Recent content by Z953

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    Why I think "Solo" as best for Drone Hobby

    I will say one thing about the Solo: is a tough SOB. I let my dad fly the Solo last weekend; his first time flying a drone like this (I bought him a $50 toy drone dji on Father's Day). He did great for the first three batteries... ...then something happened on the fourth battery and he crashed...
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    Why I think "Solo" as best for Drone Hobby

    The Solo is a great drone and I'm glad that it was my first; the only drawback is its size. The backpack that I carry my DSLR in along with three extra lenses, flash, my Mavic with three extra batteries, iPad mini 4 and a handheld gimbal for my gopro is SMALLER than the 3dr backpack. Guess...
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    Getting a Mavic Pro

    If I took all of that into consideration, I'd just get a second Solo and mount my D7100 in between them. [emoji12]
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    Getting a Mavic Pro

    My expectations must be REALLY low because I'm really happy with the Mavic's camera. It's 12 mp for photos and 4k video; seriously, what is the limitation? Aren't those gopro specs?
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    DJi Mavic VS Solo VS other ..

    Or be like the both of us and have both.
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    Getting a Mavic Pro

    The Mavic arrived on Friday and I got to fly it a couple of times and the thing that I can't get over is the size when I take into consideration all of the features that it has. A really cool drone. One thing that I noticed immediately as it was hovering @ 10' is that it's much more...
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    3DRSOLO KNOB V2 - PRECISION CONTROL $1.99

    I started using these from the very beginning and they are very comfortable (and I paid like $12 for them dammit). The stock sticks on the Solo are like the Mavic's and I think that I'm going to slip one of the three pairs of these that I just ordered on the Mavic's controller.
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    EBay sale...Refurbished Solos for $207 +shipping...

    Wow, that sucks. I'm sorry that you got screwed. If it helps for the future, record your unboxing compeletely uninterrupted (no stopping the device while recording). I do that just in case something doesn't work. Yes, it's difficult to test EVERYthing but if you show the address on the box...
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    Getting a Mavic Pro

    I just scored a Mavic for a decent price last night and will be receiving it in a couple of days. I've ordered extra batteries, props, and some filters for it also. I went to the dark side (after only having my Solo finally setup perfectly for two weeks) because after I received the awesome...
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    I'm going to have to say that this a good price...

    I'm very new to the Solo world, is it me or are prices for Solos & parts going up?
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    I'm going to have to say that this a good price...

    My combo from B&H was $344 and it DIDN'T include the backpack... Look at this on eBay 3DR Solo Quadcopter Bundle with Gimbal Backpack,Battery, 2 Xtra Props, GPS RevB | eBay The seller looks legit.
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    First time flight problems and solid orange led

    Since BB is sending you a replacement unit, I take it that it wasn't one of those "Geek Squad" refurbished units that were on sale a couple of weeks that you ordered but a new Solo; the refurbished unit that I got was a disaster and I returned it literally an hour after it was delivered (full...
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    Help! Which GoPro camera is compatible?

    Yes it does, I got mine last week (after the used GP3+Black that I got didn't work). You'll like having FULL control of the GP. As an aside, make sure that you get a good SD card because I found out that a crappy card will make you lose functionality of the GP.
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    About those Best Buy Refurbished Units for $199...

    That's EXACTLY how mine looked... Until I tried to get the damn thing working. I'd try to at least test fly it once so that you know that it's all good.
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    About those Best Buy Refurbished Units for $199...

    I wish that I could say the same. No biggie though, I got my money back.