- Joined
- Oct 12, 2015
- Messages
- 127
- Reaction score
- 326
Peter,
Your videos are the best. Your knowledge of this hobby and your videos both entertain and educate. Realizing the technology is always becoming more advanced, I still am not ready to throw in the towel on Solo. It was The Basic Pilot who informed us of the price drop on Solo and your enthusiasm with Solo is what convinced me to purchase one! I just happened to come into this hobby in February 2017 when one could get Solo, 3-Axis Gimbal and an additional battery for $299 plus tax totaling $314. This was a fraction of what Solo pioneers paid. For us late bloomers, it was like Best Buy’s taking a hundred bucks off the gimbal and throwing in Solo with an additional battery for free! That’s a deal I don’t believe we will see from DJI-,so maybe you can give another point to Solo?
It was great seeing you again. Tell me, was it just a coincidence that those Emmy’s were photo-bombing you? You look like you’re catching up with Ellen!
No it's not mine, the Here is the guy who I credited on the bottom. If you are talking about the shot where I am holding the "DIY" Solo, that's actually a sprinkler head that I gaffer taped to the Solo.It's got a bit of weight but that’s what makes it so stable when it gets a little windy. I flew it in Vermont in the dead of winter, the winds were blowing and Solo held its own. The video was pretty steady.
Peter- the Solo with the HERE is yours I assume? That’s another thing cool about Solo- you feel like you’re under the hood tinkering to make it better and it gives you some appreciation for what kind of engineering goes into this kind of device. I am looking forward to the sequel.
No it's not mine, the Here is the guy who I credited on the bottom. If you are talking about the shot where I am holding the "DIY" Solo, that's actually a sprinkler head that I gaffer taped to the Solo.
While I do agree that Solo has increased knowledge in the DIY community...I do not agree that this is a good thing in drone. It's like being happy that a new car has problems, because it affords me the opportunity to learn how to work on cars.I think the solo wins big points for something else. Here's the thing, when it was launched the solo had a multitude of problems. Crappy GPS ( Rev A taking nearly 5 minutes or more to get sat locks, or on an overcast day, not getting a lock at all). The terrible vibrations ruining that expensive gimbal footage. The limited flying range and of course the noisy props. So why does the solo deserve some extra points? Because the people that bought them suddenly wanted to make upgrades to the drone to improve it. The upgraded the GPS with MRO and HERE GPS systems. They started replacing the stiff HDMI cables with soft vibration absorbing cables. They swapped out their antenna's and wifi cards to increase the range. The solo suddenly became their launch pad to customizing and even building their own drone (who with a DJI was inspired to do that?). Even now there's still people working on an alternative gimbal, there's people working on replacing and extending the batteries. The solo became (and still is!) a stepping stone to learning how to build your own drone. With DJI, you have an issue, you send the drone back. With 3DR, you have an issue, you learn how to solve it.
So it may just be one point to the 3DR solo for this, but I think it's an important point!
I agree...this has been my advice to all that have come here asking "do you think the Solo is the drone for me?".Now someone who just wants to fly around and use their drone to take pictures and video, DJI make be your best bet.
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