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Manich Posted at 6-6 15:02
The DJI store lists their own original brand filters, those being a set of 3 ND filters and a Wide angle filter, each of which weighs less than 1gram, so they wouldnt put the drone over the 250g limit for registration. In all honesty, I dont see any regulatory authority being so sad as to be that picky over a few grams. Its neither here nor there. I did hear someone argue that the additional weight of 3rd party filters could put undue strain on the gimbals motors, but I doubt that myself. Theyre fitted to the sensor housing, and the actual front where the filters are fitted are very close to the axis of the motor, so I wouldnt be worried about using them. Im more concerned about the now old age question of 'Will I actually ever receive my DJI filters which Ive already paid for?' Thats the real issue here.
You said "In all honesty, I dont see any regulatory authority being so sad as to be that picky over a few grams."
Regulation is regulation. It's not being "picky" or not. Everything is stated in black and white.
When the threshold is 250g as in Canada between micro drone and small drone, which have totally differents set of rules here, then your drone is either a micro drone or a small drone.
And yes, the 1g could be the difference.
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