Inspire 3 Thoughts

AtortAerials · Apr 9, 2023

My thoughts on Inspire 3 and Mavic 3 Pro.

philztoy · Apr 13, 2023

Inspire is 16 K. That is a lot of inspire love Ouch!!

mGilbert · Apr 13, 2023

philztoy said:
Inspire is 16 K. That is a lot of inspire love Ouch!!

No lens to boot.

seattlenativemike · Apr 13, 2023

At least my x7 lenses come over. I'll wait til fall or so. By then hopefully it can be hacked for geofencing and altitude. The I2 is like a comfortable older vehicle. I know its flaws and upsides well.

This is why I love my I2. Low light lenses:

mGilbert · Apr 13, 2023

28 minute max time battery, nothing exciting here.
New smart controller is a nice upgrade.

js47 · Apr 15, 2023

mGilbert said:
28 minute max time battery, nothing exciting here.
New smart controller is a nice upgrade.

Official I2 specs show 27 min flight time with the X4 and 23 min flight time with the X5S. Given that the I3 specs show 28 min flight time with the X9, I’d imagine it would be quoted as ~35 minutes using the X5S. But I don’t think it is compatible?

Still, the I3’s full frame competition is the Sony Airpeak which is only spec’d for an abysmal 12 min of flight time.

seattlenativemike · Apr 15, 2023

I wonder if this X9 will be available and compatible with the I2

js47 · Apr 15, 2023

seattlenativemike said:
I wonder if this X9 will be available and compatible with the I2

If the X9 were compatible with the I2 I imagine it’d have a similar spec flight time to the Airpeak (maybe 15 min?), but the E-mount lens system is far more mature than DL-mount. For me that makes the Airpeak the clear move if full frame is the main objective (over a hypothetical I2+X9 combo).

The lack of DL options turns me off the X7 as well, and honestly I think even balances the scales a little between the Airpeak and the I3. Though I do think I’d place more value on the extra flight time than sheer optical quality and the potential ability to zoom. It would of course be nice to use the same camera/lens system for aerial, terrestrial, and underwater work but I don’t shoot Sony anyway….

What I’d really like to see is an updated X5S camera paired with the X9’s gimbal to completely open up all of the micro four thirds lens lineup.