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hallmark007 Posted at 3-11 04:43
It’s not to justify the price dji are charging , it’s to compare what it would cost you if you used another device, so nothing wrong with that.
I’m not sure companies just make up the prices as they go, they have to cover costs and put what is their normal margin for retail, to be just plucking prices out the sky will not help in any way, a company the size of dji does not purposely increase price in order to rip people off, there is pricing structures to all of this.
If we were talking about a like for like product then I'd agree with you but we are not.
The GoPro adaptor is a much more substantial product and does more, it's not a simple converter, passive or otherwise, it's an audio interface. That's why the comparison is invalid and wrong.
As for price, depending on where you are and where you buy from the GoPro adaptor is cheaper.
In fact, right now in the UK and maybe in other territories. GoPro are offering a free 30 day trial of their Plus services which gives you access to their peripherals at 50% off. This makes their adaptor £25 and they also give free delivery.
If, as you say, accessories are not DJI's business, then why make a proprietary interface? This would and has, caused a lot of bother for Pocket customers.
This interface should have been included in the box anyway, or at the very least DJI should have offered it free to existing customers as an act of good will to all those who have helped support DJI in making the Pocket the success it is. After the point of release, at least new customers would know exactly the cost of what they were getting in to, this was not the case with early adopters.
As for "you pay for the brand". I'd suggest that anyone who adopts that way of thinking should think again, it's usually a mind set that's gonna end up effecting your Pocket, pun intended |
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