Emanuel

11 hours ago, Emanuel said:

More review stuff from here:

https://www.youtube.com/user/goblinpicturesger/videos

Interesting ISO comparative and RS resistance, after all, from tripod versus normal rotation speed modes:

Let's recall the usual aerial shots to begin or end the typical Hollywood product and we won't be too far from the description too... ; ) As written, it is just a matter to balance the elements; and try to keep the originality as much as possible up ;-)

Time for Bloom's entry:

More review stuff from here:

https://www.youtube.com/user/goblinpicturesger/videos

50 minutes ago, Chris Oh said:

that was kinda scary...

As noted, the quad has no lateral sensors ;-)

And here's another experiment with and without additional grading, respectively:

Future pilots beware: not lateral sensors...

Indeed. This is the usual when the introduction of a new technology. À la DOF hype when the 35mm adapters or HDSLRs popped up. There are always consequences as far as aesthetics concerns. Media are a reproduction of their age and technology for sure. As same as happens with society. Reason why a good part of oldest viewers don't seem to much appreciate their contemporary younger fellows' work, actually. Some don't even recognize themselves in the society they live. Or language used, as fairly pointed out.

Here's another sample shot on Mavic:

More stuff related to the DJI Mavic Pro is available here in this YT channel:

https://www.youtube.com/user/epicdigitalfilms/videos

Here's another example where we can see the strengths (e.g. almost 1-stop faster + manual focus towards to shallower DOF as handy narrative tool and previously written in this thread):

Dedicated polarizer and ND filters : )

https://www.polarprofilters.com/products/dji-mavic-filter-3-pack?variant=25474597257

Other than the focus and smoother UHD route avoiding such artificial edges for a much pleasant cinematic tool, I concur that's still soon to compare videos made by one and other options. There are only a few samples available out there yet on Mavic side against the older solutions for aerial acquisition with these small "toys". Even though and basically, as bird, we surely have a game changer :-)

And finally, here's an interesting review to also focus on the capture device:

http://www.newsshooter.com/2016/10/18/dji-mavic-pro-review-is-it-the-perfect-drone-for-the-occasional-flyer/

Not completely sure if it is legit, even though, I'd dare to say we might find a Mavic touch there -- tap to focus will surely be pretty useful for a skyline:

On the discussion, it is plainly natural there are much more number of work pieces shot on Phantom or GoPro than Mavic to conclude anything on topic. Straight out of the box, Mavic footage is a way more cinematic because of manual focus and a softer outcome. I concur that some artificial edges are not welcome at all. My perspective too.

"sharpened and edited version":

One of these days you'll be interested to take a look on this one...

Still from DJI's Lisbon event...

2 hours ago, tweak said:

What is this thread?

13 hours ago, theSUBVERSIVE said:

I wrote 5 articles speculating about the GH5...

59 minutes ago, TheRenaissanceMan said:

I mean...it's free information. Seems weird to get upset at the okay video quality. Plus, the advantage of Facebook streaming is that people could ask questions during the video. If not for that, we wouldn't have known about the RS, room temp, firmware, etc.

We live plainly in the digital economy, where free and premium tickets coexist altogether in the same package. Is that free lunch? I don't think so. That's just the rules of the game. As same as logging in on Facebook with some pathetic fake account because there's still people who refuse to put their own personal stuff/life online or need to click in the next messages to scroll down the page. When an useful blog article or a forum post like this one would fit much better. Again, is that properly professional?

Maybe that's just me who's used to old school and not fancy windows to discuss any topic such as politics, sports or whatever other trivia to pair a geek world for professionals all in one in the same location.

Comes to my mind the generalist TV channels or some information from sorta magazines/newspapers or even reviewers à la Mr. Neistat who approach in the same lighthearted manner a revolutionary manual focus quadcopter to follow the review on the 1st class flight food the day before.

20 minutes ago, TheRenaissanceMan said:

Because it's on a mobile device? Facebook streaming from anything but a phone/tablet is really difficult and annoying. I applaud them for getting the information out there.

So, they didn't have a better mobile device in the 4K world of nowadays, c'mon :P After all, 4K video on a smartphone only makes sense on their blog tests :D

However, I am not taking the poor acquisition by itself, also the idle unprofessional facebook plataform, even the lazy presentation...

BTW, I know I've had a busy working day today, but I even had a chance for a snap during the "screening", so I guess I am not the best one to praise such pretty eloquent test ;-)

Stupid video for such silly facebook post, anyways.

I'm sorry but, is that professional...?

24 minutes ago, Dimitris Stasinos said:

Actually this is the best footage i have seen so far from the mavic pro. These images have the right amount of sharpness to my eyes. Also in the statue shot we can finally see the advantage of bigger focal length / shallower depth of field, as selective focus is not an option for a P4 owner. This is an example of how an experienced user can show the true potential of a product.

Yes, indeed.

One of the lighthouse shots (at 1:14) is pretty representative of such feature. Actually, the add-on is evident for that particular shot, comparing to the previous ones immediately before. Finer narrative tool.

My perspective as well :-)

This one seems legit too:

BTW, here's already accessories offer:

9 hours ago, Cinegain said:

Here the limit is 250 gram... and you may fly it up to 30m. You must respect everyone's privacy (another reason why dashcams are forbidden). You need to be in a special exemption programm if you want to fly the quadcopter for anything other than purpose of flight itself (because that would actually still be considered hobby model flying... hook up a camera however, and that's out of the question). There's then a lot of costs and restrictions involved. Yeah... not my idea of a fun time when such hassle is involved, unless I'd be making a living out of it. I could only imagine getting one for holidays and taking it to places where they don't care as much that you're flying a quadcopter around. Where people would look up and wave at the camera, fascinated to see something like that, rather than calling authorities that you feel disturbed in your peace and violated in the general public privacy.

That place really sucks, sorry : ) Dashcams are forbidden... what a joke : D Put a smartphone doing the role, what will they say? Will they confiscate your phone? In the name of what? Where's the loss of your privacy then? LOL :-)

On topic, here are several different options:

No, racing is only addressed there for the motivation made. I mean other reviews I've seen. That's all. Opinions and reports of people who have tested the quad.

1 minute ago, graphicnatured said:

The one you posted saying "nothing compares in this panoramic."

Well, that one is a spot especially made for that. Drone racing, that's the plot.

3 minutes ago, graphicnatured said:

Compared to my Phantom 4 the Mavic looks really squirrely and all over the place. I'll reserve real judgement for when I fly one, but from this video only it appears clearly the Phantom 4 is way more stable in flight.

What video?