My prediction for 2017 :
Phantom 3 Standard will go on Clearance sale. Advanced and Pro already no longer produced.
A new Entry level Multi-Rotor will appear to possibly try fill that gap. Probably not from DJI. Another such as Quanum will try but likely fail.
Generally multi-rotors will get bigger and more functions for price. Despite legislation to control them by size. So far many have been reducing in size - but that market is now so saturated in cheap rubbish - any serious producer will step away.
Quality MR's will increase in price as the market floods with crap budget stuff imitating the big boys. Look at videos and posts abounding on Youtube ... so much crud hitting market and most of it - simply rubbish.
DJI will inevitably lose a slice of the market and try to concentrate on their higher level models. Why fight the crud ... people look at a model that looks similar but is $100 less ... which do they buy ? The cheapest of course. So how to combat that ? No good telling buyers your product is better ... you just get out of that market and concentrate on the higher priced quality range.
Lets see what happens.
Nigel
Phantom 3 Standard will go on Clearance sale. Advanced and Pro already no longer produced.
A new Entry level Multi-Rotor will appear to possibly try fill that gap. Probably not from DJI. Another such as Quanum will try but likely fail.
Generally multi-rotors will get bigger and more functions for price. Despite legislation to control them by size. So far many have been reducing in size - but that market is now so saturated in cheap rubbish - any serious producer will step away.
Quality MR's will increase in price as the market floods with crap budget stuff imitating the big boys. Look at videos and posts abounding on Youtube ... so much crud hitting market and most of it - simply rubbish.
DJI will inevitably lose a slice of the market and try to concentrate on their higher level models. Why fight the crud ... people look at a model that looks similar but is $100 less ... which do they buy ? The cheapest of course. So how to combat that ? No good telling buyers your product is better ... you just get out of that market and concentrate on the higher priced quality range.
Lets see what happens.
Nigel