- Location
- Grand Junction, CO
So I want to get into filming with a drone, but have to start from ground zero so I ordered a Dromida Ominus w/o the camera (as it seems to suck) from Amazon just now. I'll spend some time with this learning how to fly, then down the road pick something up in the $500-600 range with a gimbal, possibly a DJI Phantom 3 (or 4 if I'm feeling rich!) since it includes a camera. I want it for filming some the epic scenery that we come across on our 4x4 trips.
Let me know how you like it. For $40 it seems like it would be fun.I've had fun with the little quads I've played with before, and this seems like an upgrade to those.
This thing is so much fun, I wish I had bought one earlier! It's very flighty though, any slight breeze and you'll be fighting keeping it in place. Still, for $40 it's a great practice/learner drone... I've crashed many times and haven't had any damage that would keep it from flying. Learning how to control it when coming back at you is odd, still a bit backwards with the controls. The battery probably lasts 10 min, but I bought a spare and it seems to charge in 10 min, so you can fly for 20+ min at a time if you like. There have been a couple times where I got it pretty far away, enough to scare me... I'm flying in my backyard and there are trees, powerlines, etc all around. In all, I think it's a good buy and a good learner.