Post by: McGirr on November 09, 2015, 03:06:26 PM
I am looking at buying a drone for aerial videos and pics. There are some great places around here that I would like aerial videos of. Also will be using one on the Kimberley Trip.
I read up about the phantom models but not sure. I want one out of the box as I have not got the knowledge to build one. A good remote etc.
Mark
Post by: D4D on November 09, 2015, 03:13:01 PM
Post by: Spada on November 09, 2015, 03:39:59 PM
I'd suggest the DJI Phantom 3, same as Firefox purchased. Ready to go out of the box and good flying for novices. Only issue is $$$.
That's the one at the top of my wishlist. Make sure you get extra batteries.
Post by: grantxx on November 09, 2015, 04:35:28 PM
I have DJI Phantom 3 Professional, complete novice and it is a pretty dam good out of the box, great camera, easy to fly, very stable, just follow instructions start low in the open and work from there. Watch out for eagles, hawks or any predatory birds they really do dislike them and will attack so evasive flying is a must to learn.
Can not recommend them high enough, awesome quality
Post by: Bad Scott on November 09, 2015, 05:31:22 PM
Post by: GGV8Cruza on November 09, 2015, 06:15:23 PM
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Post by: Jackdawg on November 09, 2015, 06:28:29 PM
Post by: plusnq on November 09, 2015, 06:41:20 PM
Bugger, got my hopes up with the title, was thinking I could get rid of a couple of the drones at work - until I saw you want a flying one >:D
Now if you take them to the top of the building and .........
>:D
Post by: McGirr on November 09, 2015, 07:49:46 PM
I'd suggest the DJI Phantom 3, same as Firefox purchased. Ready to go out of the box and good flying for novices. Only issue is $$$.
Yes I am looking at that one. It's not cheap but I want to get some great shots of places we go to in the future from the air. Happy for recommendations but please let's not turn this thread into off topic comments.
Mark
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I have DJI Phantom 3 Professional, complete novice and it is a pretty dam good out of the box, great camera, easy to fly, very stable, just follow instructions start low in the open and work from there. Watch out for eagles, hawks or any predatory birds they really do dislike them and will attack so evasive flying is a must to learn.
Can not recommend them high enough, awesome quality
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That's what I like to hear.
Mark
Post by: macca on November 09, 2015, 08:03:56 PM
, been doing plenty of research on them. They look pretty user friendly and you can set max altitude and a geo fence while you are learning
There is a heap of YouTube clips showing their capabilities
Post by: McGirr on November 09, 2015, 08:09:05 PM
Where is the best place to buy the Phantom 3.
Mark
Post by: grantxx on November 09, 2015, 08:35:14 PM
https://youtu.be/_tw4mpXwd6o
Post by: Jaysea on November 09, 2015, 09:17:53 PM
I would love to see what these are like when they are released in the new year
https://www.lily.camera/ (https://www.lily.camera/)
Post by: grantxx on November 09, 2015, 09:39:03 PM
Where is the best place to buy the Phantom 3.
Mark
I got mine from these guys, http://www.riseabove.com.au/ (http://www.riseabove.com.au/) overall pretty good service, Australian business in Sydney, and if it plays up they can repair under warranty, they do know there stuff. Just confirm what you want is in stock when ordering, if not get a firm delivery date, they ship all over Oz, they did muck me around a bit quoting delivery times and not sending, but I do think they were under the pump when it came out and got swamped with orders.
Make sure you get the the extra battery, the hard cases and back packs are very handy, but I bought a hard case from Bunnings for $60, fits everything. Plenty of cases on Ebay as well much cheaper, I could not see the value in $330 or more for a case.
Post by: McGirr on November 09, 2015, 09:53:06 PM
Will keep an eye out for that model also Jaysea.
Mark
Post by: Ben.Archer on November 10, 2015, 07:45:50 AM
I would love to see what these are like when they are released in the new year
https://www.lily.camera/ (https://www.lily.camera/)
Looks interesting, but shows the market is becoming mainstream when you start to get it fragmenting into the "Anyone can use photographic units" such as this designed for the average mum and dad and the units such as the Phantom that actually need to be flown.
I just wonder where the liability lies with those autonomous units such as the lilly if the collide with someone/thing. They have no controller so you can't directly control their movement and I can't see any mention of a sensor in the specs so how does it avoid trees, or other objects?
Post by: alnjan on November 10, 2015, 09:22:44 AM
Looks interesting, but shows the market is becoming mainstream when you start to get it fragmenting into the "Anyone can use photographic units" such as this designed for the average mum and dad and the units such as the Phantom that actually need to be flown.
I just wonder where the liability lies with those autonomous units such as the lilly if the collide with someone/thing. They have no controller so you can't directly control their movement and I can't see any mention of a sensor in the specs so how does it avoid trees, or other objects?
It doesn't have any avoidance system so if it hits something really it comes back to the user. But then I guess it is like cruise control with people setting it and basically walking away expecting the cruise to guide them to their intended destination. For those that have common sense you would only use the Lilly in open spaces. I did read somewhere that in future units Lilly are looking at avoidance systems.
Post by: Bird on November 10, 2015, 09:47:17 AM
Post by: dales133 on November 10, 2015, 10:02:03 AM
They were miles cheaper in bangkok when i was there recently...genuine ones too.
Plus the usual copies
Post by: scarpsD40 on November 10, 2015, 10:05:32 AM
I want one to but not that bad.here's the one I picked up in Hong Kong a year or so ago. I thought the camoflage on this one would make it less conspicuous.
They were miles cheaper in bangkok when i was there recently...genuine ones too.
Plus the usual copies
Post by: dales133 on November 10, 2015, 10:29:45 AM
Has it been hit up by a magpie yet ? ????
Post by: Lobster on November 10, 2015, 11:11:59 AM
It looks sweet.
Post by: yogi on November 10, 2015, 12:47:59 PM
I got mine from JustHobbies
yogi
Post by: stiffbreeze on November 10, 2015, 04:44:17 PM
We got a Phantom 3 Pro off the DJI website along with the hard case and a whole bunch of extras when the $AUD was much higher (so cost a lot less). The conversion rate ain't so good now. Website says there's a shop in WA (Elk Fish Robotics) that sells em.
http://store.dji.com/phantom/phantom-3 (http://store.dji.com/phantom/phantom-3)
You can also buy it from Amazon.com but you just need to make sure that you select international shipping to find the sellers that do actually post stuff to Australia (there's plenty who don't). Also worth buying SD cards from Amazon as well - tons cheaper than buying locally.
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=sr_nr_p_n_shipping_option-_0?fst=as%3Aoff&rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3Aphantom+3+professional%2Cp_n_shipping_option-bin%3A3242350011&keywords=phantom+3+professional&ie=UTF8&qid=1447136177&rnid=2944662011 (http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=sr_nr_p_n_shipping_option-_0?fst=as%3Aoff&rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3Aphantom+3+professional%2Cp_n_shipping_option-bin%3A3242350011&keywords=phantom+3+professional&ie=UTF8&qid=1447136177&rnid=2944662011)
Brilliant quality, stabilisation and hover mode is so good/easy let alone the range and how easy it is to fly and capture amazing footage straight away. Plus the ability to see what the camera sees on your phone/tablet connected to the remote control allows you to really control the footage you want to get. Depending on the quality of video you want, you might want to compare the Advanced to the Professional. Same camera/drone but the Pro can shoot 4K whereas the Advanced is 2.7K.
We got the Pro for business purposes and need the high quality footage for inspections and aerial photography. My brother owns the Advanced and finds that it works brilliantly for recording footage of his farm to send for external crop reviews and various farm stuff. Prior to that, he had a 'twister quattro x' that has a camera on it but found that the quality wasn't as good and a lot harder to fly/control. Plus a few others before that which all suffered a horrible gravity-led death. :D
Good luck with it! Plenty of different types out there, DJI is just one of the market leaders at the mo and in my opinion, bloody awesome.
Post by: Markoutback on November 10, 2015, 10:00:09 PM
Post by: dales133 on November 11, 2015, 09:41:45 PM
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Post by: scarpsD40 on November 11, 2015, 10:34:00 PM
Mr scarps....i see your angry birdcopter and raise you a sharknadopter.lol.......
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Post by: oldmate on November 12, 2015, 06:18:24 AM
Mr scarps....i see your angry birdcopter and raise you a sharknadopter.
(http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/11/11/b36a2168f2675acb32d81b9d054d5bf5.jpg)
Lol, now that has some bite to it
Post by: dales133 on November 12, 2015, 07:16:35 AM
