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Hi all, I've owned an I2 with an X4S for some time (picked it up dirt cheap) and really haven't flown it for my commercial work which is mainly real estate as I have a P4Pro+ which is easier to lug around etc etc. I have however recently been on a quest to shoot better quality landscapes showcasing the amazing Australian outback (video and still images) and the P4Pro+ certainly has it's limitations and I've tried all the different picture profiles inc DLOG and neat video to clean up the footage, LUT's etc etc. Dont get me wrong it's OK but I do want to lift my game up a notch or two.
With the announcement of the Mavic 3 I thought, Hooray it's a Mini Inspire, let's flick the I2 and get one ASAP ! What's not to love with great flight time, similar camera specs to the X5S and a smaller form factor, however with looking at the real numbers and performance of the M3 my conclusion and decision was to leave it for now until they sort out ALL the bugs and invest in an X5S for my I2. I managed to pick one up second hand for $700 AUD with the 15mm DJI lens and a Olympus 45mm f1.8 and was planning on getting the Pro Res licence only, however I have just discovered that the original CineSSD's are no longer manufactured and that the new 960 Gb unit is a whopping $2700 AUD and that's just insane especially given that the Pro Res licence at $860 AUD is on top of that as well as a reader $$$$$$. My question to all of you that have traveled the same path is it worth the upgrade ? Will I achieve the below objectives taking into consideration at present it's just a personal quest and the paid gigs demanding this level of quality arent there at present ?
1/ Better low light performance
2/ Considerably more detail and sharper video
3/ Better resolution still images
In reality if the jump to Pro Res is only a minor improvement then I'll probably hold off and keep the Circa $4000 AUD for the next best thing from another manufacturer at sometime in the near future as from what I can see they are finally catching up and the I2 is getting a bit long in the tooth.
P.S How does DJI justify this cost for a rebranded Samsung SSD that only costs $200 AUD ? IMHO they are digging themselves they're own grave and giving rise to the late coming competition ! Bring it on I say.
Cheers and thanks in advance for your comments
Stu aka "The Stuminator"
With the announcement of the Mavic 3 I thought, Hooray it's a Mini Inspire, let's flick the I2 and get one ASAP ! What's not to love with great flight time, similar camera specs to the X5S and a smaller form factor, however with looking at the real numbers and performance of the M3 my conclusion and decision was to leave it for now until they sort out ALL the bugs and invest in an X5S for my I2. I managed to pick one up second hand for $700 AUD with the 15mm DJI lens and a Olympus 45mm f1.8 and was planning on getting the Pro Res licence only, however I have just discovered that the original CineSSD's are no longer manufactured and that the new 960 Gb unit is a whopping $2700 AUD and that's just insane especially given that the Pro Res licence at $860 AUD is on top of that as well as a reader $$$$$$. My question to all of you that have traveled the same path is it worth the upgrade ? Will I achieve the below objectives taking into consideration at present it's just a personal quest and the paid gigs demanding this level of quality arent there at present ?
1/ Better low light performance
2/ Considerably more detail and sharper video
3/ Better resolution still images
In reality if the jump to Pro Res is only a minor improvement then I'll probably hold off and keep the Circa $4000 AUD for the next best thing from another manufacturer at sometime in the near future as from what I can see they are finally catching up and the I2 is getting a bit long in the tooth.
P.S How does DJI justify this cost for a rebranded Samsung SSD that only costs $200 AUD ? IMHO they are digging themselves they're own grave and giving rise to the late coming competition ! Bring it on I say.
Cheers and thanks in advance for your comments
Stu aka "The Stuminator"