This will be a shock

perplumblewintz · Feb 11, 2017

pyrate said:
what had me looking at the Autel is their new camera coming

What's the new camera?

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Lon Denard · Feb 12, 2017

perplumblewintz said:
What's the new camera?

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Autel Robotics Announces New Camera Modules for X-Star Series Drones at CES 2017 | Autel Robotics

cryhavoc38 · Feb 12, 2017

Perhaps if 3DR's site scan thing doesn't go as well as they hope, they will see that thousands more Solo's were sold since they shut down the consumer solo, and see the cash cow that it can still be by releasing the new gimbal for that Sony cam and the firmware to go along with it.

wishfull thinking but you never know what they could do in the near future to generate cash flow.

pyrate · Feb 12, 2017

most of those vast quantities of solos sold at price points well below profitable levels
would love to see 3DR battle back, but they have lost many of the people that made solo what it was. Basically throwing th
frankly DJI is so over powering I don't see anyone dethroning them but themselves
and history has precedence for that as someone stated above

Lon Denard · Feb 12, 2017

cryhavoc38 said:
Perhaps if 3DR's site scan thing doesn't go as well as they hope, they will see that thousands more Solo's were sold since they shut down the consumer solo, and see the cash cow that it can still be by releasing the new gimbal for that Sony cam and the firmware to go along with it.

wishfull thinking but you never know what they could do in the near future to generate cash flow.

You never know for sure... I wish I were smarter. If I could just adapt the existing gimbal to work somehow.

Pedals2Paddles · Feb 12, 2017

cryhavoc38 said:
Perhaps if 3DR's site scan thing doesn't go as well as they hope, they will see that thousands more Solo's were sold since they shut down the consumer solo, and see the cash cow that it can still be by releasing the new gimbal for that Sony cam and the firmware to go along with it.

wishfull thinking but you never know what they could do in the near future to generate cash flow.

Thousands more were sold because they were being firesaled by the Chinese manufacturing firm that holds all of 3DRs assets. At hundreds of dollars less than 3DR's cost to manufacture. The notion of anything solo related being a cash cow is a fantasy.

cryhavoc38 · Feb 13, 2017

Pedals2Paddles said:
Thousands more were sold because they were being firesaled by the Chinese manufacturing firm that holds all of 3DRs assets. At hundreds of dollars less than 3DR's cost to manufacture. The notion of anything solo related being a cash cow is a fantasy.

I agree but their market for those new gimbals is larger now than it was 6 months ago

abptech · Feb 13, 2017

I was looking into this quad nut i read on other forums that is hard to get parts for them beside the basic shell or propellers. Autel want the customer to send in their drones and charge install rates. They wont sell the parts. That might be ok for some but not for me. Besides my uavs i also fly planes and drive rc cars with my kids. Part of the hobby is to fix what we break or modify it to our liking. Is this change I would probably buy one.

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pyrate · Feb 13, 2017

um what?

BigTulsa · Feb 13, 2017

abptech said:
I was looking into this quad nut i read on other forums that is hard to get parts for them beside the basic shell or propellers. Autel want the customer to send in their drones and charge install rates. They wont sell the parts. That might be ok for some but not for me. Besides my uavs i also fly planes and drive rc cars with my kids. Part of the hobby is to fix what we break or modify it to our liking. Is this change I would probably buy one.

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If that's the case you shouldn't be buying RTF drones with the expectation that if you wreck them they can be repaired easily. Myself? I use the Solo specifically for photography. I have a heavy hex I do a little of the same with but it's a DIY rig so if I break something I know I can get parts for it to repair it.

twitchyzero · Feb 14, 2017

sorry got burned by 3DR...going to be hard to trust "small" companies again in the flying camera realm. Modular-design sounds all too familar to me.

good support is nice...the question becomes will they still exist in 12 months?

Wish them the very best...always good to have competition instead of DJI's slaughter streak.

BonsaiGuy · Feb 14, 2017

BigTulsa said:
I use the Solo specifically for photography.

Interesting. You're fine with the max 12mp resolution?

BigTulsa · Feb 14, 2017

BonsaiGuy said:
Interesting. You're fine with the max 12mp resolution?

Just fine with it. It's hobby photography. I'm not using it commercially.

Lon Denard · Feb 14, 2017

BigTulsa said:
Just fine with it. It's hobby photography. I'm not using it commercially.

Hey Iver always wondered what happened to the Sony bug megabyte camera for the Solo. It seems it was an option when I first looked at it...

pyrate · Feb 14, 2017

With a proper lens you can take some nice photos with a hero 4 black
People who say you cant don't know how to use the camera

FlyXlsa · Feb 14, 2017

pyrate said:
With a proper lens you can take some nice photos with a hero 4 black
People who say you cant don't know how to use the camera

and... you can put a Leica or Hasselblad in the hands of a clueless shutterbug and outshoot them with a good Camera Phone. It's still an art, albeit a digital one now.

pyrate · Feb 14, 2017

exactly

twitchyzero · Feb 14, 2017

pyrate said:
With a proper lens you can take some nice photos with a hero 4 black
People who say you cant don't know how to use the camera

you mean it takes another 50% of the camera's cost for it take nice photos?
tiny sensor, fixed focus, no aperture control for stills, no ISO control for stills, no SS control for stills, no RAW output

it can be decent for video, but its capabilities for photos...yeah, no.

You're almost better off screen capturing the 4K footage.

Lon Denard · Feb 14, 2017

Hahaha that's what my lame ass does!

abptech · Feb 15, 2017

BigTulsa said:
If that's the case you shouldn't be buying RTF drones with the expectation that if you wreck them they can be repaired easily. Myself? I use the Solo specifically for photography. I have a heavy hex I do a little of the same with but it's a DIY rig so if I break something I know I can get parts for it to repair it.

Respectfully Disagree, i have two diy quads with pixhawk. As a matter of fact i had diy before i bought my p3p and solo. I can find most parts for my p3p. My point here is, if you want ro pay for them to fix it then it is up to you. I want to be able to fix it myself because im capable of it. Do you take your car to the dealership every time it needs service? Some people do, i do most of the repairs in my car myself. Dont get me wrong, autel have a nice drone and i would like to get me one. I just need to wait until more parts are available in the market. Just my two cents.

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