Should You Buy The Mavic 3? - Release Day Reality Check

Got lost in a cornfield, forgot the batteries, crashed his drone. Maybe I don't trust his judgement ;-)

nice to watch...

I most likely won't

Montfrooij Posted at 11-5 00:03
I most likely won't

Im not going to either.

DAFlys Posted at 11-5 00:39
Im not going to either.

I will wait for the air 3 I guess.

Montfrooij Posted at 11-5 00:39
I will wait for the air 3 I guess.

Mini 3 Pro for me.   . Unless we change the 250g rule to match EASA.

Very interesting video DA.  

I'm about burned out on watching videos on Mavic 3 so I'm getting the scuba tanks out and go make some bubbles to clear my head.  

DowntownRDB Posted at 11-5 05:39
Very interesting video DA.  

I'm about burned out on watching videos on Mavic 3 so I'm getting the scuba tanks out and go make some bubbles to clear my head.

Lol.  I’m not surprised DT. Enjoy the diving.

DAFlys Posted at 11-5 05:41
Lol.  I’m not surprised DT. Enjoy the diving.

Thanks DA.  Had a nice peaceful dive.  Water was a bit cooler than I anticipated but was calming to see all the sea life.  Had a few sand sharks checking me out but then they just swam off.  

DowntownRDB Posted at 11-6 03:31
Thanks DA.  Had a nice peaceful dive.  Water was a bit cooler than I anticipated but was calming to see all the sea life.  Had a few sand sharks checking me out but then they just swam off.

Sounds very nice.    When did you check the boat last.

DAFlys Posted at 11-6 04:53
Sounds very nice.    When did you check the boat last.

It was a very relaxing dive.  Haven't been back to dive on a sunken boat lately.  Looking at a trip down to a site in southern Florida known for several old Spanish sailing ship wrecks.  

DowntownRDB Posted at 11-7 02:36
It was a very relaxing dive.  Haven't been back to dive on a sunken boat lately.  Looking at a trip down to a site in southern Florida known for several old Spanish sailing ship wrecks.

I’d imagine real sunken boats must be the best to dive.

No. I am not buying it. I feel it is a mess of a drone. A completely unfocused product. High specs on one side, the terrible DJI Fly App on the other. A good Main camera and a second completely useless other, which drives only the complexity and prices up. There should have been just one camera, maybe with a small zoom or one with interchangeable lenses.

Then it should haven been designed right from the Get-go so the existing Smartcontroller can work with it. What a fail. Crystal Sky was an expensive but not a very future proof exercise. So was the Smartcontroller V1 it seems. And now, DJI, you seriously expect me to shell out so much money for something you will make obsolete again in 2-3 years. Sorry. But no.

The Dude in DB Posted at 11-8 01:38
No. I am not buying it. I feel it is a mess of a drone. A completely unfocused product. High specs on one side, the terrible DJI Fly App on the other. A good Main camera and a second completely useless other, which drives only the complexity and prices up. There should have been just one camera, maybe with a small zoom or one with interchangeable lenses.

Then it should haven been designed right from the Get-go so the existing Smartcontroller can work with it. What a fail. Crystal Sky was an expensive but not a very future proof exercise. So was the Smartcontroller V1 it seems. And now, DJI, you seriously expect me to shell out so much money for something you will make obsolete again in 2-3 years. Sorry. But no.

I keep seeing the second camera is advertised for looking and scouting locations not as a camera for photography or filming.  Seems a bit of a waste to me.

DAFlys Posted at 11-7 05:22
I’d imagine real sunken boats must be the best to dive.

Very interesting to dive on.  Amazing what you can find in and around them.  The key is to be extremely careful as some of those old carcasses could collapse in on you at anytime.  

DowntownRDB Posted at 11-8 03:54
Very interesting to dive on.  Amazing what you can find in and around them.  The key is to be extremely careful as some of those old carcasses could collapse in on you at anytime.

I presume you dont go inside the wrecks when you dive?    ScubaAnn showed me a clip of her diving a plane in a quary and that looked cool.

DAFlys Posted at 11-8 04:34
I presume you dont go inside the wrecks when you dive?    ScubaAnn showed me a clip of her diving a plane in a quary and that looked cool.

Some wrecks I go in but I surveil them quite closer before entering.  Others are just too unsafe.  Several divers in South Florida have become trapped inside a wreck and couldn't get out before they ran out of air.  

I have checked out a crashed Cessna on the Gulf of Mexico side of Florida.  It was laying inverted on the ocean floor at about 95 feet down.  It must have been not to old of a wreck as the marine life hadn't take over yet.  

DowntownRDB Posted at 11-9 03:36
Some wrecks I go in but I surveil them quite closer before entering.  Others are just too unsafe.  Several divers in South Florida have become trapped inside a wreck and couldn't get out before they ran out of air.  

I have checked out a crashed Cessna on the Gulf of Mexico side of Florida.  It was laying inverted on the ocean floor at about 95 feet down.  It must have been not to old of a wreck as the marine life hadn't take over yet.

That sounds very cool. But I’d be concerned about sharks and getting trapped too much.

DAFlys Posted at 11-9 03:59
That sounds very cool. But I’d be concerned about sharks and getting trapped too much.

I have a method of "taking care" of sharks.  

DowntownRDB Posted at 11-10 02:43
I have a method of "taking care" of sharks.

Go one,   pray tell.

DAFlys Posted at 11-10 04:58
Go one,   pray tell.

Well it's....

On second thought it best be kept a secret.  

DowntownRDB Posted at 11-11 02:40
Well it's....

On second thought it best be kept a secret.

ooooh.    You big tease.

DAFlys Posted at 11-11 02:42
ooooh.    You big tease.

Sorry, I have received a few nasty and threatening PMs so I try to be a bit more careful what I put out in the forum.  My method of taking care of sharks might not be the most humane way but it sure works great for me.  

DowntownRDB Posted at 11-12 04:02
Sorry, I have received a few nasty and threatening PMs so I try to be a bit more careful what I put out in the forum.  My method of taking care of sharks might not be the most humane way but it sure works great for me.

We just found out that we now have sharks breeding in the Thames as far up as London.

I think London has always had its fair amount of sharks DAFlys. Same for all big cities.

yogi053 Posted at 11-12 04:52
I think London has always had its fair amount of sharks DAFlys. Same for all big cities.

The river really seems to have been cleaned up,  during the last survey in 1957 the thames was declared void of life.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/a ... gical-society-study

Sorry! Tongue in cheek referral to Spivs/Sharks etc etc. But it is good news about the Thames.

yogi053 Posted at 11-12 05:55
Sorry! Tongue in cheek referral to Spivs/Sharks etc etc. But it is good news about the Thames.

Oh you meant meant like the fat sharks of finance etc.   

DAFlys Posted at 11-12 04:06
We just found out that we now have sharks breeding in the Thames as far up as London.

That's a bit unusual activity for sharks.  

DowntownRDB Posted at 11-13 03:02
That's a bit unusual activity for sharks.

It came as a surprise. 50 years ago they declared the Thames void of life it was that dirty.

DAFlys Posted at 11-13 03:07
It came as a surprise. 50 years ago they declared the Thames void of life it was that dirty.

Void of life...yet, the sharks somehow adapted.  Goes to show you that anything is still possible.

DowntownRDB Posted at 11-14 03:03
Void of life...yet, the sharks somehow adapted.  Goes to show you that anything is still possible.

It’s a testament to how well the Thames has been cleaned up over the years,  we don’t have as much power station waste or sewage being discharged like before.

DAFlys Posted at 11-14 03:35
It’s a testament to how well the Thames has been cleaned up over the years,  we don’t have as much power station waste or sewage being discharged like before.

Well before the clean-up efforts that must have been a smell, nasty river.  Great to hear that is has been cleaned up so well.  Hopefully, future pollution will be very minimal.

DowntownRDB Posted at 11-15 03:01
Well before the clean-up efforts that must have been a smell, nasty river.  Great to hear that is has been cleaned up so well.  Hopefully, future pollution will be very minimal.

As a kid visiting London I cant say I noticed that.

DAFlys Posted at 11-15 04:40
As a kid visiting London I cant say I noticed that.

Now that you mention it, I don't remember noticing it during my duty tour in London.  

DowntownRDB Posted at 11-17 03:11
Now that you mention it, I don't remember noticing it during my duty tour in London.

Not sure how long its been there but theres now a sandy beach on the south bank.   People often make sand sculptures there.

I don't know yet. I am totally satisfied with M2P, use it only as hobbyist. One thing I miss Cx classfication,. After 01.01.2023 (EU) I could use only in A3 category. If Mavic 3 would get C2 class, I probably would go for it, otherway  will stay with M2P.

kovat53 Posted at 11-17 04:28
I don't know yet. I am totally satisfied with M2P, use it only as hobbyist. One thing I miss Cx classfication,. After 01.01.2023 (EU) I could use only in A3 category. If Mavic 3 would get C2 class, I probably would go for it, otherway  will stay with M2P.

I feel the same way Kovat,  that classification is a killer for me.

DAFlys Posted at 11-17 06:18
I feel the same way Kovat,  that classification is a killer for me.

we step in same shoes (Hungarian saying). I really love M2P and in my opinion M3 is simply overpriced, moreover without Cx label gives only restricted use and possibilities.