itself, so it's a big step up in price.
I will say, if getting a new drone, I would always get the Fly More Combo, so look at those prices rather than the cost of the drone itself. You will absolutely want more than one battery, and you'll also want spare propellers and ND filters (even for photos, I tend to leave a 2 stop ND on when it's sunny, because then I don't run into shutter limitations when bracketing for HDR, which I do if the sun is in frame). The Fly More Combo saves you about $50-100 on items that you will eventually want anyway. I'm thinking even of buying a fourth battery, as on long shooting days, I've used all three before.
That puts the Mini 3 Pro Fly More at $950, the Air 2S Fly More at $1,299, and the Mavic 3 Classic Fly More at $2,400. All are very capable drones.
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