The China Syndrome

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DennyR

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It would seem that DJI are not alone in their disposable policies. I received this reply from GoPro after my Hero-3 stopped working and I quote from Nick at GoPro
"Yes that is correct we do not repair our products as the costs are too high compared to issuing a new camera. We manufacture in China which is export/outbound only.":upset:
Despite the fact that this is a small problem, a 40% discount on a new camera is what they offer. And I got the run around before that came up.
So even if you buy from a US manufacturer for some loyalty reason you still end up with the same old crap.
 
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SMP

SMP

Member
I'm beyond frustrated with GoPro. Their service which used to be good is now crap and worse so is their quality control.
 


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DennyR

Active Member
Chris that just bring it home in more detail. It is time to stop buying from them. Turkey is where I went for my last book printing. Slightly more expensive but better quality.

If I were buying a new MR system right now (and Im not) I think it is a toss up between AMP 2.5 and Autoquad-6 FWIW. Hoverfly clearly still has some way to go before it can compete.
 
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DennyR

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Stacky I am afraid that is a wrong assumption. Many who are fooling around lifting Reds Etc. are limited to ultra wide angle lenses in close. Not much more than could be achieved with a good crane. (Also a lot safer.)

The next generation of SR Helis will have switchable heading lock stabilization from camera op. to pilot with auto tracking and GPS linked object tracking. Lets be honest here, Hoverfly's gimbal stabilizer is about as good as the one from Fyetech..... I would love to see them at the top but I cant see any evidence of that ever happening. All around we are seeing giant steps but not there. YET.
 
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Stacky

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In terms of the HF gimbal stabilizer I suspect they are already looking at the brushless trend as will be all the others. I was thinking in terms of just the FC and have taken close note of all the guys flying and producing high end film work that they dont seem to be using GPS for their work. A few have replied to emails and have said as much. I can see tons of use for GPS for stills work which I do but the types of footage I like to look at I cant work out how GPS could be used, so much of it requires a creative eye and the ability to deviate from a path if needed that goes with that sort of shooting.
 

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R_Lefebvre

Arducopter Developer
The GPS is not only useful for holding position automatically. It's also important for dynamic movements. I'm flying my helis at over 120 km/h and pulling 3G turns in Stabilize mode. Without GPS feedback, this really confuses the IMU/AHRS. So, if you're trying to actually take advantage of a helicopter platform's strengths (ie: speed, range), this GPS feedback is important. And just because a system has a GPS, doesn't mean they are doing this. I haven't seen any indication that anybody other than us are doing this.

If all you're doing is close in hovering, at this point, any old system will do.
 

Tomstoy2

Tomstoy2

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I take it then that you haven't tried flying the FY91Q with navigation system? Would get better results super-gluing synchronized hummingbirds to your frame! I get your point, though.
 

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