DJI Phantom 3 SE Wifi FPV RC Quadcopter EUR460 incl shipping @Tomtop

tedpan

Here's my latest video of the Mi Drone 4k. It shows how the drone flies and footage from the drone. My dog loves chasing it!

This is shot in 1080p mode at 50 frames per second

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEBMkZeDBGY

smokingman

Well, after commandeering my sons note4 tablet (which fits nicely in the grips) when my A5 didn't bloody work with the app, I've flown through three battery charges today despite the wind. Didn't get too high up (it was pretty windy and I just got this thing!) but it's bloody amazing - I'm in love!
Footage so far is dull and only of my house but as soon as I bring it somewhere on a nice day, I'll post footage then.

Even got to inspect my house gutters with it

To those who are waiting on delivery.....you're in for a lot of smiles lads!

tedpan

smokingman wrote:

To those who are waiting on delivery.....you're in for a lot of smiles lads!

It's an absolutely class piece of kit. I flew my mate's one. Well worth the money and it's great for travelling too. Best of luck with it and can't wait to see some footage from fellow boardsies!

tk123

My spark has arrived in Dublin!

2smiggy

took the plunge and bought one. hopefully i don't make ****f it too quickly

tk123

YOOOOOO!! My Spark just arrived. Tracking never updated to out for delivery btw..

Thebeast078

2smiggy wrote: »

took the plunge and bought one. hopefully i don't make ****f it too quickly

What did you go for in the end?

2smiggy

Thebeast078 wrote: »

What did you go for in the end?

the one in the original post , worked out just under €450 with today's conversion rate. Will see how I go with that, should be enough for me anyway !!

Thebeast078

2smiggy wrote: »

the one in the original post , worked out just under €450 with today's conversion rate. Will see how I go with that, should be enough for me anyway !!

I ordered the spark but kind of regretting it now. Should have gone for the Mavic just because of its portability.
The SE looks like a cracking drone so should be fun ;-)

R777B

tk123 wrote: »

YOOOOOO!! My Spark just arrived. Tracking never updated to out for delivery btw..

Enjoy! I'm mad jealous. I've only got the UPS update to say the label has been made so I have a week of silence/sitting in the Netherlands to look forward to

seannash

R777B wrote: »

Enjoy! I'm mad jealous. I've only got the UPS update to say the label has been made so I have a week of silence/sitting in the Netherlands to look forward to

Could be longer than a week. I ordered mine on the 14th and the tracking still says label created in the netherlands

R777B

seannash wrote: »

Could be longer than a week. I ordered mine on the 14th and the tracking still says label created in the netherlands

:eek::eek: nightmare. It's best forgotten about for the moment so, otherwise I will go mad refreshing the UPS page/watching youtube videos

ballwebhost

seannash wrote: »

Could be longer than a week. I ordered mine on the 14th and the tracking still says label created in the netherlands

I've also ordered mine on the 14th and I'm still waiting for UPS website to update from only the label created.

Purchased extra battery, case, landing pad and car charger and all arrived last week. All I'm missing now is the Mavic.

The wait seems endless!

creativedrinker

My label was created on the 15th and still nothing, I ordered a extra battery the following day and that hasn't arrived either but I expect that will take a bit longer

Carpenter

Same here 14th how long should this take .

ballwebhost

creativedrinker wrote: »

My label was created on the 15th and still nothing, I ordered a extra battery the following day and that hasn't arrived either but I expect that will take a bit longer

I'd say we'll be waiting closer to two weeks for the delivery. I chatted with TomTop a few days ago and they said expect up to 15 working days - even with priority shipping. I paid an extra $30 for absolutely nothing.

I ordered my battery through Apple and other accessories through Amazon which is why they came so soon.

Quite a saving on TomTop so I won't complain. !

McMurphy

Just checked my order through Tomtop, and the timeline of events until it was delivered.

July 23rd. Order placed.

Then very little happened until it left Eindhoven, and this was the delivery schedule from then on.

Wicklow , IE
03/08/2017 13:21
Delivered
Dublin, IE
02/08/2017 18:30
Arrival Scan
Tamworth, GB
02/08/2017 02:46
Departure Scan
Tamworth, GB
01/08/2017 13:42
Arrival Scan
Eindhoven, NL
01/08/2017 04:00
Departure Scan
NL
25/07/2017 22:42
Order Processed: Ready for UPS

So going by that, and others, if you ordered on 14th, delivery should be next week some time.

It looks quite normal going by mine, and others experience.

tedpan

Thebeast078 wrote:

I ordered the spark but kind of regretting it now. Should have gone for the Mavic just because of its portability. The SE looks like a cracking drone so should be fun ;-)

The spark is a really impressive machine, don't worry you won't be disappointed. Did you get the combo with the remote and extra battery etc? It flies so well with the controller

Thebeast078

tedpan wrote: »

The spark is a really impressive machine, don't worry you won't be disappointed. Did you get the combo with the remote and extra battery etc? It flies so well with the controller

Full combo pack. I don't really need a 4K camera and was worried about the range of the device however some of the videos on youtube in relation to range are very impressive.

smokingman

Felt brave this evening and took it far, far away from me. Probably half a mile...
Got some sweet footage that I'm going to need two hours to upload (1.something Gig file) but I'll drop a link to it here later tonight.

What do people do with that by the way?
Do you guys upload them as is or do you reduce them before uploading?

McMurphy

smokingman wrote: »

Felt brave this evening and took it far, far away from me. Probably half a mile...
Got some sweet footage that I'm going to need two hours to upload (1.something Gig file) but I'll drop a link to it here later tonight.

What do people do with that by the way?
Do you guys upload them as is or do you reduce them before uploading?

I upload mine as they are, but in fairness I'm in a good broadband area With Virgin, videos normally take me a few mins to upload.

There was a major firmware update for me this evening, it took me several attempts to complete it, dunno what was happening, but the upgrade failed a few times resulting in me starting from scratch again, took me more than half an hour easily.

Took her up for a spin straight after, and just be aware, it reset a lot of my settings back to default. I couldn't enter sports mode, and my RTH altitude had been reset too.

chris1970

My mavic moving, departure scan 30 min ago weekend looks good

sphinx501

chris1970 wrote: »

My mavic moving, departure scan 30 min ago weekend looks good

When was your label created? Mine was created 17/08 still sitting in NL

sphinx501

chris1970 wrote: »

My mavic moving, departure scan 30 min ago weekend looks good

When was your label created? Mine was created 17/08 still sitting in NL

ballsymchugh

Hi people,

i'm just wondering would any of the more experienced drone users be able to offer any opinion on this other thread:

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057775909

I'm tempted to replace with the OP in this thread, but wondering if the worldwide warranty will actually stand up.

chris1970

sphinx501 wrote: »

When was your label created? Mine was created 17/08 still sitting in NL

15/8 created
didn't move far- 01.00 eindhoven!

smokingman

This took ages to upload on my crappy Imagine ISP but this is shot in the highest resolution I could use, with an ND-4 & Polarizing filter and some manual video settings I'm not 100% sure were right.

File is "as is" straight from the memory card.

Have to change some of the settings to have smoother transitions but overall, very happy indeed!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1P9iKdBsPeI

The Undecided One

Here's my footage from Phantom 3 SE, shot in 4K, exported in 1080p, no ND filter, color corrected D-Cinelike

ballwebhost

sphinx501 wrote: »

When was your label created? Mine was created 17/08 still sitting in NL

Label created here 16/08 and still in the Netherlands. The wait seems endless!

smokingman

The Undecided One wrote: »

Here's my footage from Phantom 3 SE, shot in 4K, exported in 1080p, no ND filter, color corrected D-Cinelike

You got scarily close to the water there :O
I'd have been fairly sh|tin it right there!

The Undecided One

smokingman wrote: »

You got scarily close to the water there :O
I'd have been fairly sh|tin it right there!

It wasn't too bad, the Phantom is very steady.

I already had a drone end up in the river so I'm used to it :D

sphinx501

The Undecided One wrote: »

Here's my footage from Phantom 3 SE, shot in 4K, exported in 1080p, no ND filter, color corrected D-Cinelike

My biggest fear is flying over water, for the shots close to water did you take any precautions? Disable VPS?

From your past experience any tips for flying over water? :rolleyes:

The Undecided One

sphinx501 wrote: »

My biggest fear is flying over water, for the shots close to water did you take any precautions? Disable VPS?

From your past experience any tips for flying over water? :rolleyes:

No, didn't disable it VPS, I know that it's recommended but I didn't do it on this occasion.

tedpan

sphinx501 wrote: »

My biggest fear is flying over water, for the shots close to water did you take any precautions? Disable VPS?

From your past experience any tips for flying over water? :rolleyes:

It's simple, these drones hold altitude so basically it's right stick forward. Really easy, really impressive.

Thanks for the uploads guys!

creativedrinker

My Ups just updated Will arrive Monday :D:D:D:D

ballwebhost

Just seen my UPS Tracking updated. Item was received and scanned in Utrecht. Delivery scheduled for Tuesday!

sphinx501

ballwebhost wrote: »

Just seen my UPS Tracking updated. Item was received and scanned in Utrecht. Delivery scheduled for Tuesday!

Same update! But I don’t see delivery date, is that on UPS tracking?

Scheduled Delivery = Information Unavailable

ballwebhost

sphinx501 wrote: »

Same update! But I don’t see delivery date, is that on UPS tracking?

Scheduled Delivery = Information Unavailable

Yeah, at the top left it's showing me the scheduled delivery date. If it has just updated like mine, I would expect you to get it Tuesday too. Can't wait to get some shots / footage with it!

ozmo

smokingman wrote: »

This took ages to upload on my crappy Imagine ISP but this is shot in the highest resolution I could use, with an ND-4 & Polarizing filter and some manual video settings I'm not 100% sure were right.

Thise two videos-

i think you could be getting better focus...
The trees shouldnt look like watercolours- should be able see the leaves almost.

Try without the filter and set the manual sharpness to +1.

Set one of the underside c buttons to center focus. The green focus rectangle should flash and beep when its in focus.

smokingman

ozmo wrote: »

Thise two videos-

i think you could be getting better focus...
The trees shouldnt look like watercolours- should be able see the leaves almost.

Try without the filter and set the manual sharpness to +1.

Set one of the underside c buttons to center focus. The green focus rectangle should flash and beep when its in focus.

Cheers for the advice Ozmo; it's much appreciated! I'll try that next flight and upload the same again.

sphinx501

ballwebhost wrote: »

Yeah, at the top left it's showing me the scheduled delivery date. If it has just updated like mine, I would expect you to get it Tuesday too. Can't wait to get some shots / footage with it!

Interesting mine has departed Utrecht now.

However no scheduled delivery date just the below spiel, for now, I will presume we are on the same delivery schedule

Scheduled delivery information is not available at this time. Please check back later.

chris1970

Does ups deliver Saturdays mine on truck somewhere Tamworth and Dublin

tedpan

chris1970 wrote:

Does ups deliver Saturdays mine on truck somewhere Tamworth and Dublin

Sad times... It has to arrive in Dublin really early in the morning to be delivered same day. If not today, it will be Monday..

creativedrinker

So has anyone gotten Dji care? would there be much use for it?

smokingman

I know I might regret it some day but I didn't buy it.
Focuses the mind before a flight that does though

shanec1928

creativedrinker wrote: »

So has anyone gotten Dji care? would there be much use for it?

go back a few pages multiple people have mentioned it

ballsymchugh

creativedrinker wrote: »

So has anyone gotten Dji care? would there be much use for it?

make sure you have the correct one. from my earlier post, DJI Europe are not covering my drone which i bought from Amazon marketplace which was a Chinese seller, selling an American drone. just got this from them

Hi there,

I have asked the Engineer and he says there was little you could have done to prevented it. He says that it is a manufacturers defect, he would have provided warranty were it not for the unfortunate localization issue.

If you have any other question I would be happy to assist.

Kind Regards,

DJI Support EU

McMurphy

ballsymchugh wrote: »

make sure you have the correct one. from my earlier post, DJI Europe are not covering my drone which i bought from Amazon marketplace which was a Chinese seller, selling an American drone. just got this from them

Did DJI let you purchase the refresh care package, then inform you it was useless when trying to make a claim?

I just put in the serial number of my Mavic, and bought it with zero hassle. Surely if there was some sort of get restrictions on the refresh package, registering the drone for the package would have been the time to inform us.

R777B

ballsymchugh wrote: »

make sure you have the correct one. from my earlier post, DJI Europe are not covering my drone which i bought from Amazon marketplace which was a Chinese seller, selling an American drone. just got this from them

This seems crazy - if you're paying for DJI Care anyway shouldn't they replace it regardless of where the warranty is/where the drone came from?

Carpenter

Can some good person put up a link you are using for tracking this is a bummer.