DJI has never left the shelves bare before releasing a new model and it seems beyond unlikely that they would be out of stock for more than three months as a marketing gimmick.The *RUMOR* discussed on this forum and others is Phantom production has been halted in preparation for releasing a new drone, perhaps the Phantom 5. This is a standard manufacturing tactic to start building up a stock of the new product while generating a demand for the new drone by temporarily starving the market. A new product is kept secret and not normally announced until it is ready to ship. On the other hand, it may just be temporary as production has shifted to the other drones to meet demand, then revert back to building more Phantoms. A temporary shortage. I stress, these are the dominant RUMORS as there has been no official word from DJI. In short, nobody really knows - yet. Seems this situation can't linger on much longer without some explanation for DJI to keep their market lead.
It's hard to imagine DJI ending one of the most popular drones in the market. As a former manufacturing guy, I think it makes sense to wind down inventory as you get ready to introduce a replacement product. Timing can be affected by a spike in demand for the old product or delay in the new product availability.Searching DJI website , it seems the Phantom 4 is out of stock . How can this be?! This is the drone of choice. I’m not a regular reader of this site. Did I miss something??
Malone
Whatever DJI is up to with the Phantom, they aren't saying.
On the B&H website it says they are discontinued10/4
We’ll keep a sharp eye out
Thank you gentlemen
Right now on the B&H website it says the P4 Pro is in stockI think it’s now officially suspicious that the P4 is still it of stock, no P5 expected, no replacement announcement / this is beyond weird and entering into concerning - my company needs two more and we can’t find them, except over priced on eBay (non-authorized dealer so a no-go for us)
False alarm, I used a different browser, it says back ordered, it must have been a cached page .Right now on the B&H website it says the P4 Pro is in stock
Never try to read DJI'S inscrutable mind. You'll fail every time.Searching DJI website , it seems the Phantom 4 is out of stock . How can this be?! This is the drone of choice. I’m not a regular reader of this site. Did I miss something??
Malone