Had some time yesterday to fly in beautiful weather. Some skating and winterfun.
Didn't take the time to add ND's (also to check what I can get away with) and you can clearly see in some shots the image gets way to nervous, for instance when I fly back and the three kids sled down the slope. Later today I'll fly with ND's.


Also for the first time in two weeks no connection problems! I hope they made some changes in the 1.2.4 (920) on android.

And here's also a pano (stiched with PTGui, still have to find a way to fix the top but still an impressive result for this little drone!):

https://photos.app.goo.gl/z4XZFZCtJ3Te21UY9

A very nice video

Nicely done.    

Hello there AlexanderK. Thank you for reaching out and for posting this wonderful video you have filmed. Since the winter season is here I will post a link where in you can check some tips on Flying a Drone in Winter: 5 Things You Must Know ( https://store.dji.com/guides/winter-drone-flying-tips/ ). Thank you and fly safe always. .

Nicely done.  Glad you stop having connection problems.

Thanks for sharing!

Very cool video!
(no need for ND filters here btw)

Great filming! Congrats!

Montfrooij Posted at 2-14 23:39
Very cool video!
(no need for ND filters here btw)

No need in this video? Well I see some shots that would benefit strongly from adding some grey.
Fine detail and large relative movement get way more pleasing with some blur in it. rest of the weekend I did fly with ND. Reason I do that is I might end up using some shots in edits later (personal stock). This droning is just a hobby but I do make other flims for a living. Prof work

AlexanderK Posted at 2-15 00:04
No need in this video? Well I see some shots that would benefit strongly from adding some grey.
Fine detail and large relative movement get way more pleasing with some blur in it. rest of the weekend I did fly with ND. Reason I do that is I might end up using some shots in edits later (personal stock). This droning is just a hobby but I do make other flims for a living. Prof work

It was ment as a compliment
You sometimes get the feeling people think slapping on a ND filter is a secret sauce to getting better footage
While they should be focusing on framing, storytelling, slow and continuous moves etc. (not in your work btw, that was the compliment in disguise )

I have ND filters for my ground camera's, but for a drone I find it a pain in the 'you know where' to use them.
Especially when you also take stills and you want the most light hitting the sensor for those.
And the second struggle of mine is to get the right one, since lighting situations change quickly when you move the drone / gimbal around and end up having to dial in a fast shutterspeed because the sky takes up more of the frame etc.
So I ended up only using them with 'critical' projects that were video only and accepted the sharpness for my personal work.
Now with the M2 I'm not sure if I will get them again.
I think slowing down is greatly reducing the risk of stuttering and gets acceptable footage (for me at least). The Mini 2 has other shortcomings (mainly a over contrasty profile) that will probably hold me back from selling the footage.

Montfrooij Posted at 2-15 02:40
It was ment as a compliment  
You sometimes get the feeling people think slapping on a ND filter is a secret sauce to getting better footage  
While they should be focusing on framing, storytelling, slow and continuous moves etc. (not in your work btw, that was the compliment in disguise  )

Thanks!
And I fully agree on your points. My first tip for new droners (and also new videographers) try to think in stories. And in film you have to look at the framing of shots and in- outpoints of a shot. Also new droners tend to fly and move to fast.

For me having the mini 2 is a nice fun toy I take with me during walks (1 hour at least every day) and also maybe have some special shots in my archive for clients lateron. I know the bridge I filmed this weekend and the aquaduct have been coated bij a client... so is we need a shot in a clip that attributes to protecting structures in all weather concitions I already have that ;)

AlexanderK Posted at 2-15 03:07
Thanks!
And I fully agree on your points. My first tip for new droners (and also new videographers) try to think in stories. And in film you have to look at the framing of shots and in- outpoints of a shot. Also new droners tend to fly and move to fast.

Exactly that!
I like the Mini 2 for being small and giving me a legal opportunity to fly in places where I could not take my MP.
Although I have a feeling things will change at some point as people start complaining about the buzzing drones above their heads in the summer.