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Review

As an adventure filmmaker, it’s not always about how light my camera bag weighs, it’s about the quality of the shots I can capture, about the level of detail and about the versatility of the kit I have in my pack. The DJI Mavic Air Fly-more Combo is the perfect drone for those longer shoots and shorter trips, enabling me to take to the air and capture images of the landscape in exquisite detail.

Why the DJI Mavic Air Fly-more Combo?

I recently upgraded from my Mavic Air 1 which while small and compact and perfect for taking on overnight hikes, had a very low range and a long latency downlink from the aircraft to the image on the screen. It difficult to get the shots I wanted of mountains,  ridgelines and landscapes without feeling like I was going to lose the drone. The Mavic Air 2 solves all the issues, even though it’s much heavier and dare I say it larger, I needed the capability that the original Mavic Pro had, but in a form factor similar to the original Mavic Air. The Mavic Air 2 was clear choice moving forward with my adventure filmmaking.

How well does it work?

The range and battery life on this thing is insane, although it’s not advised to fly out of site, on a clear run it’s possible to get between 6 and 10 kilometres of range and still have battery left over according to the specs. The picture quality is superb and there are just enough settings onboard and in the Ui to adjust the exposure and brightness and the Fly More Combo comes with a set of 3 ND filters making daytime footage much richer and less overexposed. Love the controller and build quality too and the drone itself is rugged and durable.

Value for money

I haven’t taken it out on many shoots yet, but I will as soon as lockdown is lifted. It’ll be my primary drone for many years to come and the amount of goodies and features you get with the Fly More Combo is mind-blowing. It’s expensive,  but reasonably priced fora drone like this and it’s an incredibly valuable investment and amazing upgrade to my camera arsenal.

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