My New Photography Drone - DJI Mavic Pro

in #photography7 years ago

Hello and welcome my Steemian friends to a special blog post!

As most of you know I love photography and take picture whenever I can. I thought about expanding my equipment and maybe start to take some short movies as well. Ever since I saw the first drone I knew I wanted to have one. Today the day has come and I got the new DJI Mavic Pro.

One of the main reasons I chose the Mavic Pro is because of its transportability. You can fold it and it will fit into any bag: perfect for traveling! In a few weeks I will be in Crete and you can expect some nice aerial shots.


This is the box the drone comes with. Let's have a look inside



Upon opening the first thing you will see is the drone, the remote control and little pocket with cables inside


The controller where you can mount any phone. Used to see a live image from the drones 4k camera




The drone folded and unfolded


Inside the box you will find the drone, RC controller, extra propellers, several cables for Android and iPhone, several manuals, a charger and the intelligent flight battery.





Live in action!

I am preparing some aerial shots and my personal test report for you this week. We will get some technical facts for the DJI Mavic Pro and see its raw power! Can't wait to share the new perspectives waiting.

What do you prefer: Videos or Pictures?

See you soon and Steem on!
Tim
P.s.: I heard some of you miss my Myth or Fact series. Don't worry! I prepared one for tomorrow and it's time to bust some myths!

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Oh man looks sexy af.. Did you take them pictures btw and if yes what set up did you use they look amazing :)

Cheers for the new toy and use it with joy 😄

Id love to buy one in the future if i gather some financial support from somewhere tehehe

💕. Goldie

I used a Nikon D750 with a 50mm f/1.8 lens for the pictures of the drone

The pictures are beyond professional 💖. And thanks for the upvote 😊 id kiss you but im too far away ^^ 😗

Pics look great! The sunsetting backlight gives it nice color! Looking forward to see some pics from the drone! It's on my wish list to get a drone.

It is all about light :) You captured the drone in a perfect light situation! Did you use an ND Filter for the wide open aperture?

Oh man looks sexy af.. Did you take them pictures btw and if yes what set up did you use they look amazing :)

Cheers for the new toy and use it with joy 😄

Id love to buy one in the future if i gather some financial support from somewhere tehehe

great.

Wow! That is so cool @timsaid! Looks real professional. Would love to see some videos from this thing. Are there goggles to see what this drone captures live? How many hours can it fly on one battety?

Yeah there are goggles! And it has a flight time of 27 min per battery charge which is pretty good

Watching with interest. I fly a DJI 3 professional but know it won't last forever as I fly over the sea and the salty air is not good for such things in the long term!
Can't wait to see what you get!

I hope Mavic and I will become good friends lol

You're the Casey Neistat of Steemit my friend!

I should get in touch with him and invite him to Steemit. Time to have a little shoot with him

Hahhaa Casey on Steemit would be interesting. Unfortunately, Casey isn't using drones that often anymore in his vlogs because he doesn't want to break the laws in NYC.

Casey is a rebel, once he discovers Steemit he may change his mind!

Drone and NYC is a nogo

That would be amazing!!!!

Good grief man - even your product review photos have the "Tim Filter" lol. Publish straight to magazine. I have to say your photography point-of-view and finishing style makes them incredible for story-telling. If you can achieve the same level of personal connection with video, then it would be great to have that mixed in.

I have't filmed anything yet so I don't know how the results will look like. But I think the right "eye" is what counts. Going to share some videos soon :) And thanks man! It's totally unintentionally that I use that filter haha

Definitely, the eye of the photographer can make or break the shot. I am interested to see how the drone video comes out. Do you have to register it in Europe? Here in the states you can't throw a paper airplane unless it's registered with the FAA as a Drone. lol So many rules.

i just see gopro drone at 999$+ some seconds ago.. damn, not cheap for me.
Hope you enjoy it!

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Yeah not cheap at all, that's true. I hope you will enjoy my shots

Awesome post @timsaid! Also your pictures are top notch.
I have been debating whether to get the Spark or the Mavic.

Nothing beats a DJI drones! By far superior than any drone out there, well thats just my 2 cents.

Oh to answer your question, dude no one wants to see photos, you buy a drone for 4K video, so make that happen :D

LOL i replied to myself....... Oh to answer your question, dude no one wants to see photos, you buy a drone for 4K video, so make that happen :D

I can't make a choice between videos or pictures. It depends on what is being portrayed. A little of both would be fantastic!!

Looks Like you have a big world in your hand.. I like your drone btw and hope you post pictures. Eagerly waiting for drone captures

I wont disappoint you