It's quite refreshing to get an opinion about new DJI Mini 3 Pro from an actual landscape photographer. I was struggling to get a good perspective on this one, because a lot of reviewers are not into photography at all, but you really brought me a big step closer to actually buying this drone
Wasn't sure what could be done about that unless Nigel thought the lines should be edited out...? But that's a whole different can of worms. Great shot by the way - I loved it's abstract nature.
I'm in LOVE with this drone. It's incredible what DJI was able to fit into such a portable and stealthy package. Thanks for the tips on panoramas. The jpg ones it produces leave much to be desired and lightroom messes up the horizon when merging the unstitched raw images that are taken during the autopano process. Looks like I just need to carefully shoot them manually. No biggie!
Thanks for this Nigel and you're a real photographer as well. I too do landscape and astrophotography and have just started to integrate my drone into my work.
Awesome Nigel. Hope you’re recovering well from your surgery. I love how your prints so perfectly match your Lightroom screen. I still struggle with that and given how important prints are, wondered whether you can revisit getting prints correct. Thanks again
I've got my mini 3 pro a few days ago. now registered, it alowed me to go pretty much city center (munich) because of its weight and reduced restrictions. As a beginner, I made a nice night timelapse video flying over the river isar which divides both halfes of the city including car traffic patterns and single sources of people going for a walk with headlamps. I am just in disbelief of how good this thing is in every regard, be it flying, the new remote, the pictures, the videos. I feel so lucky to have this thing.
@@dangodin8906 No, it's not. Especially on a river since you need to keep a distance of 100m to "Bundeswasserstraßen". Although there are exceptions if you stay lower than the distance to the river (for example 10m high in 10m distance is fine).
The panoramic pictures are fantastic but what is the quality like if you want to zoom in on your taken photograph to possibly look at a building in a town or something?
Beautiful images start with a beautiful, rural living space. Nice work. I aspire to such work myself, but I live in an inner city with power lines and cell towers and massive light pollution. 😅
I think this review is the one that brings me closest to purchasing one. I flew my brothers mini 2 around my rural area about a month ago, over crops, creeks, forest, down country roads, over the river, flight distance/air time easily 15 km ( not transmission distance), even inspected my roof and chimney. The quality of the images was impressive, the ease and robust flight ability, even in a 20 kph wind, was mind blowing. I knew this one was launching so I started looking into the imaging quality of both. I know the 2 is 1/3 the cost with the bundle you need to actually utilize either, but the ability to really work on aerial photography with the 3 makes it the winner by a mile. Back when I worked in forestry for a living I spent years looking at aerial imaging and was always amazed, now with these drones the potential is limitless!
Hi Nigel, eally great video Nigel. Excellent tip about Panos. A query- when I format my card the numbering of files starts from 1 again and there seems no way to reslove this apart from not formatting the card- but just deleting images and leaving the last one on it. I like to reformat my card regulalrly so that doesn't work have you found a work around. Many thanks Julie
Thankful that this video popped up on my radar. I ordered this drone with the intension of taking landscape photos to use as reference for paintings. The information you've provided helps me to better understand what I need to do to reach my desired results. Thank you so much.
I'm not really into new cameras, new lenses (I have very old gears and I'm happy with them) but every time a new drone, especially from dji, i'm amazed and want to buy one and this one could be the one if, if... there is always a if, there were more places to fly in my area. Lots of forbidden areas. I don't want to invest if I can't use it a lot. Can't wait to have your book !
@NigelDanson great tip ref vertical panis, can you tell me when doing this manually how much overlap do you aim for at the time of capturing the images? Thanks
I am amazed at the quality and resolution of these photos for such a small sensor and really enjoyed this video. I am 76 and not as mobile as I once was and wonder how easy it is to learn to use one of these.
Nigel, Congrats on the issue of your new Landscape book. I’m sure it will be a good future reference for many photographers and of great photo inspiration.
Loved ur vlog Nice, and glad to see ur back is slowly getting better. I feel for you as I've been through treatment and recovery from cancer slightly longer and so hard to get out with my camera.
How do you exposure bracket manually for the 48 mp you mentioned? Does that mean that you manually shoot 3 -5 shots adjusting the length of time each shot is exposed for?
Great video thanks! I'm an amateur photographer so always nice to see someone using the M3P for photos and not just videos! Amazing how all the same principles apply, just a few metres up in the air!!
I had to stop it on 6:33 - 6:35. Just to take that in.. amazing. You do amazing work Mr Danson ( saw the note that it was from a different drone, but still.. wow) I'm so tempted to upgrade from my mini 2 drone. Great informative video. Thank you.
Many thanks for this Nigel Been thinking about getting a drone but was a bit unsure about what to go for and using it. This video has been a great start point.
I have been looking into buying a DJI drone for awhile but after seeing the Mini 3 it seems to be a game changer that I have been looking for.. Thanks 🙏
Thank you for this information as I have a drone on the way, you talk about taking a number of photos with different exposures and merging them together. do you have a video or know of a video that show how to do this?
@NigelDanson I am very curious about the roof singles I saw in the beginning of your video. Are those some kind of Solar Panels, what are those exactly?
Great tips!, i'm also impressed by how you are able to manually stitch together photo's without the drone doing it for you. How do you know you aren't missing parts of the landscape you are trying to shoot?
Must admit, my first drone [Mini 2] I deemed it necessary to fly high and at a distance - now, as you mentioned, I often just shoot at a reasonable height (100 feet perhaps) to get in the view I want. Exposure bracketing is good and with the portrait ability now I will try out as you say to produce a pano. Thank you
I love the images and how you made them. I often an amazed at what the sky and clouds do so well. Living in West Central Florida which is luckily a weatheer convergence zone the nature of these elements are simply amazing. What I have seen and heard from you forced me to subscribe and follow you always now. Your work ethics are very good and I will learn a lot using my lovely mini 3 pro for sure. They are great at videos but I really love the camera for its image abilities as a flying camera not on the ground. I have beautiful cameras and lenses but the drone is special. I still love my Mavic pro2 with Hasselblad as well as others I own but the Mini 3 is a special one for its abilities and flight times. I have not had the well spoken of issues and now it even has a longer distance as I like to go out about a miles towards the gulf of mexico I live so close to (2 miles). A flying camera is magic to my eyes. Thanks so much for posting this valuable information and ideas. Ray C Florida
Great points Nigel. I have a Mavic Pro 2 and loved the video I captured looking straight down over an Aspen grove in Colorado. Prayers for a full recovery Nigel so you can get back out and take us with you :) Be well.
Great Video! Got me even more excited for my M3P which comes tomorrow. Stoked to start that journey, been flying a cheaper $300 drone for a while and ready to take the real plunge! Thanks for the content bro!
Finally someone who talk about the quality of photos of this drone! I’ve seen the 48mpx photos and it seems to me they were not well defined… out of focus… of course with more resolution. So maybe better to shot only multiple shots with 12 mpx mode.
Thanks for your thoughts on the Mini 3 Nigel. I am flying this drone for the last 4 days. What an amazing achievement for DJI this drone is. The photographic opportunities we have with this drone are really countless imo. The features packed on this sub 250g drone are amazing. I am wondering where the limit might be for these light drones!!
Thanks Nigel, I have been using a drone for videos and photography for several years now, they are really fantastic for that different view, you have Def reinforced some ideas, some I have already done previousky but forgotten alread 😝. A lot of photos I do take are close to where I am and a better perspective can be gold ✨️
Wow, stunning! Love the first image with the heart shape. Drone photography is something I’ve never really thought about, but your video really made me sit up in amazement and wonder! I live in a beautiful area close to a spectacular estuary. I’m sure there must be huge potential with drone footage. ‘Acres of diamonds in your own back yard’ comes to mind.
Hi Nigel, great video, nice to see you on the mend from your surgeries. I'm thinking of getting a drone but have no experience with using them, are they easy to fly? how do you go about leaning and getting started?
Picking up my first drone. Mini 3 pro. Cant wait to fly and take pics and vids. Can u recomend settings for pics and vids. Both day and night. Thank you
Thank you for sharing these details and suggestions. I just got this drone and was really interested to hear that you used the vertical mode for pano's manually... I was already keen to try that out, and, also manually HDR bracketing the 48mpx images. It will be huge!
absolutely incredible video!! your photos as always so impressive and i love the fact that you are printing them. i am considering to buy the mini 3 pro myself. Currently i am living in the italian dolomites and that scenery is just marvellous. I am very much looking forward to shooting some awesome panoramas here
thanks for reply. iv managed to sort it out if its below 250g it only needs a Flyer ID which lasts for 5 years is free here once you do the 40 questions if you put the bigger battery in it takes it over 250g so also need a Operators ID which costs £10 quid over here for 12 months
Nigel, can you explain your sequence of shooting the raw files, with a bracket & pano. Do you just repeat the process two or three times with manual exposures? How is it possible they would line up?
Very interesting subject thanks. I have the 4 Pro and love the Ariel shots too and in particular panos. I’ve not used the 48Mp as I’d heard better with standard? Really enjoyed this subject from you ~ do thank you. I’ve already subscribed a while ago to your channel and I’ve 👍.
We live on Anglesey so every man and his camera has taken photos of our famous landmarks. I bought and Air 2S to try and offer a different perspective. It’s really hit the mark. I’m selling a lot of photos through our shop on the island. Drones can keep your photography fresh but also allow you to scout a location or find a new area to discover.
Great, great video. ican´t wait to get one, especially because i want to star planning my iceland trip again. did you have any problems with carry on backpacks going to iceland? and what backpack did you use? the acelandair company, the max size of caary on is...55 x 40 x 20 cm, how was your experience? keep the good work and recover well. have fun
Hi Nigel, I'm thinking about getting a drone. I know nothing about the video side. Does it come with any software or what do you use? When it comes to stills I use Lightroom and Photoshop, do I need anything else?
Superb imagery from the Mini 3 Pro I have the Mavic 3 and my photos don't look half as good, what am I doing wrong, I'm pretty new to photography so what settings should I use, I know that's a pretty hard question to answer, I always shoot in Pro settings but I don't think I'm dialling them in as best as I can, I feel like I'm letting the drone down if that makes sense, any help or advice you can give would be much appreciated, thank you.
Interesting video Nigel. I got a Mini 2 last year and the noise is one aspect that makes me reluctant to fly it if other people are around. Does loo live the Mini 3 is a big advance and definitely think I do not shoot straight down enough. Hope your back gets well enough to go out soon.
Great video, I'm doing full 360 panoramas using portrait mode. It's tricky but I switch the map in the bottom left hand corner into compass mode so I can get 8 directions by judging north, north east, east, south east, etc. I'm using the bracketed shots to get HDR but being able to do the 48 megapixel mode as well would be amazing. I use PTGui to stitch my pictures together, how do you deal with vignettes when using lightroom to stitch the panoramas?
Thanks for great tips! I have the first Mini and it shoots pretty decent video, but I don't use it as much for the photos, due to low dynamic range, low resolution and noise. I never thought I can sort out at least two of those issues, just by doing some manual bracketing and pano stitching. Great video, you just made me fly my drone more creatively :D
First up: Good video 👍 Yes the Mini 3 Pro is rather quiet but not that quiet as one could be led to believe with the start of the video. I own a Mini 3 Pro myself and you can clearly hear it. Of course it is quieter than the rest but not super silent. Also other TH-camrs confirmed / measured that
I appreciate this overview. I just picked up the mini 3 pro after using the 2 for a year and I'm super excited about the improvements. Also, kudos to you, spectacular images. I feel like with most creators making product how-to videos, their content examples are usually terribly dull and unimpressive. Your book looks incredible!
I ordered the mini 3 pro a couple of weeks ago and it was really nice to see your video here. Not something I expected to see you cover, but very glad that you did. I really hope that you do some more videos on drone photography in the future. Cheers! Oh, and hope your back is feeling much better or will do soon.
Thanks for this great video. I have a motorcycle channel that I thought would benefit with a drone footage, but, as a former nature/landscape photographer I am so very interested in developing a just drone perspective. You got a new subscriber tonight. Thanks for sharing....Bob
Thank you for a great video, Nigel. You have probably also noticed that, for some reason, the lens profile is not embedded into the DNG. Being so, could you kindly share what lens profile you use in Lr? Thanks!
Hope you are feeling better. Good vlog especially as you concentrated on the camera shooting stills which I mainly use a drone for. I have a Mavic Pro 2 and I guess the quality of the pictures especially if you bracket aren't that different. The main reason I am thinking of getting is size/weight I live in the Lakes and am on the fells a lot and find myself not bringing my drone due to how much I am carrying. Still trying to convince myself that is a good enough reason!
Awesome video...I just received my Mini 3 Pro.. Bought it mainly for photography. Unfortunately the manual is not very good in explaining all of the minutia of the RC Controller. Unfortunately many videos don't actually cover what actually happens when you press the shutter button. Right now everything is pretty much set to Auto. When I half press to focus, it lets me know when it's in focus, but a little sun 🌞 looking symbol pops up. I have no idea what that is. Also, the focus only in the center? Anyway to select the focus on another part of the screen? Is the exposure only on the center of the screen, or can I have the camera set the exposure on something other than the center? I found out by accident you can rotate the gimbal by swiping your finger on the screen. Can you recommend a video that shows the steps of taking photos with the Mini 3 Pro? I have a few decent photos, but purely by accident.... Once I learn everything about the camera, I can incorporate your tips ....
At the very beginning of the video, you were using the drone to follow you as you spoke. I saw that you were mic'd but where was the sound being recorded if the video was recorded on the drone? Or did you record audio separately and then sync'ed the audio and video in post?
Another great video, can’t wait until my mini 3 gets here. 🤞🏻 It’s in time for my trip to Africa. I won’t be able to fly in the game reserves which is understandable. But we are spending a few days on the coast and I’m hope to get some good shots out there!
I have a Mini 2 and portrait mode is the one thing I miss from my old Mavic Pro. The automated 9 shot pano has all the shots at strange angles that I have never been able to correct in LR/PS. It also doesn't bracket very far on the +/-. As a result, for 'that' shot I use manually bracketed and aimed shots. A 27 shot AEB pano takes a few minutes to shoot! End result is excellent but I must admit I do think about a Mini 3 from time to time so I could just go back to portrait mode!
Thanks for the video Nigel (and Rick). My Mini 3 is on order - I hope that I can learn to use it before bringing it on the Iceland tour in August (hopefully you will be fit for the trip!)
Great video as ever. I’m looking for a new drone at the moment and it’s a toss up between the mini 3 and the Mavic 3. Mostly for landscape photography so I was wondering what your thoughts were on image quality and which is the better drone?
Got the mini 2 over 6 months ago. Should have waited. Mini 3 looks so much better although twice the cost. Question: how you set focus with a drone? Such a thing as setting the focus point?
It's quite refreshing to get an opinion about new DJI Mini 3 Pro from an actual landscape photographer. I was struggling to get a good perspective on this one, because a lot of reviewers are not into photography at all, but you really brought me a big step closer to actually buying this drone
I agree. This was refreshing.
I have a mini 3pro and I’m not impressed by the sharpness of the fotos actually.
It's a good beginner one
@@peterfritzphotorefreshing how? He got paid to say that the drone is amazing. And it is
Your garden is so nice!
Can you do a video on your process for merging bracketed images and using Lightroom to stitch/align those to a large pano? The process intrigues me
I now have this drone 😮..and it's wonderful..it's truly incredible for something so small. It's added another tool to my arsenal
I can't help how the farmer drives through his field 😤
Wasn't sure what could be done about that unless Nigel thought the lines should be edited out...? But that's a whole different can of worms. Great shot by the way - I loved it's abstract nature.
Choose a different field? ha ;)
Our man Rick! Not all heroes wear capes!
That's why you should always carry a rake with you😂
@@Steve.Daugherty at least someone appreciates me Steve 🤣
Oooooh! Getting near to 400k subscribers..... Well deserved
I'm in LOVE with this drone. It's incredible what DJI was able to fit into such a portable and stealthy package. Thanks for the tips on panoramas. The jpg ones it produces leave much to be desired and lightroom messes up the horizon when merging the unstitched raw images that are taken during the autopano process. Looks like I just need to carefully shoot them manually. No biggie!
I don’t suppose I will ever own a drone, but boy, in the right hands they are a amazing. These images are fantastic.
Thanks for this Nigel and you're a real photographer as well. I too do landscape and astrophotography and have just started to integrate my drone into my work.
Well done & Thanks for sharing your review & Ideas... Hope you're feeling better soon...
Awesome Nigel. Hope you’re recovering well from your surgery. I love how your prints so perfectly match your Lightroom screen. I still struggle with that and given how important prints are, wondered whether you can revisit getting prints correct. Thanks again
I've got my mini 3 pro a few days ago. now registered, it alowed me to go pretty much city center (munich) because of its weight and reduced restrictions. As a beginner, I made a nice night timelapse video flying over the river isar which divides both halfes of the city including car traffic patterns and single sources of people going for a walk with headlamps. I am just in disbelief of how good this thing is in every regard, be it flying, the new remote, the pictures, the videos. I feel so lucky to have this thing.
Oh Im in Munich aswell and will get this drone soon, so in terms of restrictions its fine to fly it in the city :O ?
@@dangodin8906 No, it's not. Especially on a river since you need to keep a distance of 100m to "Bundeswasserstraßen". Although there are exceptions if you stay lower than the distance to the river (for example 10m high in 10m distance is fine).
The panoramic pictures are fantastic but what is the quality like if you want to zoom in on your taken photograph to possibly look at a building in a town or something?
Beautiful images start with a beautiful, rural living space. Nice work. I aspire to such work myself, but I live in an inner city with power lines and cell towers and massive light pollution. 😅
I just bought this drone yesterday and love it! Really happy to see the response from professional photographers. Thanks for another amazing video.
I think this review is the one that brings me closest to purchasing one. I flew my brothers mini 2 around my rural area about a month ago, over crops, creeks, forest, down country roads, over the river, flight distance/air time easily 15 km ( not transmission distance), even inspected my roof and chimney. The quality of the images was impressive, the ease and robust flight ability, even in a 20 kph wind, was mind blowing. I knew this one was launching so I started looking into the imaging quality of both. I know the 2 is 1/3 the cost with the bundle you need to actually utilize either, but the ability to really work on aerial photography with the 3 makes it the winner by a mile. Back when I worked in forestry for a living I spent years looking at aerial imaging and was always amazed, now with these drones the potential is limitless!
Hi Nigel, eally great video Nigel. Excellent tip about Panos. A query- when I format my card the numbering of files starts from 1 again and there seems no way to reslove this apart from not formatting the card- but just deleting images and leaving the last one on it. I like to reformat my card regulalrly so that doesn't work have you found a work around. Many thanks Julie
Thankful that this video popped up on my radar. I ordered this drone with the intension of taking landscape photos to use as reference for paintings.
The information you've provided helps me to better understand what I need to do to reach my desired results. Thank you so much.
I'm not really into new cameras, new lenses (I have very old gears and I'm happy with them) but every time a new drone, especially from dji, i'm amazed and want to buy one and this one could be the one if, if... there is always a if, there were more places to fly in my area. Lots of forbidden areas. I don't want to invest if I can't use it a lot.
Can't wait to have your book !
@NigelDanson great tip ref vertical panis, can you tell me when doing this manually how much overlap do you aim for at the time of capturing the images? Thanks
I am amazed at the quality and resolution of these photos for such a small sensor and really enjoyed this video. I am 76 and not as mobile as I once was and wonder how easy it is to learn to use one of these.
It is really easy Chris - probably learn to fly in 1hr or less
@@NigelDanson Thank you I will see if someone has got on at my local photography club.
Thank you so much for the tips on composition and exposure. I see that drones can be a great tool for fine art photography.
Great stuff! So good to hear some tips and advice on how to get the most out of the drone. Hope you get back to full fitness soon!
Great video Nigel. Thanks for the tips. Your Seascapes book will arrive at my home in the USA and Thursday. Looking forward to it.
Good to see your video before actually flying this drone for first time. Thanks Nigel as always. Get well soon
Thank you, Nigel. I want a drone, but did not know where to start. You’re the best!
Glad you found it useful
Nigel, Congrats on the issue of your new Landscape book. I’m sure it will be a good future reference for many photographers and of great photo inspiration.
Loved ur vlog Nice, and glad to see ur back is slowly getting better. I feel for you as I've been through treatment and recovery from cancer slightly longer and so hard to get out with my camera.
How do you exposure bracket manually for the 48 mp you mentioned?
Does that mean that you manually shoot 3 -5 shots adjusting the length of time each shot is exposed for?
Great video thanks! I'm an amateur photographer so always nice to see someone using the M3P for photos and not just videos! Amazing how all the same principles apply, just a few metres up in the air!!
WoW Thanks for sharing your video so much information to use on my upcoming Pacific Island Holiday the reason I purchased the mini 3 pro
So glad to see you getting better! Amazing and interesting video
I had to stop it on 6:33 - 6:35. Just to take that in.. amazing. You do amazing work Mr Danson ( saw the note that it was from a different drone, but still.. wow) I'm so tempted to upgrade from my mini 2 drone. Great informative video. Thank you.
Just come across this vid… a year late. It’s superb, v informative & fab images. Cheers.
Many thanks for this Nigel
Been thinking about getting a drone but was a bit unsure about what to go for and using it. This video has been a great start point.
Nice and instructive! THX!
I have been looking into buying a DJI drone for awhile but after seeing the Mini 3 it seems to be a game changer that I have been looking for.. Thanks 🙏
Great video, good tips especially about taking vertical panoramics, which hadn't occurred to me. Refreshing to see someone interested in stills too!
Thank you for this information as I have a drone on the way, you talk about taking a number of photos with different exposures and merging them together. do you have a video or know of a video that show how to do this?
@NigelDanson
I am very curious about the roof singles I saw in the beginning of your video. Are those some kind of Solar Panels, what are those exactly?
Thanks Nigel, very helpful!
Great tips!, i'm also impressed by how you are able to manually stitch together photo's without the drone doing it for you.
How do you know you aren't missing parts of the landscape you are trying to shoot?
Brilliant just got my dji mini 3 pro on Friday thanks for this video i have learned a lot from it.
Great to hear!
Must admit, my first drone [Mini 2] I deemed it necessary to fly high and at a distance - now, as you mentioned, I often just shoot at a reasonable height (100 feet perhaps) to get in the view I want. Exposure bracketing is good and with the portrait ability now I will try out as you say to produce a pano. Thank you
Instead of shooting in Photo mode, is it possible to select specific video frames?
I love the images and how you made them. I often an amazed at what the sky and clouds do so well. Living in West Central Florida which is luckily a weatheer convergence zone the nature of these elements are simply amazing. What I have seen and heard from you forced me to subscribe and follow you always now. Your work ethics are very good and I will learn a lot using my lovely mini 3 pro for sure. They are great at videos but I really love the camera for its image abilities as a flying camera not on the ground. I have beautiful cameras and lenses but the drone is special. I still love my Mavic pro2 with Hasselblad as well as others I own but the Mini 3 is a special one for its abilities and flight times. I have not had the well spoken of issues and now it even has a longer distance as I like to go out about a miles towards the gulf of mexico I live so close to (2 miles). A flying camera is magic to my eyes.
Thanks so much for posting this valuable information and ideas. Ray C Florida
Great points Nigel. I have a Mavic Pro 2 and loved the video I captured looking straight down over an Aspen grove in Colorado. Prayers for a full recovery Nigel so you can get back out and take us with you :) Be well.
Great Video! Got me even more excited for my M3P which comes tomorrow. Stoked to start that journey, been flying a cheaper $300 drone for a while and ready to take the real plunge! Thanks for the content bro!
Finally someone who talk about the quality of photos of this drone! I’ve seen the 48mpx photos and it seems to me they were not well defined… out of focus… of course with more resolution. So maybe better to shot only multiple shots with 12 mpx mode.
P.s. No dng to download and test on Lightroom? :(
Nicely done. As always, informative and just some amazing prints!!
Where do you recommend going to have drone prints made?
Thanks for your thoughts on the Mini 3 Nigel. I am flying this drone for the last 4 days. What an amazing achievement for DJI this drone is. The photographic opportunities we have with this drone are really countless imo. The features packed on this sub 250g drone are amazing. I am wondering where the limit might be for these light drones!!
always great stuff, Nigel. I see a heart
Did you use filters?
Thanks Nigel, I have been using a drone for videos and photography for several years now, they are really fantastic for that different view, you have Def reinforced some ideas, some I have already done previousky but forgotten alread 😝. A lot of photos I do take are close to where I am and a better perspective can be gold ✨️
Wow, stunning!
Love the first image with the heart shape.
Drone photography is something I’ve never really thought about, but your video really made me sit up in amazement and wonder!
I live in a beautiful area close to a spectacular estuary. I’m sure there must be huge potential with drone footage. ‘Acres of diamonds in your own back yard’ comes to mind.
Excellent video. Thank you. So helpful.
Inspiring work, Nigel. You rock! 🙌
Very interesting video of an amazing drone with so much capability & potential - it's on my wish list!
What printer are you using to print A3 sizes photographs?
Thank you for this
Hi Nigel, great video, nice to see you on the mend from your surgeries. I'm thinking of getting a drone but have no experience with using them, are they easy to fly? how do you go about leaning and getting started?
Picking up my first drone. Mini 3 pro. Cant wait to fly and take pics and vids. Can u recomend settings for pics and vids. Both day and night. Thank you
Hi Nigel , just wondering how often do you mow that lawn ? Is it called a lawn there or a field?
Thanks. Great tips. Just got this drone. Do you shoot exposure bracket with every shot no matter the subject?
Thank you for sharing these details and suggestions. I just got this drone and was really interested to hear that you used the vertical mode for pano's manually... I was already keen to try that out, and, also manually HDR bracketing the 48mpx images. It will be huge!
absolutely incredible video!! your photos as always so impressive and i love the fact that you are printing them. i am considering to buy the mini 3 pro myself. Currently i am living in the italian dolomites and that scenery is just marvellous. I am very much looking forward to shooting some awesome panoramas here
Image at 12:10 looks Like a love heart in the field with the trees
thanks for reply. iv managed to sort it out if its below 250g it only needs a Flyer ID which lasts for 5 years is free here once you do the 40 questions if you put the bigger battery in it takes it over 250g so also need a Operators ID which costs £10 quid over here for 12 months
Nigel, can you explain your sequence of shooting the raw files, with a bracket & pano. Do you just repeat the process two or three times with manual exposures? How is it possible they would line up?
Very interesting subject thanks. I have the 4 Pro and love the Ariel shots too and in particular panos. I’ve not used the 48Mp as I’d heard better with standard? Really enjoyed this subject from you ~ do thank you. I’ve already subscribed a while ago to your channel and I’ve 👍.
We live on Anglesey so every man and his camera has taken photos of our famous landmarks. I bought and Air 2S to try and offer a different perspective.
It’s really hit the mark. I’m selling a lot of photos through our shop on the island.
Drones can keep your photography fresh but also allow you to scout a location or find a new area to discover.
Awesome!
Great, great video. ican´t wait to get one, especially because i want to star planning my iceland trip again. did you have any problems with carry on backpacks going to iceland? and what backpack did you use? the acelandair company, the max size of caary on is...55 x 40 x 20 cm, how was your experience? keep the good work and recover well. have fun
Hi Nigel, I'm thinking about getting a drone. I know nothing about the video side. Does it come with any software or what do you use? When it comes to stills I use Lightroom and Photoshop, do I need anything else?
Thanks Nigel for getting rid of that scam.
Superb imagery from the Mini 3 Pro I have the Mavic 3 and my photos don't look half as good, what am I doing wrong, I'm pretty new to photography so what settings should I use, I know that's a pretty hard question to answer, I always shoot in Pro settings but I don't think I'm dialling them in as best as I can, I feel like I'm letting the drone down if that makes sense, any help or advice you can give would be much appreciated, thank you.
Interesting video Nigel. I got a Mini 2 last year and the noise is one aspect that makes me reluctant to fly it if other people are around. Does loo live the Mini 3 is a big advance and definitely think I do not shoot straight down enough. Hope your back gets well enough to go out soon.
Great video, I'm doing full 360 panoramas using portrait mode. It's tricky but I switch the map in the bottom left hand corner into compass mode so I can get 8 directions by judging north, north east, east, south east, etc. I'm using the bracketed shots to get HDR but being able to do the 48 megapixel mode as well would be amazing.
I use PTGui to stitch my pictures together, how do you deal with vignettes when using lightroom to stitch the panoramas?
Amazing shots!
Thanks for great tips! I have the first Mini and it shoots pretty decent video, but I don't use it as much for the photos, due to low dynamic range, low resolution and noise. I never thought I can sort out at least two of those issues, just by doing some manual bracketing and pano stitching. Great video, you just made me fly my drone more creatively :D
Time to upgrade my mavic 3 I guess! Well done Nigel.
First up: Good video 👍
Yes the Mini 3 Pro is rather quiet but not that quiet as one could be led to believe with the start of the video.
I own a Mini 3 Pro myself and you can clearly hear it. Of course it is quieter than the rest but not super silent.
Also other TH-camrs confirmed / measured that
I appreciate this overview. I just picked up the mini 3 pro after using the 2 for a year and I'm super excited about the improvements. Also, kudos to you, spectacular images. I feel like with most creators making product how-to videos, their content examples are usually terribly dull and unimpressive. Your book looks incredible!
So helpful, just got my first drone so the timing of this is perfect. Thanks to you & Rick for the great information.
Awesome - don't crash!
@@NigelDanson moi?! Never?! 🤷🏻♀️😳😬
Nice video, are you using any filters on the drone? Thanks 👍
I ordered the mini 3 pro a couple of weeks ago and it was really nice to see your video here. Not something I expected to see you cover, but very glad that you did. I really hope that you do some more videos on drone photography in the future. Cheers! Oh, and hope your back is feeling much better or will do soon.
Thanks for this great video. I have a motorcycle channel that I thought would benefit with a drone footage, but, as a former nature/landscape photographer I am so very interested in developing a just drone perspective. You got a new subscriber tonight. Thanks for sharing....Bob
Thank you for a great video, Nigel. You have probably also noticed that, for some reason, the lens profile is not embedded into the DNG. Being so, could you kindly share what lens profile you use in Lr? Thanks!
Hope you are feeling better. Good vlog especially as you concentrated on the camera shooting stills which I mainly use a drone for. I have a Mavic Pro 2 and I guess the quality of the pictures especially if you bracket aren't that different. The main reason I am thinking of getting is size/weight I live in the Lakes and am on the fells a lot and find myself not bringing my drone due to how much I am carrying. Still trying to convince myself that is a good enough reason!
i just got one and i absolutly love it. I was wondering that you used it in the rain, is that safe?
No
As I too have disability issues, I am so looking forward to getting my new "camera"! (on a bit of back order)
Awesome video...I just received my Mini 3 Pro.. Bought it mainly for photography. Unfortunately the manual is not very good in explaining all of the minutia of the RC Controller. Unfortunately many videos don't actually cover what actually happens when you press the shutter button. Right now everything is pretty much set to Auto. When I half press to focus, it lets me know when it's in focus, but a little sun 🌞 looking symbol pops up. I have no idea what that is. Also, the focus only in the center? Anyway to select the focus on another part of the screen? Is the exposure only on the center of the screen, or can I have the camera set the exposure on something other than the center? I found out by accident you can rotate the gimbal by swiping your finger on the screen. Can you recommend a video that shows the steps of taking photos with the Mini 3 Pro? I have a few decent photos, but purely by accident.... Once I learn everything about the camera, I can incorporate your tips ....
At the very beginning of the video, you were using the drone to follow you as you spoke. I saw that you were mic'd but where was the sound being recorded if the video was recorded on the drone? Or did you record audio separately and then sync'ed the audio and video in post?
Another great video, can’t wait until my mini 3 gets here. 🤞🏻 It’s in time for my trip to Africa. I won’t be able to fly in the game reserves which is understandable. But we are spending a few days on the coast and I’m hope to get some good shots out there!
What app do I use to edit your shots
I have a Mini 2 and portrait mode is the one thing I miss from my old Mavic Pro. The automated 9 shot pano has all the shots at strange angles that I have never been able to correct in LR/PS. It also doesn't bracket very far on the +/-. As a result, for 'that' shot I use manually bracketed and aimed shots. A 27 shot AEB pano takes a few minutes to shoot! End result is excellent but I must admit I do think about a Mini 3 from time to time so I could just go back to portrait mode!
Great video Nigel did you manually focus or just leave it on infinity when taking photos?
Thanks for the video Nigel (and Rick). My Mini 3 is on order - I hope that I can learn to use it before bringing it on the Iceland tour in August (hopefully you will be fit for the trip!)
Great video as ever. I’m looking for a new drone at the moment and it’s a toss up between the mini 3 and the Mavic 3. Mostly for landscape photography so I was wondering what your thoughts were on image quality and which is the better drone?
Got the mini 2 over 6 months ago. Should have waited. Mini 3 looks so much better although twice the cost. Question: how you set focus with a drone? Such a thing as setting the focus point?
Book 4: Sky (using your new drone) ?