Recent content by skyrim56

Great to hear. One more question, I plan on using this over the ocean extensively. I see a lot of posts on here that make me think that is crazy, but is it really? If it's at altitude on a calm day, how is that any worse if it falls in the ocean than if it falls 300m onto rocks? I would...

Wish I saw that sooner. Although I bet you pay taxes/duty from Dronenerds to Canada, which is a large sum in this case I would assume.

Tried but they are out of stock everywhere. I just bought the Advanced refurb from DJI direct. Came out to $885 after exchange rate, no taxes or shipping. Thanks all for the great responses. I think I'll be visiting this forum a lot in the near future.

Interesting thanks. These seem to be a decent deal from Canada as they include duty and taxes. Anyone else had good experiences with refurb?

Black friday deals on the Standard, 4k and Pro, ****. Advanced is probably the sweet spot. I assume the pro is overkill if my main goal is still photos?

There is a black friday deal for the Phantom 3 4K, but is that just a standard with an upgraded camera?

I'm a long time hobbyist landscape photographer who just got a itch to get into aerial photography to spice things up a bit. I'm looking at buying a phantom as they seem like a solid photography platform, but I really can't figure out if its worth pushing my budget (and angering my wife) to get...