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Flight distance : 3632605 ft
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Hi Jeff,
Just back from trying out my new filters in the field for the first time. Firstly, the filters obviously make a difference to the final shots, which is great, but I ran into a number of issues.
It's cold here. I started trying to use the app, but ultimately found that it was fiddly to work with and ultimately felt that I was working for the app, rather than it working for me. I wound up pulling a chart I'd printed out and more quickly figured out which filter to use. I think some of that might be addressed by addressing usability comments made in the thread, but I think ultimately a chart will work best for me.
The filters. I encountered 2 issues here. Firstly, removing them was a real challenge and I worried about effects on the gimbal that repeatedly having to pry off the filters will have. Obviously this is an issue PP would have spent some time trying to solve, given the delicacy of the gimbal. I tried gently pulling and levering them off, I tried using a credit card to pull the edge back. The entire time I was very worried about the effects on the gimbal. The tightness of squeeze on gimbal gives me serious pause.
The other issue was the fact that I have to have the filter removed whenever I relight the Mavic. I was aware of this, but did a battery change and forgot, so heard the outer rim rubbing the body of the Mavic (and got the gimbal error message on the app), so I removed it. But given the lack of ease in doing so, it was a concern.\
As someone who's worked in product design, I have real empathy for the considerable constraints the Mavic presents. Clearly having a thread would help (DJI - please consider this for future product releases!), but I hope you'll be able to come up with solutions to address the problems faced!
Thanks for listening and for being so present on the forums! |
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