Already placed another pre order for this.

Honestly this is getting to expensive!

I'd recommend these guys if you're in the UK.

If DJI would be clever, they would keep the Inspire 1 in development as the prosumer product. Add a nice camera once a while. Manufacturing is established, development costs are paid already, bird is still state of the art for the outdoor pilots.
And rename the Inspire 2 to the Inspire Pro series, it is certainly not something a prosumer would go for and the price will not get into reach anytime soon.
This way it would be a win-win situation. All owners of the I1 are happy, no pro user will buy a I1 if there is a high end line with distinct advantages and consumer users will upgrade to the I1. Customers happy, DJI maximizing the profit.

Or in other words, fire your current product management team. They should have seen that coming, people complaining about the missing backward compatibility.

fanse08bd379 Posted at 2016-11-16 04:09
HEY DJI,

Maybe you can explain to myself as well as everyone else in Australia why the price for th ...

its everywhere like this - its cheaper to fly to USa and take it however the customs may be able to identify by serial numbers where it has been bought - not sure now what I do in case I buy it

fans8f17bb8d Posted at 2016-11-16 14:02
If DJI would be clever, they would keep the Inspire 1 in development as the prosumer product. Add a  ...

Are you NEW to DJI? They are fully aware of what they are doing. Its not an accident its on purpose.

You ALWAYS will have to buy anything new with a new DJI product. There will NEVER be anything compatible with older products. Its DJI

I understand correctly that the 27 minutes flight time of need 2x battery for € 200.
27 min = 400 €?

Just my opinion on the reaction to the Inspire 2 launch.  I am an owner of two I1's, an X3 and an X5.  The latter was bought recently at a greatl price due to the forthcoming I2.  I could have waited to see what the launch would bring but I'm old enough to realise that it wasn't going to be a cheaper option!  Now it has launched and the complaints have started about backward compatibility.  Remember that this is all still new technology with designs being developed at great expense and the whole community learning together what works and what doesn't.  One of the big issues on the I1 forum relates to the camera/drone interface.  The interface has changed for I2.  Thus may be a completely cynical move or it may just be an attempt to resolve the interface problem.  The impact could be poor backward compatibility.  We are now being offered battery redundancy and longer flight times.  The design for this means we can't use our existing batteries which us a shame but not surprising, and poossibly a price worth paying for increased reliability and safety.  I look at it this way, I bought my I1's to do a job and it will still do that job even though the I2 has been launched.  Do I want an I2?....you betcha....and I'm already talking to a client to try to line up some work that'll help pay for one.  In the meantime I'll continue to get pleasure and good results out if my I1's.

fansa6bebf99 Posted at 2016-11-16 12:47
Really a shame flight time didn't even get to 30 minutes (a second battery that is as worth as one), ...

the real advantage is the 4K/60 and 100 mbps - I said this already a year ago with 4K/30 you simply cannot make a smooth yaw and with 60 mbps you cannot make a quality video.

The side sensors of the P4P only work up to 7m but probably the Inspire 2 V2 will also have it.........

fans5999632e Posted at 2016-11-17 02:40
Just my opinion on the reaction to the Inspire 2 launch.  I am an owner of two I1's, an X3 and an X5 ...

Well said, for those saying their Inspire's are now useless I just don't get it.
When you trade in your car for the same car but a newer year with more technology and features, does that make your old car useless?
The Inspire 1 is an incredible aircraft and works perfectly for most everyone.
The Inspire 2 in my mind is for the full blown pro who's clients demand the higher specs the camera offers.

fans951dcd15 Posted at 2016-11-16 05:39
I wouldn't flinch at the $3K price tag if I knew that I could use my X5 camera on it.  Based on what ...

Same here.
Two birds at home.
Tons of cash on the entire ecosystem.
Was wishing for a new 20mp camera at least.
Well...old story....i1 left to the dust?!

LinoMFM Posted at 2016-11-16 20:51
Same here.
Two birds at home.
Tons of cash on the entire ecosystem.

Yeah Lino, it is so disappointing. Tons of loyal Inspire 1 owners feeling the same way but DJI Ken just keeps wanting to tell us we have no right to feel the way we do. Wonder if this is because there is not much response to pre-orders from Inspire 1 owners trying to figure out the best way to sell all their Inspire 1 stuff to get the new I2.  Well, Inspire 1 owners can buy up some good batteries for cheap pretty soon I guess and just land more often.

fans951dcd15 Posted at 2016-11-18 04:17
Yeah Lino, it is so disappointing. Tons of loyal Inspire 1 owners feeling the same way but DJI Ken ...

What I said was people were saying the Inspire 1 was now obsolete, which it's the same Inspire you've always used on your paying jobs. So since the Inspire 2 came out are all your clients refusing to give you work unless you have Inspire 2 capabilities?
Yes, the Inspire 2 is much better aircraft and camera wise, but it certainly doesn't make the Inspire 1 obsolete.

Many of the client base won't know (or care) that there is a better Inspire platform out there.  If they do then they won't be using Inspire pilots anyway - they'll be using outfits armed with DSLR carriers or better.  You won't be landing more often, you'll be landing with the same regularity you are now.  The Inspire 2 pilots will just be landing less often

What flight controller does the Inspire 2 have? Is it the A3?

What is the difference between 5.2K video and 4K video?

I got to see one in the flesh yesterday and it was awesome.

Here's some video coverage of the event I was at.

SkySight Aerial Posted at 2016-11-15 21:20
Too many 'coming soons' for me to consider as I'm still waiting for the 'coming soon' for my A3 whic ...

think they do not care unfortunately

DJI-Ken Posted at 2016-11-16 00:17
Come on, stick with the Mavic, this aircraft is not for you.
You wanted something portable to get  ...

Hi Ken ,

Yea the Mavic is Perfect , im waiting or it (i cant believe this is taking  that long )

what im saying is that its an amazing and powerful quad , may be in the future i will buy an inspire
to have fun in a vacations house , but now because im traveling the mavic is  nice fit

im just impress about the power of this quad and thinking about what i can do with it

it has almost the speed of my racing quad

Regards

GTDrone Posted at 2016-11-19 09:02
Hi Ken ,

Yea the Mavic is Perfect , im waiting or it (i cant believe this is taking  that long )

It really is an incredible aircraft, when you do get one do not do any modifications. It works perfect just the way it is. No drilling into the RC.

DJI-Ken Posted at 2016-11-19 01:19
It really is an incredible aircraft, when you do get one do not do any modifications. It works per ...

yea i know , with lightnridge i can get 5 km, and with the mavic and the new system i think a lot more ,  there is no need for more

So basically the Inspire 2 is $7,300 for the Bird, gimbal, batteries, SSD, SSD reader, 5K camera?

GTDrone Posted at 2016-11-20 06:29
yea i know , with lightnridge i can get 5 km, and with the mavic and the new system i think a lot  ...

Good, leave it stock

Can someone tell me a bit more about the licensing model "ProRes / Cinema DNG"?
If I buy those licenses - are they related to the Aircraft (Inspire 2) or to me as a Pilot/User (f.e. in DJI Go App)?
I'm just thinking about some scenarios:

-Normally we have a backup for every system. But there is allways just one System running at a time - do I have to buy the license also twice then?
-Lets assume I crash the bird and buy a new one - do I also have to buy the License again then?
-Lets assume I'll buy a new "Osmo" for the X5s (If ever one will be relased) - do I have to buy another License then?

If it's like this: I'm really worring about spending 10k and more just for the same license on every DJI Product I like to use professional...

Cheers Florian

Beautiful ground breakin device, just so expensive!

WillBapta Posted at 2016-11-21 08:35
Beautiful ground breakin device, just so expensive!

Actually, for the technology and capabilities of the Inspire 2, I think it's an incredible deal.

Cougar1 Posted at 2016-11-16 08:54
Ed, have a question on the new camera (X5S) does it have an SD card as well?
I like to take photos  ...

Yes it has micro SD as well, you would only need to buy the SSD is if you were going to shoot video in raw, and here a thought, raw 4K will chew up nearly half a terabyte (512 gig for forty minutes. and here in Australia the 480 gig SSD costs $1600.

fansa6bebf99 Posted at 2016-11-16 19:47
Really a shame flight time didn't even get to 30 minutes (a second battery that is as worth as one), ...

My prediction is the 2 battery design is not only for redundancy but I think that once they sell enough of the existing batteries this design will allow bigger batteries with longer flight time to be used and so we will buy even more batteries. Just a thought.

Stop promoting new stuff you can't deliver!! Focus on your production and not on a Mavic Pro 2 with rear and side sensors. Dji good drones bad company!! 28-09-2016 paid and nothing!! No drone no email only the apology and with new lies!!! 6 to 8 weeks??? Thats not going to happen!!

fans951dcd15 Posted at 2016-11-15 14:39
I wouldn't flinch at the $3K price tag if I knew that I could use my X5 camera on it.  Based on what ...

What? The X5 won't work with the new I2? we've been ripped off!!!That's just stupid. Obviously DJI just cares about new owners and the hell with the rest of us.

Will the X5S work with A3/LB2 and if so will there be amounting plate for M600/S1000?

DJI-Ken Posted at 2016-11-19 23:54
Good, leave it stock

Yea thats what im going to do , keep all stock  

i buy a TK-102 GPS tracker , i use it  before with the phantom 3 pro ,
im wondering if i can use it with the Mavic , its not heavy  but i dont really want to attach it in my quad
but i dont want to lose it in long range flights , im always careful but i want to avoid the possibility

i think that RTH with obstacle avoidance is going to help a lot , but  i saw some videos of the phantom 4 and Mavic  and  that little radars dont detects cables  or little branches

i dont want to lose my quad , im wondering why DJI dont add an independent GPS  inside the quad with a little 1S battery inside , that could be a magnificent idea

DJI can provide that paid service , or include it with the DJI Care

GTDrone Posted at 2016-11-23 05:03
Yea thats what im going to do , keep all stock  

i buy a TK-102 GPS tracker , i use it  before wi ...

The TK-102 will work just fine on the Mavic, just make sure to calibrate the compass after installation.
Since you are flying over pretty much a dense forest, just set the RTH well above the highest point and you will have no issues.
And who knows, maybe one day they have have an independent GPS with it's own power.

DJI-Ken Posted at 2016-11-22 17:47
The TK-102 will work just fine on the Mavic, just make sure to calibrate the compass after install ...

Thanks for your advice's ,

And yea and im sure that you guys are already working on that GPS feature ,  and phantom 5 is going to have it

may be it can be something like the marco polo or a GPS , but is going to be a nice feature

i dont know why you dont have DJI here , there a people like me that want to participate and love quads
but there are not events here ,

i only participate in 1 DJI event here , and i won the 3th place  in race
that was so good but since thatl there is nothing here , may be later i can find a job in DJI and make good things here

GTDrone Posted at 2016-11-23 09:15
Thanks for your advice's ,

And yea and im sure that you guys are already working on that GPS feat ...

You can become a DJI reseller in Guatemala.
Unfortunately it takes tons of money.

SkySight Aerial Posted at 2016-11-22 16:58
Will the X5S work with A3/LB2 and if so will there be amounting plate for M600/S1000?

Any information on this would be appreciated.

SkySight Aerial Posted at 2016-11-24 12:25
Any information on this would be appreciated.

Seems it's got so confusing that even the poor guys on this forum don't know what goes with what anymore. It's all got very confusing, so much so that I can't buy an X5S because I don't know if it will operate on my system and I won't buy an X5R until I know whether the X5S will work.  Result NO SALE!!  Brilliant.

Is the x4S camera capable of attaching an after market ND filter?  If so what size?

Mister_Vista Posted at 2016-11-25 20:54
Seems it's got so confusing that even the poor guys on this forum don't know what goes with what an ...

X5S will ONLY work on Inspire 2 (and maybe later products) cause the X5S is ONLY the sensor with lens on a gimbal. Al the other electronics as Image processor (Cinecore 2.0), etc. are built in the Inspire 2...(Also the SSD-Slot is in the back of the Inspire2 - Totally independendt of the cam (X5s/X4s)...
Cheers Florian

Amazing craft. Just wish I could buy it and use my X5 and X5R on it so I can enjoy the new improvements without having to buy another new camera that I don't currently need for what I do. I know I'm not alone here and I would hope dji releases an adapter for the X5 & X5R.

Also, there is mention in the promotional material of the Inspire 2's broadcast focused outputs but no SDI conection?? Will there be another adapter to enable this? Seems a strange thing to not have, given that Lightbridge 2 features it. Can someone answer this for me?  

fans951dcd15 Posted at 2016-11-15 21:39
I wouldn't flinch at the $3K price tag if I knew that I could use my X5 camera on it.  Based on what ...

Exactly my frustration - if DJI had used the same gimbal attachment allowing the X5 to be used then I reckon a lot of folk would have shelled out for the I2 aircraft. As it is I am sticking with the I1. for DJI on this one.